Can the US afford Trump’s $1.5 trillion ‘dream military’?
Donald Trump plans to boost US military spending to $1.5 trillion in 2027. His plan to pay for it does not add up....
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Donald Trump plans to boost US military spending to $1.5 trillion in 2027. His plan to pay for it does not add up....
The warnings come as Trump has suggested possible military strikes against drug cartel targets in Mexico. However, Mexican authorities said the US advisory has no operational implications for Mexico....
Article URL: https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-us-germany-vice-chancellor-lars-klingbeil-donald-trump/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46625797 Points: 32 # Comments: 9...
As Trump's Middle East envoy says the peace plan is moving forward, disarming Hamas and sustaining a transitional government in Gaza remain elusive....
The groups urged Congress to extend crypto tax relief beyond stablecoins, warning the current approach would not simplify everyday payments....
Investigation into Federal Reserve chair’s testimony raises questions around the independence of the country’s judicial arm...
The US attack on Venezuela is part of a long history of military interventions and political influence by the United States in Latin America. Here are five such examples since World War II....
ABC News' Mary Bruce asked President Donald Trump "what gives the U.S. the right" to take away the self-determination of Greenlanders who've said they don't want to be part of the U.S.?...
A new Pentagon strategy paper breaks with much past US defense policy, while ignoring climate change as a growing threat. It also foresees allies receiving less military support from Washington....
Ukraine, the US and Russia are set to hold their first-ever trilateral meeting to find ways to end the war....
Donald Trump has threatened to cut Venezuelan shipments of oil to Cuba, exerting further pressure on its economy....
TikTok has officially launched a US joint venture tasked with “safeguarding the American content ecosystem”, with commercial activities such as e-commerce, advertising and marketing remaining under th...
Despite a pause in tariff escalation, US–EU trade remains volatile under Donald Trump. From deficits and energy to services and the dollar, the transatlantic relationship reveals deep ties — and clear...
An internet blackout has cut off Iran from the outside world but reports of soaring death tolls are trickling out of the country. US President Donald Trump said the US was sending a "massive fleet" to...
Trump deciding to wind back on tariffs on countries opposed his takeover of Greenland reduced the pressure at a hastily arranged summit of EU leaders. But they used the meeting to prepare Europe for a...
Article URL: https://twitter.com/SecArmy/status/1933693585183965372 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46719704 Points: 27 # Comments: 4...
The US military has started transferring up to 7,000 Islamic State (IS) detainees from prisons in northeastern Syria to Iraq, as Syria’s new government asserts control over territories long governed a...
The US thanked Iraq for its cooperation to transfer up to 7,000 prisoners out of Syria, after the Kurdish-led SDF lost control over the territory where the prisoner camps were held....
A sample of a polymetallic nodule at the Viridian Biometals lab in Pasadena, California. | Photo: Getty Images The Trump administration took the next step toward unilaterally jumpstarting deep-sea min...
Rewatch US President Donald Trump's speech in Davos amid growing tension with European allies and declining support back home....