The Department of Defense has failed its annual audit for the eighth year in a row, an announcement arriving just 48 hours after the U.S. Senate approved a $900 billion military spending package. The audit, which scrutinized $4.6 trillion in assets, revealed deep-seated failures in the agency's internal financial controls.
Following a weekend of airstrikes against Iran, President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will establish a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. Declaring himself the self-appointed guardian of the waterway, the president demanded a 20% toll on all cargo vessels transiting the volatile trade route.
Donald Trump claimed in a late-night social media post that his approval rating stands at 59 percent and that energy costs are currently in decline. Both assertions contradict available data, as polling aggregators show his approval struggling below 40 percent and global oil prices continuing to rise sharply.
The United Auto Workers union has officially endorsed a cease-fire in Gaza, marking a significant shift as the 400,000-member organization joins a growing segment of the American labor movement demanding a negotiated end to the conflict following the resumption of Israeli bombardment.
For the first time in history, the United Auto Workers union has launched simultaneous strikes against Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis. The walkout follows a breakdown in contract negotiations, with union leadership deploying a strategic 'stand-up' model to pressure the companies for better wages and restored benefits.
United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain is pushing back against a newly launched Justice Department grand jury investigation into his conduct. The probe centers on allegations that Fain abused his authority to secure benefits for his fiancée and her sister, claims the labor leader dismisses as entirely false.
A fatal shooting in Biddeford, Maine, involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers has triggered an expected FBI investigation. The incident marks the second deadly encounter involving federal agents on American streets in less than a week, intensifying local concerns regarding the ongoing federal enforcement operations in the state.
Conflict erupted in Maine this week as local leaders condemned a new federal immigration enforcement initiative dubbed "Operation Catch of the Day." As ICE agents began conducting arrests in Portland and Lewiston, state politicians and community organizers labeled the operation a degrading campaign of intimidation targeting vulnerable immigrant families.
Iran has shuttered the Strait of Hormuz and issued a blistering condemnation of US airstrikes, labeling the weekend operation a flagrant violation of international law. The escalation marks a definitive collapse of the fragile memorandum of understanding signed less than a month ago to end the ongoing military conflict.
Conflict erupted on social media Saturday after Democratic senators issued warm tributes following the death of Lindsey Graham. While his colleagues praised the South Carolina Republican for his wit and willingness to negotiate, critics condemned the statements as a sanitization of a career marked by hawkish foreign policy and political extremism.
Conflict emerged Sunday as Donald Trump twice refused to address the status of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping lane. The president dismissed questions from NBC News and CNN regarding the waterway's closure, demanding that journalists pivot to other topics while citing the death of Senator Lindsey Graham.
As US and Israeli airstrikes continue to devastate Iran—including a reported attack on a school in Minab that killed 180 students—Senator Lindsey Graham declared that President Donald Trump is "on a roll" in his foreign policy and signaled that Cuba is the next target for US-led regime change.
Senator Lindsey Graham, a vocal advocate for the ongoing military campaign in Iran, suggested on Sunday that the conflict offers significant financial upside for the United States, even as the operation enters its second week with rising casualties and no defined exit strategy from the White House.
A persistent advocate for American military interventionism across the globe, Senator Lindsey Graham died Saturday night at 71. His office confirmed the South Carolina Republican passed away following a brief and sudden illness, requesting privacy for his family as the political world begins to assess his complicated, often polarized legacy.
A recent report detailing Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s hands-on control of Venezuela’s government and finances has sparked intense backlash from political experts. The revelations suggest the U.S. has effectively treated the nation as a colony since the January abduction of President Nicolás Maduro by American military forces.
A video captured near the Palestinian village of Tayasir shows Israeli soldiers accosting a CNN reporting team, placing photojournalist Cyril Theophilos in a chokehold, and detaining the crew for two hours. The incident, which occurred Friday, highlights growing concerns over the military’s conduct in the occupied West Bank.
Representative Ro Khanna was held at gunpoint by a group of Israeli settlers while visiting the ruins of a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank this week. The California Democrat described his captors as "hoodlums" wielding American-made M4 rifles who obstructed his group’s path for over an hour.
Masked Israeli settlers descended upon Palestinian farmers in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya on Sunday, using batons and rocks to violently disrupt the olive harvest. The assault left a 55-year-old woman hospitalized and saw cars torched, while witnesses allege that local Israeli security forces retreated before the violence escalated.
As international attention centers on the military campaign in Gaza, a parallel escalation is unfolding in the occupied West Bank. Since last weekend, Israeli soldiers and armed settlers have killed at least 46 Palestinians and wounded over 700, according to data from the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Federal investigators have subpoenaed four New York Times journalists just days after the publication reported on security vulnerabilities regarding a luxury jet gifted to President Donald Trump by the Qatari government. The move marks a sharp escalation in the administration’s ongoing friction with independent news organizations.
Following sexual assault allegations that forced Graham Platner to withdraw his U.S. Senate bid in Maine, the 15,000-strong volunteer network that fueled his primary victory has issued an ultimatum: they will withhold all future organizing and fundraising support unless the party's eventual replacement nominee explicitly adopts their progressive policy platform.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit vacated a signature FTC rule Tuesday that would have required companies to make canceling subscriptions as simple as signing up. The decision effectively kills a Biden-era initiative intended to shield consumers from predatory billing practices, siding with industry groups over the commission.
New York City officials unveiled a "click-to-cancel" mandate on Friday, a proposal designed to dismantle the complex hurdles companies use to trap consumers in unwanted subscriptions. Proponents estimate the move, which also targets hidden junk fees, could save local residents as much as $162.5 million every year.
One year after President Donald Trump signed H.R. 1, a new report from Defend America Action argues the legislation has functioned as a massive transfer of wealth. While the ultra-wealthy secure significant tax windfalls, millions of working-class families face the direct consequences of deep cuts to healthcare and food security.
The Trump administration has moved to narrow the definition of harm under the Endangered Species Act, a shift that critics warn will leave critical habitats vulnerable to industrial destruction. By rescinding protections against habitat modification, the policy transition signals a departure from decades of legal precedent upheld by the Supreme Court.
A sweeping purge of US humanitarian funding under President Donald Trump has dismantled essential services for vulnerable populations, leaving at least one million women and girls without access to healthcare, shelter, or protection from violence in conflict zones ranging from Sudan to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Americans are facing a 13% spike in utility costs since President Donald Trump took office, directly contradicting his 2024 campaign pledge to halve energy prices. A new report from Climate Power attributes this sharp increase to the administration's aggressive policy shift against renewable energy and the systematic cancellation of clean power projects.
Citing a "reckless and vindictive" assault on renewable energy, top Senate Democrats have abandoned negotiations on federal permitting reform. The move follows the Trump administration’s decision to suspend five major offshore wind projects along the East Coast, a pivot that has effectively collapsed bipartisan efforts to streamline energy infrastructure.
A new economic analysis reveals that the Trump administration’s systematic dismantling of clean energy projects is creating a massive drag on the national economy. By canceling or downsizing renewable initiatives during his second term, the White House has effectively forfeited $55 billion in annual GDP growth and hundreds of thousands of jobs.
The Trump administration is funneling $885 million in taxpayer funds to energy firms, effectively paying them to abandon planned wind farm projects off the coasts of New York, New Jersey, and California. The move marks a strategic pivot to redirect these companies toward fossil fuel infrastructure, including Gulf Coast gas facilities.
