POLITICS

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Ukraine has asked its Western backers to provide 10 years of funding to maintain an 800,000-strong Ukrainian military as part of a potential peace deal to end the war, AFP reported on Wednesday. According to the Kyiv Post, the request was raised during the first day of...

(José Niño, Headline USA) At least 11 people working for the National Security Agency or U.S. Cyber Command died by suicide during the fiscal year ending in September, according to Bloomberg’s investigation. The findings prompted private congressional and White House inquiries into workforce conditions and mental healthcare. The deaths involved...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Atlantic celebrated a federal judge’s ruling Tuesday that temporarily halts most the discovery requests in FBI Director Kash Patel’s defamation lawsuit against the publication. U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan granted The Atlantic’s request to pause discovery as he considers the magazine’s motion to dismiss the...

(Headline USA) A member of the U.S. Army was arrested Tuesday in England on suspicion of espionage related to Russia, counterterror police said. The arrest comes during heightened concern over threats to American forces stationed in Britain and tension between Moscow and much of Europe. The 41-year-old man, who was...

(Headline USA)  Three men, including one already jailed in the United States, were accused by U.S. authorities Tuesday of being Iran-supported operatives who plotted nearly 20 attacks on Jewish communities in Europe and the United States as well as a planned assault on a British airbase used by the...

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) In a surprising move, the U.S. House Republican Conference elected current House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to the position of minority leader in the 120th Congress. The 106 - 73 vote is a blow to current House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., who had...

(David Beasley, The Center Square) Honda on Monday announced plans for a $3 billion manufacturing plant in central Ohio to boost its production of hybrid vehicles, a project that could bring 2,000 jobs to the area between East Liberty and Marysville. It will be the company’s ninth auto-related production facility...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The United States and Israel are negotiating a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that would extend US military aid to Israel through 2033 and increase US funding for Israeli missile development, despite President Donald Trump claiming he would end the aid by 2027, according to a...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that there was “positive momentum” toward ending the Iran war as Tehran’s security chief accused the US of “manufacturing fake news” about diplomatic talks. Trump made the comments in a post on Truth Social after speaking with Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh...

(Headline USA)  Popular weight loss drugs including Ozempic and Wegovy will carry a new warning about a possible rare side effect that can sometimes lead to permanent vision loss, U.S. health regulators announced Monday. The Food and Drug Administration said the risk will be added to the labeling of all...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said in an interview with “60 Minutes” that aired on Sunday that he agreed with Vice President JD Vance’s assessment that the Iran war and the US relationship with Israel hurt the Republicans in the midterm elections, but said that he wished the...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. Supreme Court slapped down a ruling that said the rights of a transgender inmate in a Colorado prison were violated when the prison did not accommodate the inmate's preferences for treatment.  Justices on the high court vacated a lower court's ruling in Roybal...