(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Washington Post reported on Thursday that the Pentagon was considering diverting military aid meant for Ukraine to the Middle East for use in the US-Israeli war against Iran, as the US military continues depleting its stockpiles of air defenses and other munitions in the conflict.
Since...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth held a “worship service” at the Pentagon on Wednesday, where he prayed for God to inflict violence on “those who deserve no mercy” and for “wicked souls” to be delivered to “eternal damnation,” as the US war chief continues to...
(Madeline Shannon, The Center Square) The California Senate unanimously passed a bill on Thursday that renames Cesar Chavez Day “Farmworkers Day.”
A few hours later, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill, which received unanimous approval from the Assembly on Monday. The March 31 state holiday will be known by its...
(Elyse Apel, The Center Square) Minnesota lawmakers are raising concerns about reports that hundreds of millions of dollars are leaving Minnesota airports destined for foreign countries.
State Rep. Kristin Robbins, R-Maple Grove, is chair of the House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee in the Minnesota legislature. During testimony...
(Merrilee Gasser, The Center Square) Democrats flipped two red seats in the Florida Legislature this week, including in President Donald Trump’s home district.
Democrat Emily Gregory secured just over 51% of the vote, winning District 87’s House seat in Palm Beach and defeating Trump-endorsed Republican candidate Jon Maples. The district...
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. Senate agreed to fund the Department of Homeland Security early Friday, without including funds for ICE and Border Patrol.
The Senate passed the funding bill by a voice vote, where Senators say "Aye" or "Nay" to pass legislation and the chair determines the...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Daily Mail reported Friday that a Secret Service agent protecting former First Lady Jill Biden shot himself in the leg at the Philadelphia International Airport.
“The agent shot himself in the leg just after 8.30am Friday while on an assignment to protect Biden,” the Daily...
(Headline USA) A pro-Iranian hacking group claimed Friday to have hacked an account of FBI Director Kash Patel and has posted online what appear to be years-old photographs of him, along with a work resume and other personal documents. Many of those records appeared to be more than a...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Vice President JD Vance on Thursday attempted to justify the continued US-Israeli war against Iran by implying that Iran could potentially turn a nuclear bomb into a suicide vest, a claim not grounded in reality.
Vance made the claim during a cabinet meeting while discussing military and diplomatic...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Embattled Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison returned thousands of dollars in donations from five individuals tied to the state’s sprawling COVID-19 meal fraud scheme.
Ellison, who told Congress under oath in February that he had not accepted the funds, later refunded the contributions through his 2028 re-election...
(José Niño, Headline USA) A federal judge has ordered Monica Cannon-Grant, the Black Lives Matter activist who once received Boston's highest civic honor, to repay more than $224,000 that she siphoned from her nonprofit organization to fund a lavish personal lifestyle, per a report by The New York Post....
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Some Ukrainian officials may have worked with U.S. officials to redirect hundreds of millions in taxpayer-funded aid to then-President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, according to an alleged declassified report.
The purported 2022 plan, reported Wednesday by Just the News, consisted of potentially using U.S. aid earmarked for...