The average price for a gallon of diesel fuel in the United States hit an all-time high average price of $5.85 on Friday as the Trump administrationâs war on Iran and its resulting disruptions to the global energy market showed no signs of ending.
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Trump Threatens âLeakersâ With Jail Time Over Reports About Munitions Shortages
(August 6, 2026)
Media reports have also said that the US has used up nearly all of its ATACMS missiles and Precision-Strike Missiles, which were both used extensively in strikes on Iran.
Trump also responded to a report from The Washington Post that said he lashed out at US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over the munitions shortages, which one source told the outlet was part of the reason why Trump held off on his threats to dramatically escalate the war.
Sources told the Post that on the sidelines of a recent cabinet meeting at Camp David, Trump vented his frustration at Hegseth over the munitions shortages. The report said that Hegseth then blamed his deputy, Stephen Feinberg, for both the shortages and for failing to ensure Trump was informed about the issue.
Renewed Iran War Would Test Diminished Interceptor Inventories
(July 27, 2026)
Note: Estimated inventories today account for additional interceptor use and new deliveries since the April 8 ceasefire. THAAD deliveries during the ceasefire outpaced estimated use over the same period, resulting in higher inventories today than in April. Patriot calculations include the latest MSE variant and PAC-3s. Several hundred PAC-2s, not represented in the chart, are estimated to remain in the U.S. inventory.
Source: Authorsâ calculations based on FY 2027 DOD budget materials and publicly released information. Methodology detailed in Mark F. Cancian and Chris H. Park, âLast Rounds? Status of Key Munitions at the Iran War Ceasefire,â CSIS, April 21, 2026.
On Iran, a $37 billion price tag and no answers on how it ends
Hegseth, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, came armed with an $87.6 billion Trump administration supplemental request that includes more than $67 billion for the war and other Pentagon spending.
And as Hegseth announced that the conflict had racked up $37.5 billion in costs, it is expanding. More US troops died over the weekend, bringing the death toll to 18; CNN reported that 100 American personnel had been injured since early July;
‚Imagine All the Better Things That Could Have Been Done‘: Trump Has Blown $37.5 Billion on Iran War
That figure came from a line of questioning by US Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), as Hegseth appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee to support Trump‘s June supplemental funding request, which includes tens of billions for the Pentagon.
Hegseth told Durbin that the $37.5 billion estimate includes what‘s been spent so far, plus some projected spending through the end of the fiscal year in Septemberâan exchange quickly met with fury by various critics, many of whom pointed out the range of ways that money could have been better spent by an administration allegedly dedicated to combating „waste, fraud, and abuse.“
Iran media say 43 million people attended leaderâs funeral ceremonies
Anywhere between 41 to 43 million people participated in the six-day funeral ceremony for Iranâs slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Iranian media report.
Iranâs Press TV called Khameneiâs funeral âthe largest procession the world has ever witnessedâ. Ceremonies took place across five cities: Tehran, Qom, Najaf, Karbala, and Mashhad.
The Pentagon is running out of money
WASHINGTON â The Defense Department was funded with a budget of nearly a trillion dollars, but it is running out of cash, according to three U.S. officials, a former defense official, outside experts and two congressional staff members.
Pentagon Tells Lawmakers It Needs Additional $80 Billion for Iran War and Other Costs
The White House is expected to formally request a supplemental spending bill in the coming days
White House delivers Iran agreement to Congress
A swath of GOP senators and some House Republicans were livid Wednesday when a Trump administration official read the memorandum to reporters before sharing the document with lawmakers.
Senior White House officials have held small-group and individual calls with select GOP lawmakers, but an all-member briefing from Trump administration officials on the agreement is not expected until next week.
Turkey Calls For „Liberating Jerusalem“, Netanyahu Slams „Dictator“ Erdogan
(June 10, 2026)
„Just as we witnessed the liberation of Damascus, Aleppo, and Karabakh, God willing, one day we will also witness the liberation of Jerusalem,“ Interior Minister Mustafa Ciftci said during a speech at a conference.
