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Artemis Launch Livestream

jpw — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:49:20 -0400

Launch window opens about 6:35 EST.

GOP Weighing Health Care Cuts to Fund Iran War

jpw — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:33:34 -0400

Republicans are considering reductions in federal health spending to help pay for a budget bill containing as much as $200 billion to fund the Iran war and immigration enforcement.

'They Want Another Iraq' -- Nancy Mace Walks Out of Iran Briefing

jpw — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:32:59 -0400

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) said on Wednesday she walked out of a House Armed Services briefing on Iran and then warned against the U.S. sending troops into Iran.

Explosion at Texas Refinery

jpw — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:33:06 -0400

The Valero refinery in Port Arthur, which produces 380,0000 barrels of fuel per day, sent smoke billowing into the sky after it exploded yesterday evening.

Iran Denies Claims it Fired Missiles at Diego Garcia

jpw — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:32:48 -0400

Iran has denied targeting a joint military base of the United States and the United Kingdom on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia with missiles, dismissing the claim as an "Israeli false flag" attack.

US Government is Insolvent

Jpw — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:55:19 -0400

The U.S. government is insolvent. That's not hyperbole -- it's the conclusion drawn directly from the Treasury Department's own consolidated financial statements...

Bessent says US May Lift Sanctions on Iranian Oil Stuck at Sea

jpw — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:32:02 -0400

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said early Thursday that the U.S. may lift sanctions on Iranian oil that is already in transit ...

Admin Top Count Terrorism Official Resigns Over Iran War

jpw — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:42:48 -0400

President Trump's director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, citing the decision to begin a war against Iran when "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation."

Kent, nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate last year, posted his resignation letter on X Tuesday morning, saying he "cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people nor justifies the cost of American lives."

MAHA Allies Eye 'huge escalation' in War on Vaccines

Jpw — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 23:30:41 -0400

Leaders of a think tank aligned with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called Monday for eliminating the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule and removing vaccines from the market until they are proven "safe and effective."

Trump on Whether Americans Should Fear Iran Reprisals in US: 'I guess'

jpw — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:31:42 -0500

President Trump responded to rising fears of retaliation from Iran on the U.S. military, as the conflict ramps up in the Middle East.

RFK Jr. Puts Dunkin' on Notice

jpw — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:30:57 -0500

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said Dunkin' and other companies will need to prove that their ingredients are safe ...

Trump Administration Panicking over Spikes in Gas Prices

jpw — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:30:15 -0500

President Donald Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles, is telling his advisers to bring ideas to the Oval Office to lower gasoline prices in the wake of the U.S. attack on Iran, according to two energy industry executives familiar with the conversations.

S*^%bag Senator Sheehy Breaks Arm of USMC Vet Protestor

jpw — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:15:00 -0500

Republican Sen. Tim Sheehy of Montana assisted several police officers in physically ejecting a man who interrupted a Capitol Hill hearing on Wednesday to object to the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran.

Smoothie King Responds after Person in Trump Sweater Refused Service

jpw — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:32:43 -0500

The food outlet chain Smoothie King has said two of its employees are "no longer" working for the company after they refused to serve a man who was wearing a President Donald Trump hoodie, as well as his wife -- an incident which went viral on social media.

Fed Judge Reverses Course, Blocks DoJ WaPo Investigation

jpw — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:41:41 -0500

Another day, another humiliating setback for President Donald Trump's Justice Department " and another awkward moment for Attorney General Pam Bondi, repeatedly tasked with executing the president's hard-edged agenda only to see it stall under judicial pushback.