With Trump’s Re-Election, A Venezuela Invasion Could Be on the Cards
As Trump assembles a team of pro-war hardliners, concerns grow in Caracas that the administration could pursue military action against Venezuela, including an Iraq-style invasion.
Pete Hegseth, a ‘Recovering Neocon?’
By Michael Tracey / Substack Politicians frequently “change their minds.” In principle, willingness to change one’s mind is a laudable trait, whether you’re a politician or any other type of…
Trump’s Pro-Israel Dream Team: Patel Nomination Caps Hawkish Cabinet
By Kit Klarenberg / MintPressNews On November 30, Donald Trump nominated Kash Patel to serve as FBI director. A staunch MAGA activist and loyalist with significant standing in Trump’s orbit,…
Trump’s Pro-Israel Dream Team: Patel Nomination Caps Hawkish Cabinet
With Kash Patel as FBI Director, Trump solidifies a cabinet poised to back Israel’s dangerous military adventures with unparalleled fervor.
The First Seven Billionaires Trump Has Tapped for Top White House Jobs
Out of America's 800 billionaires, president-elect Trump has so far plucked seven for top spots in his administration.
Marco Rubio’s Yemen Gamble: Is the US Headed for Another Middle East War?
With calls for airstrikes and arms deals, incoming Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s agenda risks reigniting a devastating conflict and dragging the United States into another disastrous war in the…
Glenn Greenwald: What Would Trump’s Tariff Plan Mean For Consumers?(w/ Matt Stoller)
By Glenn Greenwald / System Update
Is Donald Trump a ‘Neocon?’
By Michael Tracey / Substack The time has come to retire the term “neocon.” While this ignoble moniker may have once described an identifiable ideological tendency, and even a tangible,…
China and Mexico Stand Firm in the Face of Trump’s Tariff Threats
Trump threatens Mexico, Canada, and China to increase tariffs on products from those countries until migrant arrivals and drug imports decrease. The three countries responded.
John Kiriakou: Sebastian Gorka Is Back
This time around, Trump has elected to ignore the F.B.I. security clearance vetting process for the sworn member of Vitezi Rend, a Hungarian group that served under the Nazis.
The Transactional World of Pam Bondi
During her eight years as Florida attorney general, the cop was apparently off the beat when Bondi succumbed to the enticements of corporate lobbyists.
House Passes Chilling ‘Nonprofit Killer’ Bill With 15 Democrats Voting ‘Yes’
“A sixth grader would know this is unconstitutional,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin.
Requiem for an Empire
How America’s Strongman Will Hasten the Decline of U.S. Global Power.
Trump Opposes Israel Annexation of West Bank, Republican Sources Say
A senior Republican Senator close to the President-elect has said that “Trump will not approve annexation” of the West Bank.
John Kiriakou: The Pro-Trump Mood in Greece
The Greeks don’t know anything about American domestic policy; nor do they care. But they do care about war and immigration.