„Just as in the past, those lands will be ours once again,“ Ciftci vowed, and said, „God willing, they will come under our sovereignty and dominion once more.“
„Because we have a global leader like Recep Tayyip Erdogan at our helm,“ he said. „A world leader.“
Israeli attacks in Syria and Lebanon threaten TĂŒrkiye, President Erdogan says
(June 10, 2026)
„TĂŒrkiye‘s security begins not in Hatay, but in Aleppo, Damascus and Beirut. Neither will we tolerate any faits accompli in our brothers‘ countries, nor will we turn a blind eye to aggression,“ he said, stressing that the country‘s security extends beyond its borders.
President Erdogan also referred to what he described as Israelisâ „delusion of the Promised Land,“ saying TĂŒrkiye was fully aware of its ultimate objective.
„By the will of God, we will never allow this,“ he said.
Did Germany lose its UNSC seat because of support for Israel?
Wadephulâs bid won 104 votes in the UN General Assembly, falling 23 short of the two-thirds majority required for election.
This is the first time Germany has failed to win a rotating seat on the Security Council after decades of successfully securing one of the Western European seats every eight years.
Kein Sitz im UN-Sicherheitsrat: Katerstimmung und Fehlersuche
„FĂŒr uns alle ist das eine wirkliche EnttĂ€uschung. Das muss man sagen. Daran will ich nicht vorbeireden“, sagt Wadephul spĂ€ter im Interview mit den ARD-Tagesthemen. In der deutschen Delegation herrscht Katerstimmung. Bis zuletzt war man zuversichtlich, dass die vielen Last-Minute-GesprĂ€che, die Wadephul seit Freitag in New York gefĂŒhrt hatte, ausreichen wĂŒrden. Die Liste der vermeintlichen UnterstĂŒtzer-Staaten schien lang genug zu sein.
Five countries elected to UN Security Council; Germany misses out
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday elected Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad âand Tobago and Zimbabwe to the 15-member U.N. Security Council for âtwo-year terms starting on January 1, 2027.
Germany, which had lobbied hard for a seat, came third for the two places contested by the Western European and âOthers Group, with 104 votes, against 134 for Portugal âand 131 for Austria.
âWhy are we talking about this?â: Democrats are furious that the Bidens wonât go away
Democrats want to move on from 2024. The Bidens wonât let them.
China Built The Most Advanced Space Station In Just 2 Years | Tiangong
Apr 30, 2026
China was rejected from the International Space Station in 2011 when the US Congress passed a law banning NASA from any cooperation with China‘s space program. Most nations would have accepted that and moved on. China did something completely different. They decided to build their own space station from scratch, alone, without any international help, and they finished it in just 2 years. The result is Tiangong, the Heavenly Palace, a 3-module space station orbiting 400 kilometers above Earth that is packed with technology so advanced it makes the ISS look like it belongs in a museum. From the world‘s first space microwave to smart circadian lighting, resistance band uniforms, and a robotic telescope 300 times wider than Hubble, what China quietly built up there is one of the most remarkable engineering achievements in human history.
Trump-Xi meet as petroyuan rises on Iran warâs tide
As US credibility crumbles across the Gulf, Chinaâs petroyuan fast emerging as the currency of Asiaâs post-war energy order
UK stocks slip as uncertainty over US-Iran ceasefire lifts oil prices
The UK‘s main stock indexes dipped on Monday in broad-based losses as fears that the U.S.-Iran ceasefire âcould collapse weighed on sentiment.
The U.S. seized an Iranian âcargo ship and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained largely halted, sending crude oil prices more than 5% higher.
Warum die Republik keine Angst vor dem Niedergang der âS.P.D.â haben muss
(January 16, 2018)
Im Falle eines Zusammenbruchs der âS.P.D.â wĂŒrde sich sofort eine sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands grĂŒnden.
Zur Zeit steht die im Kaiserreich gegrĂŒndete und in den letzten sechzehn Jahren Krieg und Euro-Kapitalismus zwölf Jahre an der Regierung befindliche Partei âS.P.D.â bei 18,5 Prozent. Mancher wird sich nun fragen, wie das ohne die âS.P.D.â weitergehen soll. Genau das ist ja der Punkt: gar nicht. Das ist ein Grund zur Freude, nicht zur Sorge.
Die âS.P.D.â ist eine Fantompartei. Ihre einzige Aufgabe ist es die Berliner Republik abzuwickeln, die sie nie gewollt hat und die ihrem Auftrag âVereinigte Staaten von Europaâ genauso im Weg steht wie alle anderen Demokratien auf dem Kontinent. Diese machen den Deutschen wieder einmal vor, wie einfach es sein kann neue Parteien zu grĂŒnden, wenn einen die alten verraten.
