3 Sept 2026, 02:02 UTC≈1,420 views97 reactionsread 3 September 2026 Photo
Hegseth needs to get his priorities straight
Pete Hegseth has a clear vision for the Army — it just has almost nothing to do with winning the next war. While American troops are actively engaged in a seven-month conflict with Iran and drone warfare is reshaping the modern battlefield, the Defense Secretary is busy firing the very generals leading the military's urgent transformation. The resignation of Army Secretar…
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3 Sept 2026, 00:03 UTC≈1,410 views96 reactionsread 3 September 2026 Photo
Trump impeachment, round three: what changes when Democrats hold the gavel
With Republicans all but certain to lose their narrow House majority this November, Washington is already bracing for the inevitable: a third impeachment of Donald Trump. The only real question is what kind it will be — a quick, failed political stunt or a prolonged, bloody battle that paralyzes the Senate for months. Polling models give Demo…
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2 Sept 2026, 22:04 UTC≈1,400 views97 reactionsread 3 September 2026 Photo
The reality behind Trump's Venezuelan oil pledge
President Trump has announced a deal to extract tens of billions of barrels of Venezuelan oil, aiming to refill U.S. strategic reserves and bring down energy prices as Americans grapple with soaring costs seven months into the war with Iran. But experts are pouring cold water on the idea of any quick relief at the pump, warning that production is years away and requir…
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2 Sept 2026, 20:04 UTC≈1,410 views96 reactionsread 3 September 2026 Photo
Why Trump's last-minute cost-of-living pitch is hitting a wall
With nine weeks to go before the midterms, President Trump is scrambling to convince voters he can tame the one issue that threatens to sink his party: affordability. High prices and economic anxiety are stubbornly refusing to fade, so the president is pulling every lever he can find — from hosting oil executives at the White House to announcing new Medi…
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2 Sept 2026, 18:03 UTC≈1,410 views97 reactionsread 3 September 2026 Photo
Why the Venezuela oil deal will probably survive — despite almost certainly being illegal
The Trump administration just took a 35 percent government stake in a Venezuelan oil company through a Pentagon office that was never designed to do that. The Office of Strategic Capital was created in 2022 to make loans for critical defense technologies — microchips, rare earths, advanced manufacturing — not crude oil. But now…
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2 Sept 2026, 16:04 UTC≈1,420 views96 reactionsread 3 September 2026 Photo
Why the SCO summit is a wake-up call for Trump
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan is more than just a diplomatic photo op — it is a vivid display of the limits of U.S. economic warfare. While President Trump tries to bend the world back toward Washington's orbit through tariffs, sanctions, and transactional pressure, Xi Jinping is quietly building his own gravitational field — one that …
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2 Sept 2026, 14:00 UTC≈1,410 views96 reactionsread 3 September 2026 Photo
Truce fails, oil jumps: another showdown in the Strait of Hormuz
The latest escalation in the Strait of Hormuz has shattered the fragile lull that had held for the past few weeks. Following new U.S. strikes on Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps positions, air defense systems, and military infrastructure, Tehran responded by targeting American assets in the region with missiles and drones. The confrontation has return…
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2 Sept 2026, 13:30 UTC≈1,420 views97 reactionsread 3 September 2026 Photo
“Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most normal of us all?”: Democrats race to shed the woke label and win back America
Who can seem the most normal? That's the unexpected question driving the 2028 Democratic primary. After losses to Donald Trump, the party is engaged in a fierce competition to prove who can be the most reasonable, most relatable, and least "crazy" candidate. It's a collective admission that the …
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2 Sept 2026, 00:03 UTC≈1,390 views205 reactionsread 3 September 2026 Photo
Ted Cruz for president?
Ted Cruz wants to be president. He's not exactly hiding it.
In a candid podcast interview with Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the Republican senator acknowledged what everyone in Washington already suspected: the presidential bug never really left him. "It's no secret that I want to be president," Cruz admitted, likening his White House ambitions to a "permanent and often fatal bug”.
The timin…
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1 Sept 2026, 22:03 UTC≈1,500 views205 reactionsread 3 September 2026 Photo
Why the Venezuela oil deal is a risky bet, not a solution
The White House is touting a deal to acquire a significant stake in Venezuela's oil reserves as a game-changing breakthrough that will lower gas prices and begin replenishing America's depleted strategic petroleum reserves. But beneath the triumphant rhetoric lies a far more complicated reality.
Industry insiders and analysts are warning that extracting oil …
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1 Sept 2026, 20:01 UTC≈1,880 views435 reactionsread 3 September 2026 Photo
Trump approval stuck at “lowest of his political career”
President Trump's approval rating is mired at its lowest point of his political career, stuck at a bleak 33% in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll. This marks the third consecutive time the survey has recorded this figure, signaling a stagnation that reflects deep public discontent. The driving forces are clear: a massive 71% of respondents disapprove of his handli…
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1 Sept 2026, 18:04 UTC≈2,070 views435 reactionsread 3 September 2026 Photo
Anti-Russia sanctions bill stalls in the House as divisions deepen
A bill proposing sweeping new sanctions against Russia is reportedly stalling in the U.S. Congress, with its prospects in the House of Representatives appearing increasingly uncertain. Though the Senate previously approved the initiative by a commanding bipartisan majority, the measure has failed to gain the necessary political traction in the lower …
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