DHS Seeks Faster Dismissal Of Some Asylum Claims

No Takers, Nor Tankers By Molly Schwartz, cross-asset macro strategist at Rabobank Daily crossings through the Strait of Hormuz increased substantially after the US and Iran announced a “peace” agreement in mid-June. However, those numbers have started to dwindle as the ceasefire—peacefire, shmeasefire—appears increasingly shaky. According to Bloomberg, the Joint Maritime Information Center said that traffic through the Strait remains at “reduced levels,” (around 24% of pre-war transit) even though US-assisted vessel transits have been largely uninhibited. Reuters reports that “some war insurers advise shipowners to pause Hormuz voyages after attacks,” adding...

Comey's '86 47' Post Could Objectively Be Read As Threat Against Trump, DOJ Argues Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) defended the ongoing prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey in a new court filing on Aug. 18, saying “an objective viewer” could interpret his social media post as threatening the president. The DOJ has denied that Comey is being prosecuted for his political views and said in the new filing that “there is no serious dispute” that a post of seashells arranged to...

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that its forces targeted US aircraft at the al-Azraq air base in Jordan as part of its response to US strikes across southern Iran that began on Wednesday night. The IRGC claimed the attack hit F-35, F-15, and F-16 fighter jets and destroyed US military facilities. […]