Former US Intel Officials: Dangerous Talk Of Putin's 'Loss' In Ukraine

US Tungsten Scrap Export Ban Takes Effect As Global Supply Crisis Deepens The Trump administration's export halt on tungsten scrap and shredded battery material took effect Thursday as the latest effort to retain critical supplies within the US. The measure comes as the US confronts a tungsten-supply crisis marked by limited to nonexistent domestic mine production and years of alarming dependence on China-dominated supply chains, even as Beijing increasingly uses critical-mineral exports as geopolitical leverage and curtails shipments abroad. The Commerce Department directive prohibits exports of tungsten scrap and so-called black...

Dazed And Confused Mitch McConnell Reappears After Three Month Hiatus He's 84-years-young and the poster child for term limits - Mitch McConnell has been a thorn in the side of the Trump Administration for years.  A classic Neo-Con, McConnell has continued to oppose voter identification under the Save Act and Trump's tariff policies.  He blames Trump for the events of January 6th and criticized Trump's sweeping pardons of J6 political prisoners.   The Kentucky Senator has also been a primary proponent of US intervention in Ukraine, and much like the late John...

How Global Economic Power Shifted In The Last 10 Years The global economic order has shifted dramatically over the last decade, with countries reshuffling positions amid inflation shocks, geopolitical tensions, pandemic disruptions, and the rapid rise of AI-driven industries. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Gabriel Cohen, compares the world’s 15 largest economies in 2016 and 2026 using IMF World Economic Outlook data, revealing which countries gained ground, which fell behind, and which surprised the most. The U.S. remains the world’s largest economy at $32.4 trillion in 2026 forecasts, while China crossed the $20 trillion...