The Silver Lining: The Donald’s Impending Defeat in Iran May Finally Bring the Empire Home

Can Elon Musk Rescue Republicans In November? Elon Musk has given more than $276 million to Republican groups and his own America PAC since July, making him the largest known donor of the 2026 midterm elections, according to figures provided to The New York Times ahead of Thursday's federal filing deadline. The spending marks a reversal from May 2025, when Musk said, "In terms of political spending, I'm going to do a lot less in the future." The money has helped Republicans build a financial advantage in a cycle with difficult political...

India's Central Bank Tells Oil Refiners To Stop Buying Dollars On Spot Market By Julianne Geiger of OilPrice.com India’s central bank has told state-run oil refiners to stop buying dollars in the spot market and instead use a government-backed credit line. That matters because oil is priced in dollars, and refiners are some of the biggest buyers of dollars in the country. When they all go into the market at once to pay for crude, it puts direct pressure on the rupee. That pressure has been building for weeks. The Reserve Bank of...

Saudi Helicopter Downed, Two Pilots Killed, In First Of Renewed Yemen War Saudi Arabia has confirmed two military pilots are dead after their reconnaissance helicopter crashed near the border with war-ravaged Yemen - the first such reported Saudi military deaths since the renew of war with the Houthis last month. Saudi official statements are calling it a crash, describing it as a malfunction or accident, while the Houthis are saying they shot down the aircraft. Illustrative file image: Boeing"The AH-6i helicopter’s crash near the city of Najran was due to a technical...