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Ukraine War

Putin Launched This War to Seize Kyiv and Remake Ukraine: Look at What He’s Actually Fighting for Now and the Story Has Flipped

When Putin invaded in 2022, his aims were sweeping: seize Kyiv, "demilitarize" and "denazify" Ukraine, absorb the Donbas. Years on, those goals have quietly...

Jack BuckbyJuly 1, 2026

Troopers with 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division firing the 25mm canon on a Bradley fighting vehicle in order to zero the vehicles weapons systems at a range in Poland. Ranges such as these familiarize troopers with the vehicles systems in order to ensure combat readiness. US Army Photo.

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Warned Russia May Open an Entirely New Front From the North — Not to Take Ground, but to Bleed Kyiv Dry

Ukraine's commander-in-chief says Russia may be preparing a new offensive from its Bryansk region into Chernihiv — but not to capture the capital this...

Jack BuckbyJuly 1, 2026

Ukraine War

Ukraine’s Drones Just Shut Down Moscow’s Airports for the Third Time in a Month — the War Putin Promised Wouldn’t Reach Home Is Here

Ukraine's drones struck Moscow again overnight — more than 60 downed by air defenses, the capital's international airports disrupted for hours, and for at...

Caleb LarsonJuly 1, 2026

President Donald J. Trump holds a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Dollars and Sense

Everyone’s Watching the Strait of Hormuz for Oil: The Bigger Threat Moving Through It Is the One That Ends Up on Your Grocery Bill

Everyone is watching the Strait of Hormuz for oil. The bigger threat moving through it feeds the world: the natural gas and sulfur behind...

Brandon WeichertJuly 1, 2026

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – An F-22 Raptor performs a flyover and air demonstration during noon meal formation at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 14, 2023. Events such as these aim to cultivate warrior ethos, a future-focused mindset, and supplement existing character, leadership, and officer development efforts with the cadets. (U.S Air Force Photo by Trevor Cokley)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Just Said It’s “Prepared for War” Even as It Sits Down to Talk: The Only Thing Holding the Peace Together Isn’t Trust — It’s Oil

Iran's chief negotiator arrived in Doha with a warning: Tehran wants diplomacy, but it's "prepared for war." Days earlier the two sides were trading...

Harry J. KazianisJune 30, 2026

Putin in January 2019 Russian Federation Image

Ukraine War

Everyone Is Asking Whether Putin Can Survive This: One Detail Explains Why He’s Weaker Than Ever — and Still Almost Impossible to Remove

The case that Putin is finished is getting louder: fuel lines, blackouts, Crimea in disarray, and even a once-loyal pro-war blogger now demanding answers...

Brent M. EastwoodJune 30, 2026

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 18, 2017) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean. Carl Vinson is on a scheduled western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of the U.S. 3rd Fleet in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico/Released)

Dollars and Sense

Ships Are Quietly Returning to the World’s Most Dangerous Oil Route — and One Detail Shows Operators Are Betting the Strait Stays Open

Just days after Iran attacked two tankers and drew U.S. strikes in return, ships are cautiously returning to the Strait of Hormuz. Weekly traffic...

Jack BuckbyJune 30, 2026

The Treaty

Israel’s Defense Minister Just Warned the War With Iran Could Reignite “Within Two Days” — and That Israel Won’t Wait for Trump’s Word

Just as Washington tries to keep its fragile Iran talks alive in Doha, Israel's defense minister warned the war could reignite "within two days"...

Jack BuckbyJune 30, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

In 2014 Putin Took Crimea Without Firing a Shot and Was Hailed a Genius: The Same Prize Is Now Turning His Own People Against Him

In 2014, Putin seized Crimea without firing a shot and was hailed as a strategic mastermind, his approval ratings soaring. Twelve years later, Ukraine...

Brent M. EastwoodJune 30, 2026

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Ukraine War

Putin Launched This War to Seize Kyiv and Remake Ukraine: Look at What He’s Actually Fighting for Now and the Story Has Flipped

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Warned Russia May Open an Entirely New Front From the North — Not to Take Ground, but to Bleed Kyiv Dry

Ukraine War

Ukraine’s Drones Just Shut Down Moscow’s Airports for the Third Time in a Month — the War Putin Promised Wouldn’t Reach Home Is Here

Dollars and Sense

Everyone’s Watching the Strait of Hormuz for Oil: The Bigger Threat Moving Through It Is the One That Ends Up on Your Grocery Bill

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Just Said It’s “Prepared for War” Even as It Sits Down to Talk: The Only Thing Holding the Peace Together Isn’t Trust — It’s Oil

Ukraine War

Everyone Is Asking Whether Putin Can Survive This: One Detail Explains Why He’s Weaker Than Ever — and Still Almost Impossible to Remove

Dollars and Sense

Ships Are Quietly Returning to the World’s Most Dangerous Oil Route — and One Detail Shows Operators Are Betting the Strait Stays Open

The Treaty

Israel’s Defense Minister Just Warned the War With Iran Could Reignite “Within Two Days” — and That Israel Won’t Wait for Trump’s Word

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

In 2014 Putin Took Crimea Without Firing a Shot and Was Hailed a Genius: The Same Prize Is Now Turning His Own People Against Him

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