Fighting between the Syrian military and the Kurdish SDF continues with the government cracking down on perceived SDF loyalists and trying to consolidate gains from the recent offensives against them. Much has been said about the fighting, but less so about the people...
On Tuesday, the Syrian government announced a four-day ceasefire with the Kurdish SDF, which came with what appeared to amount to an ultimatum to agree to the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s (HTS) terms for integrating with the central government. The fighting never really...
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Tuesday said that Artificial Intelligence is the "future of American warfare" as he announced a new AI platform being launched by the Pentagon that will start with a model using Google Gemini. "The future of American warfare is here,...
Israel continues with its attacks across southern Lebanon today, with a strike against a car in Bint Jbeil killing one civilian, according to reports from the Lebanese Health Ministry. Reportedly the owner of the car and presumptive death was a union worker for the...
The House on Thursday passed a massive piece of legislation, dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill” by President Trump, that includes extra military spending to bring the 2026 military budget over $1 trillion. The bill passed in a vote of 218-214, with only two Republicans...
The Senate on Tuesday advanced a massive spending package, dubbed the "Big Beautiful Bill" by President Trump, that includes $150 billion in extra military spending. The bill passed in a vote of 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote, as...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Monday that the Pentagon will soon have its first $1 trillion budget despite the Trump administration's pledges to cut government spending. Hegseth made the announcement on X while sharing a video of President Trump saying that...
Updated on February 20, 2025, at 7:29 pm EST Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert G. Salesses said in a statement on Wednesday night that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered a review of Pentagon spending to realign spending to fund priorities of the...
Update on February 20 at 12:44 pm EST: According to a statement from Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert G. Salesses, Hegseth's order will not actually cut spending but offset spending from certain programs to fund priorities of the Trump administration....
The visit from UN Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert to Israel has resulted in Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar declaring that Israel is “committed” to the ceasefire with Lebanon. The ceasefire calls for an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon within 60...
