The U.S. Navy is requesting $3 billion in additional funding to replenish its stores of Tomahawk missiles after depleting its stores in the war against Iran. The Navy made the order as part of the Pentagon’s wider $1.5 trillion budget request for 2027 released this week. The Tomahawk missile request represents a 1,200% increase in … Read more
The ceasefire is welcome but fragile. Friday’s talks in Islamabad must address Iran’s nuclear programme and avoid sidelining the rest of the region The ceasefire announcement between the US and Iran has been met with understandable relief. Talks are now set to take place in Islamabad on Friday, offering a chance to step back from … Read more
Lee Zeldin opens conference for Heartland Institute, which once compared climate advocates to the Unabomber Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), gave the keynote speech at a conference on Wednesday morning, one which was hosted … Read more
President Donald Trump pulled back from his threats to destroy the Iranian civilization, Tehran celebrated what it framed as a victory and markets soared on news that the Strait of Hormuz could reopen.
Congress is in no rush to end the longest shutdown in history, despite having a deal in place and a backup plan that could both fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and secure cash for immigration operations for years to come. Lawmakers in both chambers left Washington for a two-week recess around Easter and … Read more
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. blasted President Donald Trump as “a military moron” in a Wednesday post on X, asserting that the nation is “worse off” now compared to when the commander in chief first launched the Iran war effort. “Trump is a military moron. His war, with a price tag of $44 billion and … Read more
Internal secrecy appears to stretch to Augusta chairman ‘It’s not a trivial question … they won’t tell me the answer’ The Masters gnome drama has taken another twist after the chair of Augusta National admitted he is in the dark as to the must-have item’s future. Fred Ridley has repeatedly asked whether 2026 will be … Read more
Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., asserted in a post on X that deporting all illegal immigrants would be the best way to make the U.S. affordable. “The number one thing we can do to make America affordable is to deport EVERY illegal immigrant,” he wrote in the Wednesday post on X He specifically suggested that ousting … Read more
Nixon’s Vietnam strategy appears at play in Trump’s Iran threats, but he may want to ponder the ex-president’s fate Donald Trump has made no secret of his admiration for Richard Nixon, Watergate and leaving office in disgrace be damned. But the president has taken his tribute act to new levels in threatening to erase Iran … Read more
Justice department says Bondi will not be at the House deposition since she was ousted as US attorney general Pam Bondi, the former US attorney general, will not appear next week for a scheduled deposition before the House oversight and government reform committee to answer questions about the justice department’s handling of the investigation into … Read more
