Washington has been "stonewalling" its Gulf allies' requests for a replenishment of air defense missiles, Middle East Eye (MEE) reported, coinciding with intensifying Iranian attacks on US bases and assets across the region. "At least one Gulf state that has come under attack from Iran asked US officials about replenishing supplies that have been depleted since the joint US-Israeli attack on Iran, but was brushed off," a former US official familiar with the matter told MEE. The former official said a separate Gulf state "responded to US requests to use air bases in their country with enquiries about the US's commitment to their air defense systems," and added that Washington's Arab allies will "be left wanting if they expect new supplies of interceptors." Read more
Your latest chat transcript could be bought and sold. Data brokers are selling access to sensitive personal data captured during chatbot conversations, despite claims that the data is anonymized and obtained with consent.
The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi for a deposition on the Department of Justice's handling of its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and its compliance with a law requiring all documents related to the notorious sex offender to be made public. The 24-19 vote by the committee came after growing criticism of the DOJ for failing to release all of the Epstein files, and reports that it has removed from public view tens of thousands of documents that previously were made public.
President Trump is open to backing militant groups who are willing to fight the Iranian government, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Among the groups Trump is considering supporting are Kurdish forces based in Iraq, who have thousands of troops along the Iran-Iraq border, an idea first raised by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a White House meeting with the president, according to a US official speaking to Axios. Read more
Prosecutors in the U.S. attorney's office in Washington were unable to build a case, underscoring the department's increasing inability to follow through on the president's desire to indict his rivals.
According to the Economist/YouGov poll, Trump's approval rating is 38 percent, and his disapproval rating is 59 percent.
U.S. forces have launched military operations with Ecuador against "designated terrorist organizations" inside the South American country, Southern Command said Tuesday.
Trump National Golf Club Westchester was cited by local health officials for "critical" violations, according to recently released records. NOTUS obtained the November 20, 2025 inspection of President Donald Trump's New York club, where Westchester County Department of Health officials observed insects, rodents, and other violations. According to Tuesday's report, the club was cited for "dirty surfaces," food that was "uncovered, mislabeled, [and] stored on floor," and "missing or inadequate sneeze guards."
Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer is under investigation after having been caught using taxpayer funds for personal reasons, including to throw herself a birthday party. Last year, shortly after Chavez-DeRemer was sworn in, she and her senior staff wanted to have a birthday party at the Department of Labor's headquarters at the Frances Perkins Building, The New York Times reports. But when staff worried about using the department's funding, DeRemer and her staff decided to call it a swearing-in celebration. The party went ahead with dozens of political staffers as guests, who sang "Happy Birthday" to Chavez-DeRemer, who then blew out the candles on a birthday cake. After the party, her chief of staff, Jihun Han, sent a memo to the entire department threatening "serious legal consequences" against any staffers who spoke with the press.
Donald Trump posted on social media that the hardworking American taxpayer would provide insurance and pay for US naval escorts to protect oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared the waterway was closed, their response to the illegal US and Israeli attack on the people of Iran.
Cost of Iran War to the American Taxpayer
"I support healthcare reform that feels inevitable but never quite arrives. "Medicare for All" is an inspiring phrase, and I admire it from a safe distance. As for climate change, I acknowledge it is real, urgent, and best addressed with statements, panels, and long timelines."
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The Brief: A Detroit woman is charged with exploiting a vulnerable adult who had suffered a head injury. Shagwendola Crawford allegedly forged a deed giving her his home and then sold it, posing as the owner. She is charged with four felonies, including embezzlement of a vulnerable adult of more than $100,000. Read more
Since the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and the US capital, the US has engaged in three full-scale wars and bombed at least 10 countries in operations ranging from drone strikes to invasions, often multiple times within a single year. The graphic [at the link] shows all the countries the US has bombed since 2001. These may not include all military strikes, particularly covert or special operations. Read more
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