(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) The Department of War says it needs $200 billion in additional funds for the war against Iran. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth suggested the number could go higher.
According to a senior administration official speaking with The AP, the Department of War submitted the spending request to the...
(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) American voters say that a war against Iran benefits Israel more than the US.
A poll conducted by IMEU Policy Project and Demand Progress released on Thursday found that 56% of voters said the war “benefits Israel more.” Only 29% said the conflict “benefited the US more.”
Less...
(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) Former vice president and 2024 presidential candidate Kamala Harris remains the clear Democratic favorite for the next presidential primary two years before the first votes are cast, according to the latest The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll.
A national sampling of 1,152 Democrats and left-leaning...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) As conflict in Iran escalates, Middle Eastern refineries have been hit and the Strait of Hormuz remains compromised, and oil futures hit $120 a barrel. Physical cargos of crude from Oman and the UAE have already hit $150 a barrel for May delivery.
Prices at...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Police arrested a naturalized citizen originally from Baghdad, Iraq for allegedly entering an elementary school near Houston while armed with a handgun and dressed in tactical gear, the Dallas Express reported.
Kyle Najm Chris, also known as Mohanad Najm Muhi, was taken into custody after allegedly...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) FBI Director Kashyap Patel admitted Wednesday that the bureau purchases U.S. commercial geolocation data in bulk without a warrant—defending the constitutionally dubious practice by saying that it helps protect the American data.
The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution requires law enforcement agencies to obtain a court...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) The U.S. House tanked a balanced budget resolution to curb the federal government’s practice of racking up trillion-dollar deficits every year.
The failed Wednesday vote comes as federal spending pushed the national debt over $39 trillion, roughly $3 trillion higher than it was 12 months...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) On March 17, the U.S. national debt slipped above $39 trillion.
If you're thinking, 'Wow, it seems like we just crossed the $38 trillion threshold,' you are correct. It was a mere 150 days ago on October 21.
As of March 17, the national debt...
(Headline USA) The FBI is investigating whether Joe Kent, who resigned his position as a top counterterrorism official this week in protest of the Iran war, improperly shared classified information, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
The investigation purportedly precedes Kent's resignation Tuesday from his role as director of...
(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, where she faced several questions about President Donald Trump’s war on Iran.
Gabbard told the committee that after two weeks of Israeli and US bombardment, Iran’s military projection capabilities had been “largely destroyed”...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A Florida man facing a first-degree murder charge erupted in a shocking tirade, including what appeared to be a confession, during a court hearing Monday, forcing his attorney to intervene.
The suspect, Tramonte Terrell Gibson, 20, told a Florida judge that he “shot every one of them in the head”...