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Tag: Pentagon

Lawmakers demand answers after the White House initiated a $620M loan...

In a letter, a group of Democratic Congress members wrote that ProPublica’s reporting on the deal “reveals a staggering level of corruption and influence.”

The White House intervened to get a $620 million deal for...

About three months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company.

House progressives demand answers over alleged abuse in US-Ecuador military operation

Lawmakers are demanding the Pentagon explain the legal basis for joint US-Ecuador operations after reports alleged civilian sites were bombed and detainees were tortured.

Trump DOJ subpoenas reporters after Iran war leaks trigger escalating clash...

The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues

Trump’s Hormuz gamble pushes US and Iran toward wider war

Missile and drone strikes, disputed civilian deaths, and escalating threats have raised fears that tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are moving away from diplomacy and toward a broader conflict.

CBS invited a war criminal to their dinner party

This is just one example of mainstream media not only refusing to ask questions of war criminals, but blatantly befriending them.

Trump threatens jail for journalists amid escalating crackdown on war reporting

President’s threat to imprison reporters over Iran airman coverage raises renewed constitutional concerns as administration intensifies pressure on press freedom during wartime reporting.

‘A moral obscenity’: White House demands $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget, largest...

The Trump administration’s budget request includes funding for F-35 stealth fighter jets, new warships and President Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense shield, among other priorities.

Trump signals ‘peace’ while expanding military footprint in Iran conflict

Contradictory statements from the White House coincide with troop deployments, market volatility, and renewed scrutiny of the United States’ military infrastructure across the Gulf.

Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and...

Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.

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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture

The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."

Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future

Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.

Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta 

Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.

Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool

The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.

Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban

For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.