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28

Oct

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Economy, ElectionAbdul El-Sayed, David Kramer, Detroit, Donald Trump, Elissa Slotkin, Haley Stevens, Iran, Israel, JD Vance, Joe Scarborough, Kristen Welker, Michigan, Mike Rogers, Port Huron, strait of hormuz

Mike Rogers Called Trump’s Iran War a ‘Win’ — Michigan Families Are Paying the Bill

I have spent my adult life in uniform. Again and again, I have watched men die for decisions by people who never carried a rifle. So when I see Mike Rogers preening about a war he championed, I feel cold disgust. Rogers is the Republican nominee for the Senate from Michigan. He is also a shameless enabler of Trump’s Iran war. In April 2026, Rogers called that war a historic chance for peace. He called it “the best opportunity for peace in the Middle East I’ve ever seen” and described Iran as “absolutely a toothless wonder.” He called the war…

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25

Oct

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Election, OpinionsAli Abdollahi, Axios, Don Jr., Donald Trump, Florida, Greg Abbott, Iran, IRGC, James Talarico, Ken Paxton, Persian Gulf, San Antonio, strait of hormuz, Texas, Tom Barrack, Washington

Ken Paxton: Texas Doesn’t Need a Coward Who Cheers an Illegal War on Iran

I've heard the Axios audio from Ken Paxton's September fundraiser in Washington. Consequently, I know precisely what this man thinks of Trump's illegal war on Iran. He told donors and lobbyists: "It's the war, it's gas prices, it's diesel." He called affordability "by far our biggest problem." He admitted the campaign was "having a hard time with numbers" because of it. He confessed: "So many factors in this federal race are uncontrollable. I don't make the decisions." He added: "I don't know what's behind some of the decisions" in Washington. Yet Paxton campaigned with Trump in San Antonio and praised…

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22

Oct

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Economy, ElectionAmerica, Bowling Green State University, Cleveland, Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, Jon Husted, middle east, Ohio, Pentagon, Persian Gulf, Senate, Sherrod Brown, strait of hormuz, Tehran, Washington DC

Ohio’s Senate Race: Jon Husted and the Disaster of Trump’s War on Iran

I have watched Jon Husted for some time now. I find his political persona utterly repellent. He presents himself as a sober, moderate voice from the heartland. Nevertheless, his voting record reveals a deeply troubling reality. On September 24, the Senate considered a war powers resolution aimed at ending Trump’s War on Iran. That measure would have directed Trump to end it. The resolution failed by a single vote, 49 to 50. Husted was the fiftieth vote. He had told Politico just two days earlier that the war “needs to come to an end as quickly as possible”. Yet, when…

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21

Oct

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Culture, ElectionBaghdad, Boeing, ConocoPhillips, Donald Trump, House of Representatives, Iran, Maine, Marist, RTX, Scott Ritter, Senate Appropriations Committee, strait of hormuz, Suffolk University, Susan Collins, Thomas Daffron, Troy Jackson, UNSCOM, Washington Post

Susan Collins: How to Back Trump’s War on Iran and Campaign Against It !

I am Scott Ritter. Having served as a Marine intelligence officer in the Gulf War and having spent seven years as a UN weapons inspector in Iraq, I resigned from UNSCOM when Washington refused to enforce the mandates it had written. Consequently, I know the architecture of a lie dressed as intelligence. Accordingly, Trump’s war on Iran is an illegal war of aggression: it has no domestic authorization and no international legitimacy. Notably, Susan Collins supported it when it began. At that time, she did not call it illegal; likewise, she did not call it unconstitutional. Instead, she supported it.…

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20

Oct

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Election, OpinionsAbdul El-Sayed, Detroit, Donald Trump, Fox News, Grand Rapids, Iran, Leon Panetta, Martha MacCallum, Michigan, Mike Cox, Mike Rogers, Newsmax, Osama bin Laden, strait of hormuz, Tom Llamas

Scandal: Mike Rogers Mocked Michigan Voters for Worrying About Coffee While Backing Illegal War on Iran

I spent my career in the FBI. There I learned to sit across from a man. The eyes move before the mouth. The details harden where they should soften. Meanwhile, the timeline bends to fit whichever room the subject stands in. I have interrogated men who lied with more discipline than Mike Rogers. Indeed, Rogers has shown that lack of discipline across seven months of this campaign. Most of them kept one version straight for an afternoon. Rogers, however, cannot keep one straight for a news cycle. Yet he wants Michigan to hand him a Senate seat. That seat would…

