While warning signs have been flashing ever since President Donald Trump’s war with Iran resulted in the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, fallout in the form of a major economic disaster is yet to manifest. “That won’t last forever,” writes the American Prospect columnist Ryan Cooper, who warns that…

Late Wednesday morning, June 3, the Washington Post reported that Elias Irizarry — who was convicted on federal charges for his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol Building — has been given a “post in the Defense Department’s Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict office.” …

Congress has finally released the text of a new funding bill ahead of a new round of debates and voting, and according to the text of the bill, it has dealt President Donald Trump some massive losses as two of his biggest priorities have been snubbed for the time being.Prior to the release of this n…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday to address the 2027 budget demands from his department. However, many of the questions dealt with more than the budget. At one point, Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.) addressed President Donald Trump’s attitud…

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claim that they are bringing badly needed reforms to the U.S. military by stamping out “woke” policies, which, they say, made the armed forces less effective. But retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, in the conservative website The Bulwa…

While appearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent struggled and failed to justify a recent assertion by his boss, President Donald Trump, leading to a tense back and forth. The exchange began when Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) asked Bessent about Trump…

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calf.) hammered Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he appeared in a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Tuesday over questions about President Donald Trump’s fitness for office. Rubio’s reactions led Lieu to claim he was lying under oath. Lieu showed the footage of the Decembe…

On Tuesday, an image depicting a buff version of former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Michigan) — who is running for the U.S. Senate — was widely circulated on social media. But according to Detroit News reporters Chad Livengood and Melissa Nann Burke, the image was created by artificial intelligence (AI…

Aside from being spotted playing golf and taping an interview with a friendly reporter, President Donald Trump hasn’t held a public event in a week. CBS News reporter Ed O’Keefe made the observation on X Wednesday, saying that the White House announced that Trump would “maintain a closed schedule to…

The Trump administration has broken with military protocol, according to a new report from the New York Times, pushing through a promotion for an officer previously exempted due to a “lack of command experience,” all amidst a purge of women and minority officers from major roles.In a report release…