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Military Industrial Complex

Congress should walk Trump's talk on arms industry stock buybacks

Now that the president has identified the problem, lawmakers have a real opportunity to follow through

Venezuela oil US
Latin America

In what world would Trump's oil play actually help Venezuelans?

It would take major systematic changes both commercially and in the government, and it's unclear whether any of that is in the works yet

Royal Navy
Europe

If Europe starts attacking Russian cargo ships, all bets are off

The consequences will be negative, from shattering the order it claims to defend all the way up to a possible nuclear confrontation

Friedrich Merz
Europe

Germany's grandstanding on Iran: The best Europe can muster?

Chancellor Merz predicts the demise of the regime, but it's just more performative rhetoric, not strategy, and helps no one

J.D. Vance
QiOSK

J.D. Vance is tie-breaker killing War Powers vote

Republicans stopped the process before colleagues could even weigh in on further military force in Venezuela

AI chips china USA
QiOSK

Bipartisan outrage after Trump greenlights Nvidia chips to China

Today’s announcement came as lawmakers were meeting to discuss how Beijing's AI progress was a threat to US national security