Webinar Discusses US Access to Diego Garcia

A webinar on Feb. 19 examines the strategic importance of the Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean and concerns about the UK’s agreement with Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago. Moderator Frank Gaffney, president of the Institute for the American Future, is joined by panelists Col. Grant Newsham, the European Research Group… Original News Source

US Opens New Trade Probes Targeting 60 Countries Over Alleged Forced Labor Practices

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the day he attends a working lunch with EU ministers responsible for trade, in Brussels, Belgium, on Nov. 24, 2025. Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters The United States has initiated new trade probes into 60 economies to determine whether their trade practices have enabled imports made with forced labor, the

US Could Deploy Naval Escorts for Commercial Shipping in Hormuz, Bessent Says

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2026. Denis Balibouse/Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on March 12 that Washington could deploy naval escorts for commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as soon as military conditions allow. In an interview

Iran’s New Supreme Leader Is Probably ‘Alive in Some Form,’ Trump Says

US President Donald Trump acknowledges the applause of attendees to the Republican Members Issues Conference at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, on March 9, 2026. Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said on March 12 that he believes Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, may still be

DOJ Names 42 New Immigration Judges

The Department of Justice in Washington on March 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) swore in 42 new immigration judges on Wednesday, assigning them to courts throughout the country, including in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and

US Treasury Issues 30-Day License to Allow Sale of Russian Oil Stranded at Sea

The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Ice Energy (L) transfers crude oil from the Russian-flagged oil tanker Lana (R) (former Pegas), off the shore of Karystos, on the Island of Evia on May 29, 2022. Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP The U.S. Treasury Department issued a license on March 12 temporarily permitting countries to buy Russian crude oil and petroleum