Das mĂŒssen die Deutschen offensichtlich einfach noch lernen. Denn Demokratie ist wie Autofahren. Wer sie nicht kann, der will sie nicht, der will sie auch nicht lernen, sondern lieber einen Verkehrsunfall.
Trumpâs War Address Proves He Hasnât Got a Clue What Heâs Doing
Trump is so desperate for the publicâs approval that he sincerely believed that by going on television to make his claim for war 32 days too late, he would turn his plummeting poll ratings around.
By making his case for war, he would help people understand why he was right.
Instead, he revealed how wrong he was to put the United States into a war it couldnât really win.
Trump interview: I am strongly considering pulling out of Nato
Singling out the UK, the US president rebuked Sir Keir Starmer for refusing to get involved in the American-Israeli war against Iran, suggesting that the Royal Navy was not up for the task.
âYou donât even have a navy. Youâre too old and had aircraft carriers that didnât work,â he said, referring to the state of Britainâs fleet of warships.
Asked whether the Prime Minister should spend more on defence, Mr Trump added: âIâm not going to tell him what to do. He can do whatever he wants. It doesnât matter. All Starmer wants is costly windmills that are driving your energy prices through the roof.â
Trump advisers fear GOP midterm losses as gas prices spike
On Tuesday, gasoline prices in the U.S. topped $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022, according to AAA. Several officials concede there will be Republican losses in the midterms if they don‘t turn around the trending numbers.
A Republican source says the House will be difficult for the GOP, but Republicans expect to retain control of the Senate.
What Iran means for the dollar: a perfect storm for the petrodollar
(March 24, 2026)
The world saves in dollars in large part because it pays in dollars. The dollar‘s dominance in cross-border trade is arguably built on the petrodollar: globally traded oil is priced and invoiced in USD. This arrangement can be traced to a deal struck in 1974 where Saudi Arabia agreed to price oil in USD and invest surpluses in USD assets, in exchange for US security guarantees. Because oil is a core input to global manufacturing and transport, there is a natural incentive for global value chains to dollarize, and global surpluses to accumulate in USD.
The foundations of the petrodollar regime have been under pressure even before this conflict. Most Middle East oil is now sold to Asia not the US; sanctioned oil from Russia and Iran has already been trading off dollar rails; Saudi Arabia has been localizing defence, and experimenting with forms of non-dollar payment infrastructure such as Project mBridge.
The current conflict may expose further fault lines, by challenging the US security umbrella for Gulf infrastructure and the maritime security for global trade in oil. Damage to Gulf economies could encourage an unwind in their foreign asset savings held largely in dollars. In this context, reports that the passage for ships through the Strait of Hormuz may be granted in exchange for oil payments in yuan should be closely followed. The conflict could be remembered as a key catalyst for erosion in petrodollar dominance, and the beginnings of the petroyuan.
War on Iran could be ‚catalyst‘ for erosion of US petrodollar, Deutsche Bank says
The petrodollar helps keep borrowing costs down for US consumers and Washington, giving them big advantages over peers
Senate unanimously moves to fund most of DHS, except ICE and border patrol, in rare overnight session
The agreement would fund other DHS components, such as the Transportation Security Administration and US Coast Guard, but the House will still need to act before funded agencies within the department can reopen.
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However, asked whether he believes the House will adopt the same measure to fund most of the department, Thune said, âI donât know what the House will do.â
âI just want to go homeâ: Despair settles over the Capitol as DHS deal hopes evaporate
âIt looks like everybody is going to stare at each other for a little while,â Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Wednesday, before nodding at lawmakersâ best hope for getting a deal â their overwhelming desire to leave town.
âYou know how it is around here, itâs not Thursday yet,â he said.
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One GOP senator, granted anonymity to speak candidly, summed up their feelings: âI just want to go home.â
Melania Trump shares the spotlight with a robot at an education and technology event
The first lady paused just before entering the East Room while the robot walked around the table with the panelists and took up a position in the center of the room.
It took a moment to scan the audience before speaking.
„Thank you, first lady Melania Trump, for inviting me to the White House. It is an honor to be at Fostering the Future Together‘s global coalition inaugural meeting,“ it said.
„I‘m Figure 03, a humanoid built for the United States of America,“ it continued.