The US debt limit could become a major issue in Washington in 2027, potentially setting up a political standoff between the Donald Trump administration and Democrats. In an exclusive interview with HT.com, Andrew Lautz, Senior Director of Federal Policy at the Tax Foundation, said the US is likely to reach its debt limit sometime in … Read more
CASABLANCA, Morocco — The U.N.’s long-running peacekeeping mission for the disputed Western Sahara ceased operations Sunday after 35 years, as a result of a U.S.-Russia standoff at U.N. headquarters over the territory’s future. UN’s peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ends after 35 years following US-Russia standoff The end of the mission raises concerns about stability … Read more
A North Carolina state Senate candidate live-posted his own armed standoff with police on Monday, October 26. Jonathan D. Miller, the Libertarian candidate for North Carolina’s 16th Senate District in the suburbs of Raleigh, posted shocking updates from the woods as he claimed officers were closing in on him. Jonathan Miller: North Carolina state Senate … Read more
One person died Thursday after jumping from a bridge during an hours-long police standoff. The man was trying to jump off the bridge as the SWAT team had forced closure of the Interstate 45 and Interstate 20 interchange in southern Dallas, authorities said. Dallas police closed a major highway interchange for several hours Thursday after … Read more
Court records revealed chilling details about a man who was arrested following a SWAT standoff at a Kodak motel. Mark A. Harden, 33, allegedly threatened to kill a woman in Sevier County, Tennessee on Thursday, and is accused of lighting her on fire using gasoline, according to an affidavit of complaint. The woman suffered burns … Read more
UK leaders called for calm Sunday as a tense standoff with residents seeking to halt a pro-British Protestant march through a Catholic flashpoint area stretched into the night, in one of the worst crises for Northern Ireland in recent years. Tense standoff over flashpoint N.Ireland parade lasts into night The tensions were triggered after a … Read more
Amid repeated attacks on shipping and growing risks to alternative energy routes, Gulf states may be forced to accept a deal they do not fully support Persian Gulf energy producers are reportedly becoming increasingly resigned to Iran retaining significant control over the Strait of Hormuz, as efforts to reopen the vital waterway face a standoff … Read more
Iran says Hormuz will reopen only after US accepts its demands, while Washington seeks unrestricted commercial shipping. (Donald Trump, Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian) Iran has made clear that a deal with Oman on a new shipping arrangement for the Strait of Hormuz will not, by itself, reopen the strategic waterway. Tehran says the strait will … Read more