US Launches New Iran Strikes Overnight: 'Heavy Costs' For Attacks On Commercial Shipping

House Dems Launch Effort To Impeach Secretary Linda McMahon For Downsizing Education Department Authored by Jennifer Kabanny via The College Fix, A Democratic representative from Oregon, backed by numerous fellow lawmakers in the House, has filed articles of impeachment against Education Department Secretary Linda McMahon, alleging she is illegally dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici introduced the resolution last Thursday, arguing “I introduced an impeachment resolution because Secretary McMahon has made it her mission to close down the Department of Education, something she does not have the right to do.” The legislation is cosponsored...

Saudi Arabia Turns Taiwan Into Drone Export Leader As Iran War Reshapes Warfare New data show that Saudi Arabia purchased a record $47.2 million worth of small drones from Taiwan last month, underscoring how governments are beginning to rapidly procure suicide drones. Bloomberg was the first to cite new data from Taiwan's Ministry of Finance showing that drone exports surged in June, driven by a record order from Saudi Arabia. The timing suggests Riyadh absorbed many hard lessons during the US-Iran conflict and is moving quickly to build stockpiles of one-way...

Top US Diplomat Takes Post In Caracas As Part Of Post-Maduro Transition Plan For the first time in many years, the United States has a top diplomat officially in residence representing Washington to Venezuela. Veteran US diplomat John M. Barrett has arrived in Caracas to serve as chargé d’affaires at the US Embassy in Venezuela, the mission announced Thursday, marking a new phase in Washington's diplomatic presence in Venezuela, and after a US military raid on Jan.3 ousted and captured longtime leader Nicolás Maduro. Image via Prensa Libre Barrett is a career member of...