Hegseth Threatens: Cuba Seeking Weapons Invites Confrontation

Alito Punches Back After Ketanji Insult Following SCOTUS Decision On Voting Rights Authored by Amy Howe via scotusblog.com, The Supreme Court on Monday night granted a request to immediately finalize its opinion in Louisiana v. Callais, in which it struck down that state’s congressional map, to allow Louisiana to draw a new map in time for the 2026 elections. [ZH: Democrats are raging as] that map is expected to favor Republicans, who currently hold four of the state’s six seats in the U.S. House of Representatives but could pick up one or even two...

While the administration continues to downplay the possibility of boots on the ground in Iran, large numbers of US ground troops continue to conspicuously arrive in the Middle East, with over 3,500 additional troops reported by Central Command (CENTCOM) to have arrived Saturday. A substantial majority of the new arrivals were US Marines aboard the […]

Deregulate To Regulate Submitted by Molly Schwartz, Cross-Asset Marco Strategist at Rabobank We have maintained the view that markets are sorely underestimating the impact that the war in Iran will have on global economies and financial markets, and that one day there would come a reckoning. While markets are still highly volatile and the situation in the Middle East highly uncertain, yesterday’s price action suggested that some traders are getting a reality check. Remember folks, we’re still in a ceasefire! The iffy terms as to whether other countries in the region like Israel,...