Hegseth Calls Inflating the Pentagon Budget by 50% to $1.5 Trillion a ‘Fiscally Responsible Investment’

President Donald Trump will meet with his team on Monday to discuss restarting the war against Iran.  Axios reported on Monday that three US officials said the President will gather with his top national security advisers to determine how Washington will move forward in the war against Iran. On Sunday, Trump rejected Iran’s peace proposal, […]

DOJ Seeks Reinstatement Of Criminal Charges Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an opening brief on Aug. 17 seeking to reinstate human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia after a district court found the prosecution to be vindictive. U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. dismissed the charges against Abrego Garcia on May 22, ruling that prosecutors brought the case against him in retaliation for his legal challenge to his wrongful removal to El Salvador last year. In an Aug. 17 brief,...

Futures, Gold Slide, Oil Jumps After Iran Peace Talks Delayed With US markets closed for the Juneteenth holiday, global stocks are ending a strong week on a cautious note as the recent relief over an interim peace deal between the US and Iran gave way to a focus on the challenges of securing a lasting agreement. As of 8:30am, S&P 500 futures slid 0.4% after the benchmark posted its best week since the end of May (despite the drop, the S&P is still up on the week, and up 11 of the past 12). Europe’s Stoxx...