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Iran reportedly shutters Strait of Hormuz again after accusing Israel of ceasefire violations
Iran has reportedly closed the Strait of Hormuz to all oil tankers Wednesday after the country accused Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement by striking targets in Lebanon. State media in Iran announced that they had suspended the passage of oil tankers through...
Trump administration unveils proposed triumphal arch to greet visitors to nation’s capital
The Trump administration released new renderings of a proposed 250-foot triumphal arch Friday, showcasing the president’s most dramatic effort yet to leave his mark on the nation’s capital. Envisioned to help celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States, the...
‘Major world war’ warning: Iran vows to ‘teach aggressors a lesson’
Iran is ratcheting up the rhetoric — and the stakes — with one of its top power players now claiming the country is locked in nothing less than a global-scale conflict. Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf on Sunday, warning that Tehran is bracing for what he described as a...
POTUS signature set to stamp America’s cash, a first for any sitting president
In a move that’s sure to have both fans cheering and critics clutching their pearls, the Treasury Department announced that U.S. currency will soon carry the signature of President Donald J. Trump — a first for any sitting commander-in-chief. The change is timed to...
GOP rep reportedly floats more Ukraine money as Washington considers blowing $200 billion on Iran
Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick reportedly raised the possibility of adding funding for Ukraine to the $200 billion the Pentagon is requesting from Congress for the war in Iran. Fitzpatrick told reporters that he is holding discussions with his House...
BS political cartoons of the week: Presidential can kicking
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Two Navy destroyers went dead in the water in just three months
Two of the U.S. Navy’s front-line destroyers suffered ship wide power failures in the Indo-Pacific within three months. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold lost power for four days while operating in the South China Sea in July following an...
No, MIT, ‘clean energy’ isn’t the future — nor is it really clean
Is the world still transitioning to green energy in the era of Donald Trump and in the midst of, yet again, geopolitical unpleasantness in the oil-rich Middle East? While climate activists bewail the Trump administration’s embrace of fossil fuels and its corresponding...
Blue state pretends landmark Supreme Court decision didn’t actually mean what it said
Maryland attorneys told a federal court Friday that the state could ban Glock pistols despite their popularity among Americans. Democratic Gov. Wes Moore became the second governor to enact a ban on Glocks by labeling them as so-called “machine gun convertible...
Election 2026: Just 2 weeks from ballots going out, Cooper lead growing
(The Center Square) – Two weeks from Friday, absentee ballots go into the mail for any voter in North Carolina opening the 60-day longest voting window in America. Democrat Roy Cooper, the former two-term governor, is increasingly gaining momentum against...
17 Iranians charged in major cybercrime case in New York
(The Center Square) – Seventeen Iranian men have been charged in a cybercrime case being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The accused are members of the Mabna Institute, an Iranian-based company known for hacking U.S....
Anti-gun territory’s lawyers are getting humiliated in court
A federal judge denied a motion by attorneys representing the Virgin Islands Tuesday, questioning their knowledge of basic court procedure. United States District Judge Evan Rikhye of the District of the Virgin Islands, a Trump appointee, rejected a “motion to strike”...
