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JD Vance long championed opposition to conflicts abroad. With President Trump all-in on war with Iran, the vice president is staying loyal even as allies make his qualms known. [...]
James Talarico won the state’s Democratic primary for Senate, while Senator John Cornyn faces a runoff against Ken Paxton, his right-wing challenger. [...]
U.S. Special Forces soldiers are advising and supporting Ecuadorean commandos on raids across the country against suspected drug shipment facilities and other drug-related sites. [...]
The administration’s shifting justifications for the military operation alarmed Democrats, who said no clear rationale had been given. Republicans struggled to echo the evolving explanations. [...]
Once again, the United States and Israel have launched an unlawful war of aggression against another country. Once again, US and Israeli officials claim “self-defense” and “pre-emption,” attempting to gaslight [...]
When Francesca Albanese began to expose the big picture of expanding military domination, and warned of its global consequences, the campaign to discredit her went into high gear. The latest [...]
The worst examples come from the New York Times. Its leading Israeli apologist, Bret Stephens, predictably believes that “Trump and Netanyahu did the world a favor” because it is “impossible [...]
Economic decline. Weakening poll numbers. Political desperation. War has long been the answer. It provides an enemy to rally against, a spectacle of power, a demand for unquestioning obedience, and [...]
They are still lying about the Iraq War. The lack of shame exhibited by the US government as it lies about Iraqi improvised explosive device (IED) attacks that killed thousands [...]