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The US Navy’s Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Program Is in Deep Trouble Thanks to Donald Trump

The change was framed partly as a cost saving. Early Navy figures cited by analysts point the other way: steam-equipped carriers may run about...

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Ukraine War

Putin Just Got Handed the Bill for His Invasion of Ukraine: Missiles and Drones Seem Like They Can Hit Any Part of Russia Now

On the night of 14 August, Ukrainian forces hit the Ust-Luga port in Russia’s Leningrad Oblast, the region that encompasses Russia’s second city, St. Petersburg. The...

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Dollars and Sense

Iran Does Not Need to Win This War Economically. It Only Needs Americans to Lose Their Patience First Instead

Brent settled at $88.52 on Friday after a week of tanker attacks and no diplomatic movement. Washington's plan is to wait Tehran out —...

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Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Won Back Twenty-Six Settlements on the Ground While Losing the Ability to Defend Its Own Skies from Russia

DeepState counted 19 settlements regained and Russians pushed back in six more areas. The Institute for the Study of War documented significant advances. A...

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'We'll Probably Hit Them Hard Again Tonight': Trump Just Unleashed 80 Strikes on Iran After It Attacked Ships in the Strait of Hormuz

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Refining Output Is Now Shrinking Faster Than the Demand for Fuel, Which Is Exactly Why Margins Keep Climbing

The West went into this crisis with less refining capacity than it once had and is scheduled to lose more. Global processing has fallen...

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President Donald J. Trump signs executive orders alongside Utah Governor Spencer Cox and members of the Utah congressional delegation in the Oval Office, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley) President Donald J. Trump signs executive orders alongside Utah Governor Spencer Cox and members of the Utah congressional delegation in the Oval Office, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

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We Might Now Have a Date for When the Iran War Could Start Back Up Again

China takes the great majority of Iran's shipped oil, much of it through non-state refiners. Turkey buys a significant share of its natural gas...

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Asked About the Israeli Strike He Had Already Been Briefed On, Trump Told a Reporter He Could Not Talk About It

Damascus says the work at the base was civil war repair and that Turkish personnel were there for training. Netanyahu's office says Syria was...

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Ukraine War
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Ukraine War

Russians Are Now Being Fined and Detained for Complaining in Public About the Shortage of Petrol at All

Russia has unbanned low-grade petrol it had previously outlawed, brought in fuel by rail from Kazakhstan, Belarus and Morocco, and taken a shipment from...

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Ukraine War

Moscow Is Being Kept Supplied With Fuel Redistributed Away From Russia’s Own More Rural Regions Instead Now

Refineries are diverting aromatic hydrocarbons into lower-octane gasoline, which is now producing shortages of motor oil and squeezing the same feedstocks used for synthetic...

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Ukraine War

Ukraine Stopped Nearly Everything That Russia Fired Overnight Except the One Weapon It Cannot Intercept Anymore

Zelensky says Ukraine has far fewer interceptors than it did last year while Russia fires roughly twice as many ballistic missiles a month, and...

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The Treaty
President Donald Trump participates in a Kennedy Center Board Meeting, Monday, March 17, 2025, at the John F. Kennedy Center Performing Arts Center in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

The Treaty

The Walls Are Closing In on Donald Trump Fast

Trump told a rally he would never apologize for high gas prices. His own Speaker concedes the war drove them up. A Republican strategist...

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The Treaty

MAGA Crash: AOC and the Democrats Could Win Big Thanks to Trump’s War with Iran

Donald Trump was elected in 2024 by a unique coalition of groups that seemed unlikely to stay together long-term. Trump earned the support of...

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KEKAHA, Hawaii — U.S. Army 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force fires the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), which can fire traditional rocket artillery rounds or long-range missiles with various payloads, on Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 11. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world' s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world' s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Courtesy Photo) KEKAHA, Hawaii — U.S. Army 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force fires the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), which can fire traditional rocket artillery rounds or long-range missiles with various payloads, on Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 11. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world' s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world' s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Courtesy Photo)

The Treaty

Trump Has a New Iran Disaster to Deal With: The Memorandum of Understanding Has Expired and Tehran Is Over It

Nobody is extending it. An Iranian source told Reuters there is nothing to extend, because the agreement stopped existing weeks ago — after the...

3 days ago

Dollars and Sense
U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick “Laz” Le Tourneau, pilot and commander of the F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team, performs an aerial demonstration at Air Dot Show Tour Fort Lauderdale, Florida, May 9, 2026. Capt. Le Tourneau showcased the unmatched capabilities of the F-22 by performing a series of combat maneuvers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mary Bowers)

Dollars and Sense

Iran Is Now Firing Its Missiles at Areas Where It Thinks Ships Might Be, Rather Than at Ships It Can Even See

Tankers are grouped and moved through the Omani channel in designated night windows, loaded ships outbound followed by empty ships inbound, under Air Force...

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Dollars and Sense

Iran Just Got Hit with a New Problem: An Army Task Force in North Carolina Has Been Quietly Running Tankers Past It in Hormuz

Tankers move at night through the Omani side rather than the Iranian one. A shipping analyst calls the southern corridor one of the war's...

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick “Laz” Le Tourneau, F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team pilot and commander, practices at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA, November 12th, 2025. The F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration showcases the unmatched maneuverability of the airframe by executing a series of combat maneuvers to inspire Americans and their allies, and deter foreign adversaries. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Michael Bowman) U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick “Laz” Le Tourneau, F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team pilot and commander, practices at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA, November 12th, 2025. The F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration showcases the unmatched maneuverability of the airframe by executing a series of combat maneuvers to inspire Americans and their allies, and deter foreign adversaries. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Michael Bowman)

Dollars and Sense

Dubai Was the Back Door That Iranian Companies Used to Buy Foreign Goods Despite All of the American Sanctions

Abu Dhabi spent years shielding its commercial relationship with Tehran while keeping a close security partnership with Washington. Dubai's re-export and finance trade was...

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North Korea Talk
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North Korea Talk

Vladimir Putin Just Landed a New Manpower Pipeline: Kyiv Claims Tens of Thousands More Troops From North Korea Could Come

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...

2 days ago
President Donald J. Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club dinner in honor of Police Week in the White House Rose Garden, Monday, May 11, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley) President Donald J. Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club dinner in honor of Police Week in the White House Rose Garden, Monday, May 11, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

North Korea Talk

Kim Jong-Un Just Got Handed a Gift Before Any Talks Began: Trump Ordered the War Games With South Korea Scaled Back

Trump ordered joint exercises with South Korea scaled back and praised Kim Jong-Un, drawing sharp criticism as Seoul stays muted.

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North Korea Talk

Kim Jong Un Just Got Handed as Much as $22 Billion: What Selling Troops and Weapons to Russia Has Earned Him So Far

Roughly 9,500 are already there. Reuters reports North Korean supplies have at times covered around half of Russia's frontline munitions, and the next contingent...

August 13, 2026