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US Tells Japan To Expect Severe Delays in Delivery of Tomahawk Missiles Due to Iran War
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US has told Japan to expect severe delays in the delivery of 400 Tomahawk missiles due to the US war against Iran, The Financial Times has reported. Sources told the FT that US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth informed Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi of the delay during a call earlier…
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Trump Says He Told US Negotiators Not to ‘Rush Into a Deal’ With Iran
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Sunday that he told his negotiators not to “rush into a deal” with Iran, comments that come after a series of reports said that a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran could be reached soon. “The negotiations are proceeding in…
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Sen. Lindsey Graham Backs Trump’s Suggestion To Tie Any Iran Deal To Expanding Abraham Accords
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday backed President Donald Trump’s suggestion that any deal with Iran could be tied to expanding the Abraham Accords, the diplomatic deals under which the UAE and Bahrain normalized relations with Israel in 2020. But the idea of normalizing relations with Israel has very little support among the…
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US Holds Military Drill in Venezuela’s Capital
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US military on Saturday conducted a drill in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, marking the first known US military exercise in the country since the January 3 attack to abduct Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The drill involved two US Marine Corps Osprey aircraft landing near the US Embassy in Caracas, which…
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Powell Out, Warsh in as New Chair of Federal Reserve
(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) Kevin Warsh, an economist and former member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, is now chair of the central bank, replacing longtime chair, Jerome Powell. Warsh was sworn in at the White House Friday with a large crowd in attendance after completing the confirmation process. “I expect he will…
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NASA Reorganizes to Accelerate Moon Base, Lunar Programs
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) NASA announced a reorganization of the agency Friday, restructuring key mission directorates to accelerate its lunar exploration program even as Congress and the White House remain divided over the agency’s $24.4 billion budget. NASA said it will consolidate its human spaceflight and space operations directorates into a single Human Spaceflight…
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SpaceX Launches its Biggest, Most Beefed-up Starship Yet on a Test Flight
(Headline USA) SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the moon. The redesigned mega rocket made its debut two days after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced he’s taking the company public. It blasted off from the southern…
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Two Men Charged with Creating AI-Generated Porn Under New Law Targeting ‘Deepfakes’
(Headline USA) Federal prosecutors have charged two men with using artificial intelligence to create nude videos and photos of female celebrities under a newly enacted law meant to halt the spread of deepfake pornography. Cornelius Shannon, 51, and Arturo Hernandez, 20, were both arrested Tuesday for generating sexually explicit AI content that drew millions of…
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Trump Says He’s Sending 5,000 Additional Troops to Poland
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Thursday that he will send 5,000 additional troops to Poland, the same number of troops the Pentagon has announced it plans to pull out of Germany. “Based on the successful Election of the now President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki, who I…
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House Republicans Block Vote on Iran War Powers Resolution That Was Expected To Pass
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) House Republicans on Thursday canceled a vote on a War Powers Resolution to end President Donald Trump’s war against Iran as it became clear they didn’t have the votes to defeat the measure. The delay means that the House won’t take up the bill until after lawmakers return from their Memorial Day…