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05

Oct

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Economy, ElectionAAA, Abdul El-Sayed, CBS Detroit, Democratic Party, Detroit, Donald Trump, Iran, Michigan, Michigan Democratic Party, Mike Johnson, Mike Rogers, Republican Party, Senate, strait of hormuz, United States

Mike Rogers Breaks with Trump as War Against Iran Drives Up Costs for Michigan Voters

Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers is increasingly trying to distance himself from Donald Trump’s handling of the war in Iran, as rising fuel prices put growing pressure on Republican candidates heading into the November midterm elections. Rogers’ latest call for a rapid end to the war against Iran marks a notable shift from his earlier willingness to give Trump broad authority to continue the conflict. “The war with Iran needs to end, and end quickly,” Rogers said in a campaign video posted on September 21, adding that “Michigan families can’t afford to wait.” He also argued that ending the war…

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18

Sep

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EconomyChina, Donald Trump, Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, middle east, Pentagon, Persian Gulf, Russia, strait of hormuz, Tehran, United States, Washington, White House

Not a Quick War: Six Months Into the Iran War, Costs for the U.S. Are Mounting

More than six months into the Iran war, the United States continues to fight a major military confrontation with Iran, and the conflict is proving far more difficult and expensive than the Trump administration initially expected. What the Trump administration presented as a relatively short operation has now developed into a prolonged war, creating growing financial, military, and political problems for Washington. When President Trump authorized the campaign in February, the administration appeared to expect a rapid outcome. The administration based the strategy on the assumption that intense military pressure could force Tehran to surrender its strategic capabilities and perhaps…

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15

Sep

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PoliticsChris Wright, Donald Trump, Iran, Israel, JD Vance, middle east, President Donald Trump, Southern Iran, strait of hormuz, Tehran, United States, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Vice President JD Vance, Washington

From Promised Deal to Prolonged War: Trump’s Iran Strategy Under Fire

The Trump administration is increasingly turning away from diplomacy with Iran. Meanwhile, the chances of reaching a new nuclear deal are fading as military tensions between Washington and Tehran continue to escalate. The latest comments from a senior US official suggest that President Donald Trump’s original ambition of securing a nuclear deal may be becoming increasingly difficult to achieve. Speaking to ABC News this Sunday, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright acknowledged that there may ultimately be no nuclear agreement with Iran. His remarks raise serious questions about the direction of the administration’s Iran policy, particularly because the United States and…

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07

Sep

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EconomyDonald Trump, Dow Jones, Federal Reserve, Iran, IRGC, Kevin Warsh, Kharg Island, Nasdaq-100, Nikkei 225, S&P 500, strait of hormuz, Trump, US Central Command, White House

Trump Escalates Iran Threats as U.S. Markets Brace for Fallout

U.S. President Donald Trump escalates Iran threats, warning that he could blow the country’s key oil terminal on Kharg Island to “smithereens” as tensions between Washington and Tehran rise again.  The warning comes at a sensitive moment for financial markets, with U.S. stock futures moving lower and oil prices jumping as investors assess the risks of a wider conflict. The latest escalation followed U.S. military strikes over the weekend on two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island, near the strategically important Strait of Hormuz.  According to U.S. Central Command, forces linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard were preparing rockets carrying sea mines…

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29

Aug

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Economy, ElectionBrent Crude, Crisis, Donald Trump, Dow Jones, Federal Reserve, Iran, Persian Gulf, Republicans, strait of hormuz, Tehran, Trump, United States, Wall Street, Washington, White House, WTI

America’s First Swinging Miss: Trump’s Economic War Against Iran Already Hit US Markets

On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a sweeping new economic campaign against Iran, effectively launching an economic war against Iran, describing it as the “MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY” and accusing Tehran of failing to take an opportunity to reach a deal with Washington. He warned that Iran would face “Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale.”  Yet as Trump attempts to present the confrontation as a demonstration of American strength, its growing economic consequences are increasingly being felt beyond Iran—including in the United States itself.  Trump has also threatened countries whose banks, businesses,…

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