19+ hour, 20+ min ago  (630+ words) The draft Executive Order that Trump abruptly rejected last Thursday would have expanded federal power under the guise of pre-screening AI. Trump was right to cancel a blue-ribbon ceremony scheduled at the White House to sign this, which the heads…...

16+ hour, 13+ min ago  (845+ words) The distinguished political scientist Graham Allison, author of the 2015 Atlantic article "The Thucydides Trap," argued that often in history an established power will stage a preventive war against an ascendant adversary " for fear that otherwise it will soon lose its…...

16+ hour ago  (335+ words) Struan Stevenson was a member of the European Parliament representing Scotland (1999-2014), president of the Parliament's Delegation for Relations with Iraq (2009-14), and chairman of the Friends of a Free Iran Intergroup (2004-14). He is an author and international lecturer on the Middle…...

18+ hour, 55+ min ago  (788+ words) (Worthy News) " Iran's supreme leader again called for "Death to America" and "Death to Israel" after U. S. strikes in southern Iran, even as President Donald Trump convened his Cabinet for high-level discussions while negotiations with Tehran entered a decisive stage. U. S. Secretary…...

14+ hour, 46+ min ago  (956+ words) As tensions escalated in the Middle East two days after President Donald Trump announced that the U. S. and Iran are close to ending the war, U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to India over Memorial Day weekend in hopes of smoothing…...

14+ hour, 46+ min ago  (766+ words) Congress approved the Railway Safety Act amendment last week, which includes measures to increase railway safety. Some celebrate the legislation while others are warning of negative consequences for the American consumer. Here is where things stand: The Railway Safety Act…...

14+ hour, 46+ min ago  (378+ words) Last week, the United States Treasury Department launched a federal investigation into foreign influence and issued subpoenas to influencers, including controversial online streamer Hasan Piker, who describes himself as a Marxist, and Susan Medea Benjamin, a co-founder of Code Pink,…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (482+ words) KYIV/BUDAPEST (Worthy News) " Russia warned diplomats and foreign residents Monday to leave the Ukrainian capital Kyiv amid indications Moscow is preparing more massive attacks following one of the most devastating missile and drone assaults on war-torn Ukraine in recent…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (305+ words) WASHINGTON D. C. (Worthy News) " The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to sharply reduce the number of U. S. military assets available to NATO allies in the event of a major crisis in Europe, a move that would place fresh pressure on European governments…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (384+ words) WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/TEHRAN (Worthy News) " The U. S. military confirmed late Monday it carried out "self-defense" strikes in southern Iran, including against missile launch sites and boats placing naval mines, despite an ongoing ceasefire and President Donald Trump saying negotiations with Tehran…...