The escalating crisis in the Strait of Hormuz is often discussed as a global energy shock. Roughly a fifth of the world’s oil supply normally passes through this narrow maritime corridor, meaning any disruption immediately rattles markets from Asia to Europe. But beyond the global headlines lies a quieter and potentially more dangerous story: Iraq […]
“There is a deep anti-military bias in the media, one that begins from the premise that the military must be lying, and that American projection of power around the world must be wrong.” When former ABC reporter and anchor Terry Moran told me this in an interview in May of 2006, his assertion elicited quite […]
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tuesday’s overnight strikes in Tehran also took out Iran’s intelligence minister. Iran has yet to confirm Esmail Khatib’s death, which would mark the third killing of a high-ranked official in the Middle East nation in the latest attacks. The regime confirmed on Tuesday that Ali Larijani, the secretary of...
The U.S. military dropped multiple 5,000-pound deep-penetrator bombs on “hardened” Iranian anti-ship missile sites on Tuesday along the country’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz. “The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the strait,” the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said. The employment of the munitions, known as Coastal...
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) finds himself Wednesday morning on the opposite side of a Senate hearing as he lays out for lawmakers why he is best suited to become the Trump administration's next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A day after her counterterrorism director resigned in protest of the war in Iran,...
President Trump’s government real estate projects in the nation’s capital are reaching an apex in court. Environmental groups, a Democratic congresswoman and even golfers have sued. Judges so far have largely declined to stop the president’s projects, from rebuilding the Kennedy Center to constructing a planned archway, from East Potomac Park to the Eisenhower Executive...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says Republicans will attack Democrats in the fall elections for failing to enact the SAVE America Act if they don’t “get on board” with the voting reform bill, which is now on the Senate floor. Thune says the legislation, which would require documented proof of citizenship, such as passports...
Mullin’s nomination is an opportunity for the administration to start anew, and focus on keeping vulnerable communities safe instead of political theatrics.
Depression and suicidal ideation are stubbornly high among college students despite increased efforts by universities to combat the long-growing problem. While nearly all four-year institutions and the vast majority of community colleges offer mental health services, it hasn’t been enough to combat the academic stress, increased screen and social media time, rising isolation and other factors experts say can contribute to the...
The U.S. military dropped 5,000-pound bunker buster bombs on Iranian anti-ship missile sites near Strait of Hormuz, targeting threats to international shipping.
New Senate bill aims to prevent federal fraud like allegedly fake Minneapolis day cares by requiring transparent reporting of all taxpayer-funded projects.
