Sustained war with Iran could drain US missile stockpiles, test escalation control

Trump addresses possibility of Iran strikes President Donald Trump spoke with reporters on Friday about the possibility of the U.S. striking Iran, recognizing that it could risk the U.S. getting into a longer conflict. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran continue, current and former defense … Read more

US moves to legally control tanker and 2M barrels of oil seized off Venezuela’s coast in December

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has filed a complaint to legally take ownership of a sanctioned tanker and nearly 2 million barrels of petroleum seized off the coast of Venezuela in December, another step by President Donald Trump’s administration to assert power over the country’s oil sector after capturing leader Nicolás Maduro. It’s the first … Read more

Trump is trying to exert more control over elections. Will he succeed?

Throughout his political career, President Donald Trump has alleged that noncitizens are voting illegally in U.S. elections, and that Democrats are allowing or even encouraging it. In Tuesday’s State of the Union address, he declared that “cheating is rampant in our elections” and that Democrats can only win by cheating. The president has talked about … Read more

Ford recalling some 413,000 Explorers due to potential steering control loss

Ford is recalling almost 413,000 Explorers due to a defect that could cause drivers to lose steering control, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says. The model years involved are 2017-2019. According to the NHTSA, the Explorers’ rear suspensions have toe links that may fracture, which could lead to loss of steering control. The NHTSA … Read more

Russia is finding post-START arms control a harder, multipolar project

The Kremlin is at odds with the West over the war in Ukraine, Europe is in the midst of a rapid conventional rearmament campaign, and U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to field more atomic weapons – and even revive the long-dormant practice of testing nuclear arms. So New START, the last nuclear arms control … Read more