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Germany’s Chancellor Merz admits: Trump often applies pressure through a very forceful approach. The last American presidents politely asked us, “Please, finally do a little more for your own defense,” but across Europe those requests largely fell on deaf ears. Now there is an American president who says, rather bluntly, “Enough is enough.” And I …
Trump brags that he has "led a historic effort to dramatically increase the defense spending" pic.twitter.com/HehVbUCyiN — FactPost (@factpostnews) July 8, 2026 Trump: We’ll taking in over $1 trillion a year toward defense, and that's a tremendous amount of money. It's a big up. There were 2%. They were actually a 1%. I got them …
Every NATO summit talks about security. This one also came with a shopping spree worth billions. Secretary General Mark Rutte unveiled major joint procurement deals for defense companies. That includes Airbus A330 MRTT tankers. It also includes up to 10 Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft to replace the aging AWACS fleet. Those aren’t small purchases. They’re …
Karmelo Anthony in state custody for 35-year sentence. Legal team filing formal notice of appeal. Fight shifting toward procedural integrity. Defense hunting for legal cracks. Primary focus on jury selection. Prosecutors using peremptory strikes removing prospective Black jurors. Defense citing racial bias. Judge John Roach overruling objection. Accepting prosecution claim of race neutrality. Resulting all-white …
WASHINGTON — Defense industry leaders have been preparing to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House later this week in what is expected to be a contentious discussion as concerns grow over the U.S. supply of missiles, according to two people familiar with details of the meeting. The leaders of roughly seven defense …
Useful Idiot Kristen Welker's PATHETIC defense of California election fraud DEBUNKED Larry O'Connor takes Welker to task for the rigged system she's dismissing. "The real scandal coming out of California right now is quite possibly every single thing we are seeing transpire… pic.twitter.com/qZkRMm88yH — Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 8, 2026
Mario Nawfal and GeneralMCNews flag Section 224 Pushes joint weapons production AI cyber data fusion and co-development Shifts it all into opaque defense contracts No more annual aid votes or public fights…Only 16 percent of Americans want unlimited Israel arming This locks US tech troops and budgets into Israeli ops permanently Bypasses all backlash while …
JUST IN: 🇵🇰🇸🇦 Pakistan deploys jet squadron, 8,000 troops, and air defense system to Saudi Arabia under defense pact. pic.twitter.com/QVdyE4jRRN — BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) May 18, 2026 ‼️🇵🇰🇸🇦 Pakistan deploys fighter jets, air defenses, and thousands of troops to Saudi Arabia amid the Iran war. Islamabad has sent around 8,000 troops, a squadron of JF-17 …
The Taiwanese Legislative Yuan passed a special defense budget totaling 780 billion NTD ($25 billion USD) to counter rising PRC aggression. The funding is split into two rounds, with 300 billion NTD allocated for immediate purchases of HIMARS, M109A7 howitzers, and Javelin missiles. The second round of 480 billion NTD focuses on anti-ballistic missile systems …
The US is draining its oil reserves at a rapid pace: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) dropped -7.12 million barrels last week, the largest weekly drawdown since October 2022. This marks the 5th consecutive weekly decline, the longest streak since 2023. Over this period,… pic.twitter.com/0FxbdTAuZh — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 30, 2026 By the …
Sadio Camara targeted at residence as Jnim rebels seize military bases. Nationwide strikes hit Bamako, Mopti, and Gao in massive security breach. Government announces mourning as regional stability in West Africa craters. Indian government issues emergency advisory for citizens to leave the region.
