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Government Spending on Seniors’ Benefits Soon to Make Up Majority of Federal Budget
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) More than half of the federal budget will go toward benefits for Americans 65 years and older by 2036, and that percentage is set to only grow, a recent congressional report finds. The Joint Economic Committee’s 2026 report shows that non-interest federal spending on Social Security and Medicare payouts will…
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Supreme Court Yet to Decide High Profile Cases
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) Birthright citizenship, transgender athletes in female sports and federal firing powers are among more than two dozen cases yet to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court as the term draws to a close. Traditionally, justices on the nation’s high court finalize decisions in cases by the end of June…
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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…
