0MMelissa O'Rourke· Reporting · 3 min · Feb 20, 2026StoryCanadians Rank USA Greater Threat Than China, Russia And Iran CombinedA majority of Canadians now view the U.S. as their country’s top security threat — ranking it above China, Russia and Iran — according to a shocking new survey. The poll, conducted for Bloomberg by Nanos Research Group…0 commentsShare
0MMelissa O'Rourke· Reporting · 3 min · Feb 19, 2026StoryMajor Defense Contractor Flees Spanberger’s Virginia Just Weeks After She Takes OfficeJust over a month into Democratic Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s term, one of the nation’s largest defense contractors is moving its headquarters out of her state. Boeing announced Wednesday that it will relocate…0 commentsShare
0MMelissa O'Rourke· Reporting · 4 min · Feb 18, 2026Story‘Pure Bullsh*t’: Macron Attacks Free Speech In Push For More Government ControlFrench President Emmanuel Macron sharply criticized unrestricted free speech, calling it “pure bullshit,” as his government seeks to expand its power to regulate speech more broadly, both online and offline. Across…0 commentsShare
0MMelissa O'Rourke· Reporting · 5 min · Feb 18, 2026Story‘Boss Is Getting Fed Up’: War With Iran Could Be Closer Than Americans RealizeThe Trump administration is rapidly approaching a potential military confrontation with Iran that could erupt sooner, and on a larger scale, than many Americans currently expect, sources familiar with the matter told…0 commentsShare
0MMelissa O'Rourke· Reporting · 2 min · Feb 17, 2026StoryTrump Admin Takes Out 11 Designated Narco-Terrorists In ‘Lethal Kinetic Strikes’The U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) on Tuesday announced the confirmed kills of 11 alleged narco-terrorists in three separate “lethal kinetic strikes” on vessels in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean. SOUTHCOM said…0 commentsShare
0MMelissa O'Rourke· Reporting · 4 min · Feb 16, 2026StoryActual Convicted Terrorist Might Hold Office In European Country He Plotted AgainstA man who was convicted of plotting a terrorist attack on a British consulate is now campaigning for public office in the UK’s second-largest city. Shahid Butt, who served time in prison for his involvement in a 1999…0 commentsShare
0MMelissa O'Rourke· Reporting · 3 min · Feb 16, 2026StoryIndonesia Announces 8,000-Troop Commitment For Trump Project In Middle EastIndonesia says it could deploy up to 8,000 troops to Gaza to support a U.S.-led peacekeeping effort, becoming the first country to commit forces under President Donald Trump’s newly established Board of Peace. Brig…0 commentsShare
0MMelissa O'Rourke· Reporting · 3 min · Feb 13, 2026StoryTrump Cranks Up Pressure On Iran With Second Aircraft Carrier DeploymentIn the latest escalation of America’s pressure campaign against Iran, the Pentagon has ordered the deployment of the Navy’s most powerful aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, from the Caribbean to the Middle East. The…0 commentsShare
0MMelissa O'Rourke· Reporting · 3 min · Feb 12, 2026StoryState Department Ran Covert Ops To Smuggle Starlink Internet To Iran ProtestersThe Trump administration smuggled thousands of Starlink internet terminals into Iran following the Islamic regime’s deadly crackdown on protesters in January, U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal. After Iranian…0 commentsShare
0MMelissa O'Rourke· Reporting · 3 min · Feb 12, 2026StoryUS And Mexico Seize Massive Cocaine Payload In Rare Joint Drug BustU.S. and Mexican authorities carried out a rare joint operation in the Pacific Ocean, intercepting a vessel carrying several tons of cocaine, according to Mexican officials. The bust occurred near Clarion Island…0 commentsShare
0MMelissa O'Rourke· Reporting · 3 min · Feb 11, 2026StoryUN Chief Congratulates Iran On Anniversary Of Bloody Islamic RevolutionUnited Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is facing backlash after sending a formal message congratulating Iran on the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution, even as the regime continues to face scrutiny…0 commentsShare
0MMelissa O'Rourke· Reporting · 4 min · Feb 11, 2026StoryEXCLUSIVE: GOP Senators Urge DOJ To Claw Back Taxpayer Dollars Lost To Obamacare FraudSenate Republicans are urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to recover many millions of dollars in fraudulent Obamacare subsidy payments made during the Biden administration. In a letter sent Wednesday to Assistant…0 commentsShare
