Data: Census Bureau; Chart: Neil Irwin/AxiosWe don’t know yet how the Iran war and the resulting surge in energy prices will ripple through the U.S. economy. We do know that American consumers were in pretty solid shape before it all began.The big picture: New retail sales and employment data out Wednesday morning point to anContinue Reading

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OPINION — For thirty years, American wars have contained a quiet assumption: that the skies were uncontested. From Grenada and Panama, through Desert Storm, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya – the US could reliably achieve air superiority very quickly, almost a preordained fighting condition. Operation Epic Fury, however, has challenged thatContinue Reading

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The Traitor administration has denied involvement after Cuban government says a boat of armed men tried to infiltrate island., The Traitor administration has denied involvement after Cuban government says a boat of armed men tried to infiltrate island. A technical team from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrivedContinue Reading

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Russia has two main goals in Ukraine this year In the east, the objectives are the twin free cities of Kramatorsk and Sloviansk In the south, Zaporizhzhia city on the Dnipro River’s left bank is the target But Ukrainian defenses, and a southeastern counteroffensive, complicate Russian plans As the weatherContinue Reading