President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to speed deployment of what the White House considers some of the most constrained segments of U.S. energy infrastructure, such as grid equipment, pipelines and liquefied natural gas systems, considering them critical to national defense. Published April 23 in the Federal Register, the determinations authorize the …
Amid the broader Western militarization over a perceived Russian threat – claims repeatedly dismissed by Moscow as “nonsense” – the UK rolled out its new SDR last November, outlining a shift to “warfighting readiness” by 2035. The plan calls for raising defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, and, among other things, revitalizing the …
“Over the next month I will be working tirelessly to transition the office of Attorney General to the amazing Todd Blanche before moving to an important private sector role I am thrilled about, and where I will continue fighting for President Trump and this Administration,” she said. “Leading President Trump’s historic and highly successful efforts …
BREAKING: Poland refused to send Patriot air defense systems to the Middle East after a US request. pic.twitter.com/qsvnuta5RU — Current Report (@Currentreport1) March 31, 2026 Poland has rejected a US request to transfer Patriot air defense systems to the Middle East, Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Tuesday, March 31. According to Polish outlet Rzeczpospolita, …
China supplies the magnets inside the Arrow interceptor that defends Tel Aviv. China supplies the BeiDou satellite navigation inside the Fattah-2 missile that attacks Tel Aviv. The same country made the sword and the shield. And today, that country is hosting the diplomat who wants to broker peace between the people swinging the sword and …
“Earlier on Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — during a previously unannounced flurry of visits to Gulf nations — said his country and the United Arab Emirates had agreed to cooperate on defence, after Iran targeted countries in the area in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes. Ukraine also signed an air defence agreement with Saudi Arabia …
When a regime loses both its external leverage over the global economy and its internal ability to buy time with money and fuel, its options narrow. The same choke point Iran is using to pressure the world can become the instrument that pressures the regime. How, though, would this operation work in practice? An amphibious …
💥 BREAKING: 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇮🇷 Iran has launched two ballistic missiles at the joint US-UK military facility at Diego Garcia in the middle of the Indian Ocean, according to several US officials. None of the missiles struck the base.#Breaking #IranWar pic.twitter.com/qp1mUezMHE — Six Pocket (@six_pocket) March 21, 2026 The UK has hit back at Iran’s reckless attacks …
BREAKING: Congress passes a measure enabling automatic military draft registration as the Iran war escalates, per Ron Paul. — The General (@GeneralMCNews) March 12, 2026 WTF: Congress just passed DRAFT LEGISLATION. Trump will literally send young men to WAR to distract away from his links to Epstein! — Mark Slapinski (@mark_slapinski) March 11, 2026 BREAKING: …
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense for records on funding proposals submitted to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Biological Technologies Office prior to the Covid-19 outbreak (Judicial Watch Inc. v. U.S. Department of Defense (No. 1:26-cv-00433)). Judicial Watch filed the lawsuit …
Graham: Saudi Arabia, I am willing to make a mutual defense agreement with your country to give you protection in perpetuity. If you are attacked by Iran, we would go to war for you. pic.twitter.com/v91hSiea8H — Acyn (@Acyn) March 10, 2026 Trump ally Lindsey Graham issues threat to Saudi Arabia over Iran war Republican senator …
Hegseth vows US will 'go as far as we need' to topple Iranian regime as conflict escalates – including possible 'boots on ground' https://t.co/SjJSHS96ac pic.twitter.com/ylSuYEUuWk — New York Post (@nypost) March 9, 2026 JUST IN —🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱 U.S. Secretary of Defense: “The war with Iran has only just begun.” — UK Report (@UK_REPT) March 9, 2026 …
Israel is burning through their defense ammunition at a record pace because Iran's missiles now have warheads that split apart into smaller rockets. Completely overwhelming air defenses. https://t.co/PbPSYfIv1V pic.twitter.com/Z2ut4BLwoZ — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) March 3, 2026 Factcheck: The claim holds up based on current reporting. IDF officials stated Iran has fired missiles with cluster warheads that …
BREAKING: 🇸🇦🇺🇸 Saudi official has accused United States of abandoning Saudi Arabia & redirecting its air defense to protect Israel. " They left all the Gulf states that host American military bases at the mercy of Iranian strikes. " These are very serious allegations. pic.twitter.com/glZYGzDWNT — Bull Theory (@BullTheoryio) March 2, 2026
NEW!! U.S. Defense Secrets Sold to Russians for Millions in Crypto Peter Williams, 39, an Australian citizen, admitted selling 8 pieces of cybersecurity software and information to a Russian broker for $4 million in cryptocurrency 👇https://t.co/MU1dCwMP5z — Alex Raufoglu (@ralakbar) February 25, 2026 A man working for an American defense contractor has been jailed in the United States for seven …
PROMOTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE BY ENSURING AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ELEMENTAL PHOSPHORUS AND GLYPHOSATE-BASED HERBICIDES Executive Orders February 18, 2026 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) (the …
House This Week Passed $839 Billion Defense Bill Bursting With Pork https://t.co/Ah6BORN7vk — zerohedge (@zerohedge) January 25, 2026 Authored by Alan Mosley via AntiWar.com, The House of Representatives on Thursday approved an $838.7 billion fiscal 2026 defense spending bill, moving one of the largest appropriations measures in US history toward final passage in the Senate. …
by Martin Armstrong European Commissioner for Defense Andrius Kubilius believes a unified European army should replace American troops amid geopolitical tensions. “How will we replace the 100,000-strong American regular military forces that form the backbone of military power in Europe?” he asked, later answering his own question by proposing the creation of a permanent continent-wide joint armed …
