Oil prices have plunged as Iran has allowed the safe passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz during the two-week ceasefire. Both the United States and Iran have agreed to halt attacks, which will give Americans a much-needed break at the pump. According to a report by CNBC, US ruler Donald Trump said the two-week ceasefire was subject to Iran agreeing to a complete, immediate, and safe opening of the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. has received a 10-point proposal from Iran that is a workable basis for negotiations, he said. “Almost all of the various points of past…
Author: Tommy Grant
Automatic registration into the U.S. military draft pool for eligible men is slated to begin in December, following efforts from lawmakers and the selective service agency to streamline the previous self-registration process.The Selective Service System, the federal agency that maintains a database of registered U.S. males who are considered draft-eligible in the event of a national emergency, submitted a proposed rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on March 30, according to the office’s dashboard.Automatic registration into Selective Service was mandated in December 2025, when President Donald Trump signed into law the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization…
A federal appeals court has ruled that Maine’s law requiring a three-day waiting period between firearm purchases and taking possession of a gun to be constitutional. On April 3, a three-judge panel of the Boston-based 1st Circuit Court of Appeals reversed last year’s decision by Maine’s chief federal judge that blocked enforcement of the law on Second Amendment grounds. In a nutshell, the circuit court ruled that the law is a “burden on, but not an infringement of, the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.” In what seems to be strained logic, the court ruled that the law…
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three passengers aboard a vessel that was missing for seven days near the Federated States of Micronesia, the service announced Tuesday.The Legend-class cutter Midgett successfully completed a search-and-rescue mission Monday of a family whose 23-foot skiff stopped working after its single engine malfunctioned. The three survivors, two men and one woman, had left Fananu Island on March 30, en route to Murillo Island nearby.“Our U.S. Coast Guard colleagues’ swift and courageous actions in this successful search and rescue mission not only reflect the highest standards of professionalism and humanity but also reinforce the deep and…
Tennessee Republican Representative Tim Burchett has claimed that the United States ruling class knows of extraterrestrial beings and is in contact with them. Burchett added that these beings do not pose a threat to humanity; however, if the U.S. releases “what I’ve seen, you’d be up at night worrying about it.” Burchett has emerged as a leading voice on the disclosure of files regarding unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), pushing for greater government transparency on the matter. He did clarify that there isn’t an immediate danger of the extraterrestrial beings. “I don’t think we’re in danger…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday emphasized that American forces would be “hanging around” in the Middle East for the duration of the armistice between the United States, Israel and Iran — even as Washington edges toward an offramp from its 38-day campaign.The remarks came one day after President Donald Trump declared a two-week ceasefire with Iran, stepping back from earlier threats to level Iranian civilization. The president said he hopes the pause will pave the way for negotiations toward a longer-term agreement.Hegseth noted that the United States had carried out more than 800 strikes against targets in the hours…
The United States and Iran have suspended attacks on each other for two weeks. The temporary hold comes as Iran signals that it could be reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The two sides have agreed to a “double-sided ceasefire” contingent on Tehran agreeing to the “complete” and “immediate” opening of the Strait of Hormuz. The news prompted oil prices to drop by around 13% and shares to rise in early trading in Asia. Trump’s Deadline For The Opening Of The Strait Of Hormuz Is “Final” The threats leading up to this ceasefire agreement were getting progressively more aggressive and volatile.…
This article was originally published by Frank Shostak at The Mises Institute. The yearly growth rate of the consumer price index (CPI) closed at 2.4 percent in February against a similar figure in January. In February 2025, the yearly growth rate stood at 2.8 percent. Note that, in June 2022, the yearly growth rate was 9.1 percent. Most analysts are of the view that the sharp increase in the price of oil to around $95 per barrel (from around $64 at the end of February) is likely to lift the rate of inflation as depicted by the yearly growth rate…
Your GPS battery is dead. The cell signal is gone. The trail you were following disappeared two miles back. What you have left is a folded paper map and a compass. That is the moment when knowing how to read a topographic map stops being a hobby skill and becomes a survival skill. Topographic maps, often called topo maps, show the three-dimensional shape of terrain on a two-dimensional surface. They tell you not just where things are, but how steep the ground is, where the water flows, and what lies over the next ridge. For preppers, hikers, hunters, and anyone…
DUBAI/WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face widespread attacks on its civilian infrastructure.Iranian state TV flashed an announcement claiming that Trump had accepted Iran’s terms for ending the war, describing it as a “humiliating retreat” by the U.S. president.Iran said talks between the U.S. and Iran would begin on Friday in Islamabad, Pakistan.Trump’s announcement on social media represented an abrupt turnaround from earlier in the day, when Trump issued an extraordinary…