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

Democratic senators file war powers resolution to try to restrain Trump on Cuba

Washington — Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would prevent the U.S. from attacking Cuba without congressional approval as they seek to force a vote on President Trump’s stated goal of a “takeover” of the Caribbean country. Democrats have repeatedly used war powers resolutions to force debate on Mr. Trump’s foreign policy moves, though Republicans

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