President Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday that he wants a $1.5 trillion military budget for 2027, a 50% increase from his $1 trillion budget for 2026. "After long and difficult negotiations with Senators, Congressmen, Secretaries, and other Political...
The US launched an airstrike against al-Shabaab in southern Somalia during an attack overnight, January 3 to January 4, according to a press release from US Africa Command. "The airstrike occurred in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia, approximately 100 km north of...
US forces on Wednesday boarded and took by force a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic Ocean that it initially tried to seize off the coast of Venezuela weeks ago, an action that drew condemnation from Moscow. The tanker was named the Bella 1 when the US...
Two days after being abducted by US forces during a US attack on Caracas, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appeared before a US federal judge in Manhattan on Monday and said he was still Venezuela's rightful leader. "I’m innocent. I’m not guilty," Maduro told Judge...
Venezuela's acting president, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, issued a statement on Sunday calling for cooperation with the US after President Trump threatened her with a fate worse than President Nicolas Maduro's if she did not do the US's bidding. "Venezuela...
An Israeli airstrike hit a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in the al-Mawasi camp in southern Gaza on Monday, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported, as the IDF continues its daily violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. Turkey's Anadolu Agency reported...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) posted a photo on X on Monday of himself and President Trump posing with a hat that reads "Make Iran Great Again" amid threats of another US and Israeli war against Iran. "Another great day with [President Trump], who has brought America...
The US began the New Year with three straight days of airstrikes in Somalia, according to a press release from US Africa Command, as the Trump administration appears poised to continue its record-shattering bombing campaign in the country throughout 2026. AFRICOM said...
Former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, who now leads the opposition in the Knesset, used the US attack on Venezuela to issue a threat to Iran, as the US and Israel are moving toward another war against the Islamic Republic. "The regime in Iran should pay close...
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has called out the Trump administration's attempt to take over Venezuela's oil industry following the US attack on the country that resulted in the US abduction of President Nicolas Maduro and the killing of dozens of people. "It’s not...
