Donald Trump

Trump Calls for $200 Billion Mortgage-Bond Purchase to Push U.S. Home Rates Below 6%, Aiming to Improve Affordability Amid Supply Shortages

President Donald Trump unveiled a new plan aimed at improving housing affordability in the United States by calling for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase $200 billion in mortgage bonds. The move is designed to help push...
US Labor Market

US Labor Market, Urges Federal Reserve to Consider January Rate Cut Despite Modest December Job Gains

While the latest U.S. jobs report showed modest growth, analysts at Scotiabank caution that the labor market is weakening in ways the Federal Reserve can no longer overlook, potentially setting the stage for an interest rate cut in January. Headline...
Donald Trump

Trump Escalates Greenland Push With ‘Hard Way’ Warning, Framing Arctic Island as Non-Negotiable U.S. Security Asset

President Donald Trump escalated his push to acquire Greenland this week, warning that the United States is prepared to secure the strategic Arctic territory “the hard way” if Denmark and Greenland refuse to negotiate a diplomatic sale. Trump’s comments mark...
Emmanuel Macron - Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Macron and Steinmeier Warn US Policies Under Trump Are Threatening Global Order, Call for Greater European Strategic Autonomy

In unusually blunt and seemingly uncoordinated remarks, the presidents of France and Germany have issued strong warnings about the trajectory of U.S. foreign policy under Donald Trump, signaling growing European concern over the erosion of the postwar rules-based international order....
AGM‑154C‑1 Joint Stand‑Off Weapon (JSOW)

U.S. Forces Employ AGM‑154C‑1 Glide Weapon in Strikes on Venezuela’s Strategic Sites

United States military forces conducted a targeted strike inside Venezuelan territory on January 3, 2026, using the AGM‑154C‑1 Joint Stand‑Off Weapon (JSOW) against key infrastructure amid a broader operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and...
USS Gerald R. Ford

U.S. Military Budget Could Hit Unprecedented $1.5 Trillion Under Trump Plan, Reshaping Defense Industry and Federal Spending Priorities

United States President Donald Trump has announced that he has directed the federal government to raise the 2027 military budget target from $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion, describing the move as essential for national security amid what he called “very...
U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton

U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton Conducts Extended High-Altitude Surveillance Mission Over Caribbean Near Venezuela

A United States Navy MQ-4C Triton high-altitude unmanned aerial surveillance aircraft conducted a prolonged intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission over the Caribbean Sea on 8 January 2026, after departing Naval Station Mayport in Florida, according to flight-tracking data and...
US Intercepts Russian-flagged oil tanker in Atlantic

US–Russia Maritime Tensions Escalate as Senior Russian Lawmaker Calls for Torpedo Strikes on American Warships After Tanker Seizure

US–Russia maritime tensions sharply escalated this week after a senior Russian defence legislator openly called for military retaliation against the United States, warning that Moscow should “strike with torpedoes and sink a couple of American ships” in response to the...
US has seized two oil tankers it says are part of Venezuela's 'shadow fleet'.

Australia Seeks Clarity After US Forces Seize Two Oil Tankers Accused of Being Part of Shadow Fleet Operations

The Albanese government is seeking more information from Washington following the seizure of two oil tankers in back-to-back operations by US forces overnight. Footage released by the US Department of Homeland Security showed troops boarding the Russian-flagged Marinera, which had...
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