Trump Invokes Defense Production Act To Sign Energy-Related Directives

In a sign that the US is planning to significantly escalate the war against Iran, the 82nd Airborne Division received orders to deploy to the Middle East.  Axios’s Barack Ravid reported on Tuesday that a senior US official told him, “The 82nd Airborne Division headquarters has received an order from the Pentagon to deploy to […]

Chaos Erupts In Bolivia As Socialists Unleash General Strikes And Riots Socialists in Bolivia, mobilized through the national labor union, highland farmer federations, and supporters of former left-wing President Evo Morales, have ignited social unrest over the U.S.-backed, market-oriented policy agenda of President Rodrigo Paz. The turmoil comes as the Trump administration seeks to shift the Americas away from socialist regimes and closer to Washington's pro-capitalist stance. En Bolivia, obreros, campesinos, maestros de escuela, indígenas y transportistas, llevan mas de 2 semanas paralizando el país contra las políticas neoliberales del gobierno...

Odds Of SCOTUS Striking Down Trump's Birthright Citizenship EO Spike Update (1240ET): Odds are not looking good for President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship, as two conservative justices now seem skeptical amid today's oral arguments.  As journalist Eric Daugherty notes on X, "SCOTUS Justice John Roberts is VERY skeptical of President Trump ending birthright citizenship, repeatedly firing back at Trump's top lawyer," noting that Roberts paid no mind when US Solicitor General John Sauer brought up the fact that China has 500 birth tourism companies that bring people to the US to have children.  "That has no impact on the...