Russia Says Ukrainian Drone Hit Bus Carrying Children in Russia’s Bryansk Region

US Strikes Iran Energy Assets, Tehran Vows Retaliation; Iran Intel Chief Killed, Trump Muses On 'Finishing Off Terror State' Summary Israel says Iran's intelligence chief Esmail Khatib was eliminated overnight as pace of top leadership killings accelerates. Iran says upstream oil and gas assets are under attack for first time since war began, readies retaliatory action against oil/gas assets in Gulf area, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, & UAE Iraq reroutes some flows through Ceyhan Pipeline to Turkey Iran reiterates new rules in place for Hormuz transit as traffic remains de-minimus, sparking reports that "the...

Thune Signals Senate Will Pursue Stand-Alone FISA Renewal Despite Trump's Demands Via American Greatness, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, (R-SD,) said Monday that Senate Republicans are moving forward with plans to renew a key federal surveillance authority as a stand-alone measure, despite President Donald Trump’s insistence that it be tied to election legislation. Thune told reporters the Senate is working to revive Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which expired over the weekend after Congress failed to extend it before a deadline. “We will try and move 702 as soon as we feel like...

The US military has lost around 24 MQ-9 Reaper drones since the US and Israel launched the war against Iran on February 28, CBS News has reported, citing unnamed US officials. MQ-9 Reapers cost at least $30 million each, meaning the US has lost at least $720 million worth of drones. Officials told CBS that […]