
The Financial Times reported that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Morgan Stanley broker contacted BlackRock in February 2026 about a multimillion‑dollar investment in the iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF (IDEF) weeks before the U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran. The Pentagon issued a categorical denial, while House Oversight Democrats sent formal demand letters to Hegseth, Morgan Stanley and BlackRock seeking records. The IDEF fund, launched in May 2025, saw assets under management climb to roughly $3.1 billion by March 2026, but was not available on Morgan Stanley’s platform at the time of the alleged inquiry. The episode occurs amid a broader pattern of suspiciously timed trades around Trump‑era policy moves and a weakened federal enforcement landscape.

A federal judge concluded that Donald Trump digitally penetrated E. Jean Carroll, characterizing the act as rape in the ordinary sense, and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed both the $5 million sexual‑abuse judgment and the $83.3 million defamation award. The...

In August 2025, 1789 Capital, newly bolstered by Donald Trump Jr.’s partnership, bought a stake in Vulcan Elements, a 30‑person rare‑earth magnet startup valued at about $200 million. Three months later the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital announced a conditional $620 million loan...

Attorney Mitch Jackson has released a free online book, "Privacy in America: What Every American Needs to Know," to expose how government policies and technology companies are eroding personal privacy. He argues that everyday devices—from phones to smart speakers—continuously transmit...

In March 2024 the Trump administration approved two controversial oil projects within 24 hours: BP’s Kaskida deepwater field in the Gulf of Mexico and the restart of the Santa Ynez offshore pipeline in California using the Defense Production Act. Kaskida, the...

The United States and Israel’s February 28 strikes on Iran triggered an immediate retreat by major maritime insurers, who canceled or sharply repriced war‑risk coverage for vessels transiting the Persian Gulf. Premiums surged by more than 1,000%, making tanker voyages...

President Joe Biden referred to the escalating confrontation with Iran as a “little excursion,” downplaying what analysts describe as a full‑scale war. The comment follows a series of missile strikes, cyber attacks, and naval encounters that have already caused civilian...

Gasoline prices in the United States jumped from $2.98 to $3.58 per gallon within two weeks, with California hitting $5.40. The surge follows a series of geopolitical shocks tied to former President Trump’s foreign‑policy moves, including renewed sanctions on Russian...