Trump Hits Cuba With New Sanctions; Rubio Warns Of Havana's Foreign Influence Ops

Intervention begets intervention. This was the case following the American Revolution, as the consequences of inflation, credit expansion, and wartime disruptions set up for the depression of 1784 in peacetime.

Elon Musk's Huge Midterm Investment Widens GOP's Money Advantage Republicans already have a significant financial advantage heading into the 2026 midterm elections, but Elon Musk is preparing to spend up to $200 million to give them an even bigger boost. Wired reports that officials with knowledge of Musk's plans said the range could still change, and that he intends to direct much of that money toward voter-turnout operations in the cycle's most competitive races, with the Texas Senate contest emerging as a likely landing spot. The Texas Senate race between Republican...

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that the flare-ups in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday show there’s no “military solution” to the crisis and warned the US and the UAE against being drawn into a “quagmire” in the region. “Events in Hormuz make clear that there’s no military solution to a political crisis,” […]