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Would Australia ever consider a purchase or even leasing older, U.S. navy nuclear-powered attack submarines? The idea seemed almost crazy nearly ten years ago...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Trump confirmed another round of U.S. strikes on Iran, this time on an air defense site on Qeshm Island, calling them minor. He insists...
Dollars and Sense
Days after Republicans’ historic midterm losses, Trump is replacing his chief of staff with his longtime adviser and immigration architect. The outgoing chief, the...
Dollars and Sense
A top election forecaster says he has a ‘weird intuition’ that Trump could quit after the GOP’s midterm wipeout, warning the president could grow...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Trump says he has every intention of keeping his defense secretary, but replacing him would be far easier before Democrats take the Senate in...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Seven months into the ceasefire, a retired Air Force general and an energy executive argue that Washington gave up the initiative with Iran. They...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Trump says he’s conferring with advisers on next steps in Iran, including possible new strikes, as Qatar and other regional mediators press on with...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Trump says he would rather not hit the rest of Iran but may have to, even as Qatar’s emir presses for talks and calm....
Ukraine War
Russia fired a massive overnight barrage of ballistic missiles and drones at Kyiv, hitting the power lines that link the capital to two nuclear...
Ukraine War
NATO’s chief says neither Russia nor Ukraine is likely to win outright and that any peace deal will likely be a compromise, as U.S.-brokered...
Ukraine War
Trump says he’s working on a ‘big, beautiful deal’ to end the Ukraine war that could involve all of Europe, after meeting Putin’s special...
The Treaty
The U.S. Navy is warning commercial ships to avoid unnecessary trips through the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, saying even neutral...
The Treaty
Ukrainian policymakers have been prepared to accept a comprehensive settlement since 1991, a front-line ceasefire since 2022, and have refrained from striking Russian civilian...
The Treaty
In a new Washington Post column, conservative commentator George Will argues Trump is increasingly aligning US policy with Putin, easing sanctions on Russian diesel...
Dollars and Sense
Trump says he expects to fire some officials after the midterm rout, telling CBS, “I do, yeah. Little bit.” He has named a hardline...
Dollars and Sense
Qatar has proposed a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days, with the U.S. lifting its blockade and releasing some frozen...
Dollars and Sense
Democrats plan to use their new majorities to investigate Trump’s business interests, crypto projects and ties to Musk, NPR reports, and to pass a...
North Korea Talk
Ukraine quietly handed two captured North Korean soldiers to South Korea — a transfer Seoul says was supposed to stay secret, and one that...
North Korea Talk
Georgia Gilholy reports on Lavrov's world-order message to Pyongyang, Zelensky's claim that up to fifty thousand more troops could follow the Kursk deployment, Reuters-reported...
North Korea Talk
Trump ordered joint exercises with South Korea scaled back and praised Kim Jong-Un, drawing sharp criticism as Seoul stays muted.