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Hegseth Calls Inflating the Pentagon Budget by 50% to $1.5 Trillion a ‘Fiscally Responsible Investment’

by Dave DeCamp | May 7, 2026

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said in a post on X on Thursday that inflating the Pentagon budget by nearly 50% to $1.5 trillion for 2027 was a "fiscally responsible investment" as the Trump administration attempts to justify its record-shattering military budget...

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Israeli Attack in Gaza Kills Son of Hamas’s Lead Negotiator

by Dave DeCamp | May 7, 2026

Hamas confirmed on Thursday that the son of its leader and head negotiator was killed by an Israeli attack in Gaza as the IDF continues its daily violations of the US-backed Gaza ceasefire deal. Azzam al-Hayya, the 32-year-old son of Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya, was...

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US Official Says Iran Has 70% of Pre-War Missile Stockpile and Is Assembling New Ones

by Dave DeCamp | May 7, 2026

A US official has told The Washington Post that the US believes Iran maintains about 70% of its pre-war stockpile of missiles and 75% of its pre-war inventory of missile launchers, painting a starkly different picture of Iran's military capabilities following the...

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US Launches Its 63rd Airstrike of the Year in Somalia

by Dave DeCamp | May 7, 2026

The US has launched another airstrike in Somalia, according to a press release from US Africa Command, as the Trump administration continues its record-shattering bombing campaign in the country. AFRICOM said that the strike targeted the ISIS affiliate in Somalia's...

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Report: Trump Paused ‘Project Freedom’ Due To Backlash From Gulf Arab Allies

by Dave DeCamp | May 7, 2026

Updated on May 7, 2026 at 4:03 pm EST NBC News reported on Wednesday that President Trump quickly ended the US military operation to "guide" commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz due to backlash from the US's Gulf Arab allies. The report said that the abrupt...

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Poland Wants To Host US Troops That Are Leaving Germany

by Dave DeCamp | May 6, 2026

Polish President Karol Nawrocki said on Wednesday that Poland wants to host the 5,000 US troops the Pentagon is planning to withdraw from Germany over the next year, a step that was announced due to Berlin's criticism of the US-Israeli war against Iran. "If President...

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Trump Threatens Iran With Bombing at ‘Much Higher Level’ If It Doesn’t Agree to US Deal

by Dave DeCamp | May 6, 2026

President Trump on Wednesday threatened Iran with bombing at "a much higher level" than what the US and Israel previously unleashed on the country if it didn't agree to unspecified US demands. Trump's threat, issued on Truth Social, came after he announced the US was...

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SOUTHCOM Blows Up Another Boat in the Eastern Pacific, Killing Three

by Dave DeCamp | May 6, 2026

US Southern Command said on Tuesday night that its forces bombed another alleged drug-running boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean as the Trump administration continues conducting extrajudicial executions at sea. SOUTHCOM said that the strike killed at least three...

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Israeli Attacks Kill Palestinians Across Gaza, Including Senior Police Official

by Dave DeCamp | May 6, 2026

Israeli attacks killed Palestinians across Gaza on Wednesday, including a senior police official, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. Palestinian medics told Reuters that Naseem al-Kalazani, a colonel in Gaza's police force,...

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US CENTCOM Says It Attacked and Disabled an Iranian Oil Tanker in the Gulf of Oman

by Dave DeCamp | May 6, 2026

US Central Command said on Wednesday that its forces attacked and disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker, the M/T Hasna, in the Gulf of Oman, which it claimed was attempting to bypass the US blockade of Iranian ports. CENTCOM said that after issuing warnings to the...

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