Trump officials plan to build 5,000-person military base in Gaza, files show

Exclusive: approximately 350-acre compound planned as base for multinational force, according to records reviewed by the Guardian The Trump administration is planning to build a 5,000-person military base in Gaza, sprawling more than 350 acres, according to Board of Peace contracting records reviewed by the Guardian. The site is envisioned as a military operating base … Read more

Top defense contractor announces major move weeks after Dem governor takes office: ‘Win for the heartland’

After nearly a decade in Virginia, Boeing announced on Wednesday that it is moving its Defense, Space & Security headquarters out of the state back to St. Louis. This comes just weeks after new Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger took office, replacing Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin. In a Wednesday statement, Boeing said that its decision to … Read more

World leaders gather in Washington for Donald Trump’s first Board of Peace meeting – US politics live

Representatives from more than 45 countries expected to attend initiative aimed at bringing an end to the war in Gaza Authoritarians, strongmen and dictators: who is on Trump’s Board of Peace? In other news, there have been reports that the US military is preparing for possible strikes on Iran, potentially as soon as this weekend. … Read more

Grandmother tells Trump critics to ‘get off the man’s back’ during White House Black History Month event

A Washington, D.C., grandmother who lost her grandson to gun violence delivered a fiery defense of President Donald Trump during a Black History Month celebration Wednesday at the White House. Forlesia Cook’s grandson, Marty William McMillan Jr., was killed in 2017 at the age of 22. Cook has since spoken publicly about the loss, including … Read more

Bernie Sanders rails against billionaire ‘greed’ amid California tax battle

In a fiery speech in Los Angeles, the Vermont senator criticizes ‘grotesque’ levels of economic inequality Billionaires are “treading on very, very thin ice,” Bernie Sanders warned on Wednesday during a fiery speech in Los Angeles, imploring California voters to fight “grotesque” levels of economic inequality by approving a proposed tax on the state’s richest … Read more