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Iraq's Ruling Pro-Iran Bloc Races To Choose PM, While US Rejects Main Candidates Via The Cradle The US has suspended all funding and security coordination with Iraq, and shipments of dollars the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), until a new Baghdad government acceptable to Washington is formed, Saudi state-owned Al-Hadath reported Monday. The US is also conditioning continued security cooperation on the disclosure of those involved in the bombing of its embassy, the news channel added.  President Trump previously with the current Prime Minister of Iraq Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani Nevertheless, on Monday, the CBI released a statement rejecting the Al-Hadath report....

Ukraine Prime Minister's Shock Resignation Marks Start Of Broader Zelensky Cabinet Reshuffle Ukrainian President Zelensky is undertaking a dramatic cabinet reshuffle, at a moment Kiev sees itself as having military momentum against Russia with its non-stop drone assaults on Russian energy sites. The country's Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko has confirmed Sunday her shock resignation, which has come as a major surprise to many lawmakers and unleashed speculation about what's behind it. She has held the office since July 2025, and helped spearhead major reconstruction funding deals with the United States and Europe. US...

My heart was broken in Kentucky’s 4th district today. As I neared the home of a new client, driving my beat up old Ford covered in Thomas Massie and Ron Paul bumper stickers, I passed the Ed Gallrein for Congress signs that lined his fence. Now, this is to be expected. Although Trump’s poll numbers […]