New York City Says This Rideshare App May Owe Millions In Unpaid Congestion Fees

America's Military Readiness Depends On Deployable Nuclear Power Authored by James Durso via RealClearDefense.,com, For decades, energy policy in Washington was debated on the basis of economics, climate change, and domestic politics. That era is over. The United States is entering a period where energy security must be recognized as a core pillar of national security and military readiness. The global competition underway with China is not just about trade or tariffs. It is about industrial capacity, technological dominance, artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductor manufacturing, and defense production – all of which depend on a...

Syria Says It's Considering Joining Saudi-Led Mecca Defense Pact Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, a former al-Qaeda member, said on Saturday that Damascus was considering joining the Mecca defense pact, the new military alliance between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey."Discussions are currently underway to evaluate Syria’s entry into the Mecca alliance," al-Shaibani said at the Manama Dialogue conference in Bahrain. Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, a former Al Qaeda member. via Reuters Al-Shaibani’s comments come several weeks after several media outlets reported that Syria was considering sending...

Futures Hit Record High As Oil Tumbles After Bessent Says Hormuz May "Reopen Tomorrow" S&P futures are trading at all time high with the latest push higher triggered by comments from Scott Bessent on CNBC who echoed Trump in saying that "we may have Iran deal tomorrow to open Hormuz" (or we may not). The Nasdaq also looks set to extend Monday’s gains: As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are up 0.4% to an all time high of 7655 and Nasdaq futures rise 1.1%, as Palantir soared 16% pre-market after upping...