Details About Trump Admin’s $1.5T Defense Budget Coming April 21
Bloomberg That’s three weeks after the broad overview of the Trump administration’s unprecedented $1.5 trillion proposed defense budget is set to be unveiled on April 3
Month: April 2026
Pentagon Preparing for Drone Swarm ‘Crucible’
Jon Harper, DefenseScoop The Swarm Forge initiative is one of the “pace-setting” projects that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called for earlier this year.
USS Gerald R. Ford’s ‘Record-Breaking’ Deployment Could Last 11 Months
T&P The already long deployment for the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier could last 11 months, Chief of Naval Operations ADM Daryl Caudle said.
Crushing the Assassins
Kevin R. James, RealClearDefense The U.S. and Israel are entering the Iran War with a revolutionary CyberMongol doctrine that adapts Air/Land Battle of the First Gulf War to Iran’s…
France ‘very unhelpful’: Trump lashes out at allies
President Donald Trump expressed frustration Tuesday with allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the US war effort, telling them to “go get your own oil” as the conflict with Iran and its closure of the Strait of Hormuz sent average US g…
Lebanon says Israeli strikes on Beirut area kill 7
Lebanon’s health ministry said Wednesday that Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs and a nearby town killed at least seven people, as Israel’s military said it had targeted senior Hezbollah members. FRANCE 24’s Olivia Bizot reports from Beirut…
US Supreme Court rules against ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ minors
The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against a Colorado state law banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ minors, siding with a Christian therapist who challenged it on the grounds of free speech. At issue is the constitutionality of a 2019 Colorado law …
What’s happening with VAT for self-employed workers in Spain?
There have been lots of rumours in recent weeks regarding new rules on VAT payments for Spain’s self-employed. Is it true that ‘autónomos’ no longer need to charge and declare VAT if they earn below a certain amount?
Which teams are in the FIFA World Cup 2026?
A breakdown of the teams and groups of the FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the US after the final playoffs.
Trump’s new library draws ridicule as ‘ego tower’ rather than museum
PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday 1 April 2026: First, as energy prices continue to rise, Donald Trump slips in the polls. Also, a large-scale scam operating at the highest altitudes has been uncovered among some Everest guides. In sports, four-time world cham…