Democrats have been able to weaponize the word “affordability” to resonate with the American voter who feels like the Trump administration has dropped the ball on the subject, and Republicans seem to be struggling to take back control of the narrative.
President Donald Trump approved an $11.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan last week, which was embraced by the China hawks in Washington who see it as evidence that the administration will maintain the U.S.’s longstanding tradition of provoking Beijing in its sphere of influence.
Pete Hegseth, the secretary of war, announced last week that his department will not be releasing the video of a 2 September boat strike on survivors who had been reportedly clinging to the side of the wreckage—which critics called the textbook definition of a war crime. Hegseth met with senators last week and told reporters......
Trump Media & Technology Group announced last week that it agreed to a merger with TAE Technologies, a nuclear fusion power company, drawing new attention to how President Donald Trump intends to enrich himself and his family during his presidency.
The Trump administration continues to ramp up its attacks inside Somalia and last week carried out an additional four airstrikes inside the country, bringing the total to at least 116 since the start of the year.
The U.S. took its second action against oil tankers hauling Venezuelan crude on Saturday when members of the Coast Guard boarded a ship that was headed to Asia, The New York Times reported, citing unnamed officials.
In politics, like in everything, money talks, and bullshit walks.
Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela, said last week that he will not allow President Donald Trump to be successful in his quest to “impose a puppet government” in Caracas to hand over the country’s natural resources to the U.S., despite the recent military buildup in the Caribbean and tough talk from the administration.
The U.S. announced last week that it carried out airstrikes on two more suspected drug boats in the Pacific Ocean that killed at least five people, bringing the death toll to 104 in these controversial strikes.
President Donald Trump last week signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that authorizes $901 billion in military spending—which benefited from support from both political parties, because the uniparty in Washington is the War Party.