Energy Secretary invokes Defense Production Act to restart CA Oil Operations
WASHINGTON—U.S. Department of Energy on March 13 directed Sable Offshore Corporation to restore operations of the Santa Ynez Unit and Santa Ynez Pipeline System to address supply disruption risks caused by California policies that have left the region and U.S. military forces dependent on foreign oil. Energy Secretary Chris Wright invoked the Defense Production Act […]
Trump announces new tariffs after SCOTUS ruling, alleges foreign meddling
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald J Trump on Friday lambasted the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruling curtailing his use of emergency powers for tariffs, labeling it “ridiculous” and “terrible,” while alleging foreign influence on nation’s highest court. He announced that the tariffs will remain in effect and that he will be signing an executive […]
Trump designates illicit fentanyl as Weapon of Mass Destruction
WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order on December 15 designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as weapons of mass destruction, framing the synthetic opioid as a national security threat akin to a chemical weapon. “Today, I’m taking one more step to protect Americans from the scourge of deadly fentanyl flooding […]
Bolton, 76, indicted under US Espionage Act, faces 180 years in prison
A federal grand jury in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on Thursday, October 16, has charged John Bolton, former National Security Adviser under President Donald J Trump, with 18 counts under the Espionage Act (18 U.S.C. § 793) for allegedly retaining and transmitting classified information after leaving the White House in 2019. […]
US moving to label Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR as terrorist organizations in bold national security push
NEW YORK—United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio in an interview Tuesday, August 12, with Sid Rosenburg of “Sid and Friends in the Morning,” disclosed that the U.S. is “in the process” of designating both the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR terrorist organizations. During Tuesday’s interview, Rubio and Sid discussed Osama bin Laden’s death (2011), Colombia’s […]
