Amid Threat of Physical War, Iran and Trump Engage in War of Words
Following the U.S. decision to deploy a carrier strike group to the Persian Gulf there has been a non-stop series of verbal exchanges...
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Administration Hawks Led by John Bolton Create Anti-Iran Military Plan
On May 13, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan presented an updated military plan that...
Iranian Military Leader Says U.S. Deployment of Carrier Group Makes It “a Target”
Iran’s Amir Ali Hajizadeh said the U.S. deployment of a carrier strike group to...
Corporate Welfare: Ex-Im Bank Being Revived by Trump
After lying fallow for nearly four years, the Export-Import Bank is being revived by...
China Complains After U.S. Warships Sail Near Spratly Islands
After two U.S. warships sailed near the Chinese-claimed Spratly Islands in the South China...
Pentagon Stops Issuing Key Data on Afghanistan Mission
In a move hardly reflective of success in America’s longest war, the U.S. military...
Did U.S. Lean on Ecuador to Hand Over Assange in Exchange for IMF Loan?
Did the government of Ecuador cancel Julian Assange's asylum so that the United States...
U.S. Warship Sails Near Disputed Island in South China Sea
The USS Wasp, an amphibious assault ship carrying F-35B fighter jets, was recently seen...
Joint Chiefs Chairman: Report That U.S. Will Keep 1,000 Troops in Syria “Factually Incorrect”
The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. will keep almost 1,000 troops in...
War Games Simulation Shows U.S. Forces “Crushed” By China, Russia
War simulations conducted by the RAND Corporation revealed that U.S. forces would be bested...
Senate Votes to End Funding of Saudi Arabia’s Assault on Yemen
The U. S. Senate has voted to end funding for Saudi Arabia's war on...
Courting Democrats for USMCA, Lighthizer Plans To End Trump Tariffs
The White House plans to lift its tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imported steel...
Pence Assures Venezuelan Opposition Leader Guaidó of U.S. Support
At the Lima Group meeting in Bogotá, Colombia, Vice President Mike Pence told Venezuelan...
President Trump Tells Venezuelan Americans in Miami: “Socialism Is Dying”
President Trump told a crowd of Venezuelan émigrés in Miami on February 18: “In...
Foreign Policy Overreach: Trump’s Campaign to Decriminalize Homosexuality
President Trump has launched a global campaign to end criminalization of homosexuality in countries...
Omar Remarks Highlight Increasing Possibility That Israel Will Be Issue in 2020
Support for Israel has been largely bipartisan since the inception of the modern nation...
Venezuela’s Opposition Leader Guaidó Open to U.S. Intervention
Opposition leader Juan Guaidó does not rule out the possibility of authorizing U.S. intervention...
Foreign Aid Advocates Dislike Trump Nominee for World Bank
After President Donald Trump named David Robert Malpass to succeed Jim Yong Kim as...
Trump Says Military Intervention in Venezuela Is “An Option”
During an interview with Face the Nation’s moderator Margaret Brennan, President Trump said that...
Could U.S. Warships in Taiwan Strait Trigger an EMP Attack?
The U.S. Navy continues to sail warships through the Taiwan Strait, provoking China. The...
