Key Takeaways The National Rifle Association and others filed a lawsuit against Illinois’s 72-hour waiting period for firearm purchases. The lawsuit claims the waiting period infringes on Second Amendment rights and argues it does not correlate with background checks. Plaintiffs detail how they completed background checks but still faced the…

Oil prices have surged as the United States and Iran have reignited their war. The US ruling class revoked a two-month sanctions waiver and renewed strikes against the Islamic Republic after reported tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), an unidentified projectile…

United States President Donald Trump said that the US-Iran ceasefire is over after Tehran attacked a tanker that “ignored repeated warnings.” Trump made the comments as the US military conducted a series of strikes on the Islamic Republic over alleged attacks on three tankers that were transiting the Strait of…

North Atlantic Treaty Organization member the Netherlands has officially run out of opportunities to supply Ukraine with weapons. According to Defense Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, the Netherlands has been an active supporter of Kiev in its conflict with Moscow until now. The Netherlands helped Ukraine in several ways, including by supplying…

The United States ruling class is alleging that Iran fired missiles at a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday night. These strikes threaten to destabilize the already shaky memorandum of understanding signed by both the US and Iranian presidents. Donald Trump announced “major combat operations” against Iran on…

Health care workers helping treat and control the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are threatening to strike as the hemorrhagic disease continues to spread.  Yesterday, healthcare workers in Ituri issued a 24-hour notice of an impending strike. Those working on the Ebola frontlines said that the working…