America: Land Of The (Not Really) Free

The Pentagon is preparing for “weeks” of ground operations in Iran, The Washington Post has reported, citing unnamed US officials, as thousands more US troops have arrived in the Middle East in recent days. Any potential US ground operations would mean a major escalation of the war and would likely result in significant US casualties […]

Pope Leo XIV on Monday said he would continue “speaking out” against war in response to President Trump’s scathing attack on the US-born pontiff. Trump attacked Leo in a long post on Truth Social on Sunday night, which came as the pope and other Catholic leaders, including those in the US, had been very critical […]

Senators Close To Deal To End Airport TSA Crisis As Americans' Fury Mounts With no-shows by unpaid TSA agents imposing hours-long security-line waits and missed flights on flyers at major airports across the country, senators on Monday night signaled that a deal to end the TSA crisis is finally within sight. The leap toward a deal followed a White House meeting of a group of Republican senators hosted by President Trump. “It went really well,” said Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, who was among the attendees. Asked if the group had a solution...