President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are heading toward another diplomatic confrontation. After Trump announced an agreement easing restrictions on Russian diesel exports, Zelensky publicly criticized the decision.
Trump responded by questioning Ukraine’s leadership as tensions over the war intensified. Now, new questions are emerging about U.S. intelligence support after Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv without advance warnings from Western partners.
Is Washington reducing its support for Ukraine, or was this a failure to detect a particular attack?
On America Now with Ben Swann, we examine the growing disagreement between Trump and Zelensky, the role of Russian energy exports, Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil refineries, and reports of a proposed peace framework involving security guarantees and territorial concessions. With Ukraine still dependent on American military technology and intelligence, what happens if the relationship between Washington and Kyiv deteriorates further?
Since U.S. AID has been shut down, conservatives have won a string of elections across Latin America. This shows that the people of Latin America most likely always favored conservatives, but had been subjected to propaganda and corruption via the left-leaning USAID monies.
Countries including Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Honduras have elected conservatives. The biggest test will be Oct. 25 when Flavio Bolsonaro faces the socialist cad Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for the presidency of Brazil. Here’s more from Angela Rose.
Here’s my take on what the media won’t tell you about the French school protests, which brought education, immigration spending and public trust back into the conversation.
But there’s something strange about the footage we’re being given from these protests…What can you observe?
Beyond the headlines about teacher shortages and school conditions, I’m starting to wonder who gets to use the anger—and what happens when citizens demand government intervention? Here’s more from Really Graceful.
France was one of the first countries to recognize “Palestine” and welcome hordes of Muslim migrants. Today, they are rioting all across Europe.
Even the US military was forced to pull 12 bombers out of Britain. Why? Yet another terror threat in a country overrun by Muslims. Here’s more from Lori Colley.
What if the world’s most powerful people know another global cataclysm is coming, and have spent generations preparing to survive it? In Part Two of my conversation with scientist Weston Warren, we explore the hidden knowledge he believes connects the Flood of Noah to what is happening in our world today.
Why are the elites building underground, preserving genetic material, and gathering the world’s resources? And what do they know that the rest of us don’t? Here’s more from Seth Holehouse on Man In America.
Jared Knott, a decorated combat infantry officer who served in Vietnam and a geopolitical analyst, joins the program to discuss the wars unfolding worldwide and the forces driving seemingly endless conflict.
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This conversation takes a different direction as Sarah and Knott openly debate the causes of war and whether the United States should be involved at all. They examine Vladimir Putin’s intentions and sharply disagree over whether he is a stable leader protecting Russia’s strategic interests or a power-hungry aggressor with broader ambitions in Europe.
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This is not a typical episode. At times, the conversation becomes a genuine debate—but rather than retreating into comfortable silos, Sarah and Knott remain engaged. Despite their disagreements, they find enough common ground to have a meaningful and substantive discussion about some of the most consequential issues of our time. It is the kind of honest conversation that should happen far more often. Here’s more from Sarah Westall in a new edition of Business Game Changers.
Mexico just caved and will not allow a new migrant caravan to proceed north to the United States. The caravan of about 400 migrants just crossed the border from Honduras into Mexico.
But Markwayne Mullin, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, says the caravan will not be permitted entry. And he adds that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has given him assurances that she will stop the caravan — in Mexico — before it reaches the U.S. southern border.
So response to the caravans has changed dramatically since President Donald Trump took over from the discombobulated Joe Biden. Here’s more from The Liberal Hivemind.
Victor Davis Hanson is breaking down what may be one of the most important strategic moments of President Donald Trump’s second term. With multiple U.S. carrier groups positioned near Iran and reports of additional naval and amphibious forces heading toward the region, the big question for Hanson is whether Trump is preparing for a major confrontation, rotating exhausted carrier groups, or simply reinforcing the blockade around Iran.
Hanson also examines the strange contradiction in the Strait of Hormuz. Oil shipments are reportedly moving closer to pre-war levels, yet Iran continues threatening and attacking commercial shipping.
Why provoke President Trump when the United States has gone weeks without launching another major attack? Hanson considers whether Tehran may actually want a dramatic American response that sends oil and gasoline prices higher and creates political pain before the midterms. Here’s more from Stephen Gardner.
Mark Carney is escalating tensions with the United States, raising the possibility of an American invasion while looking to China and the European Union as alternatives to Canada’s traditional relationship with its closest ally.
Victor Davis Hanson argues that Canada remains deeply dependent on the United States for trade, defense, and economic stability, and that turning away from that relationship will not solve the country’s larger problems.
He also looks at Canada’s immigration, energy, defense, and economic policies and how its leaders brought the country to this point. Here’s more from The Daily Signal.
Are California and environmental groups colluding with Communist China to destroy U.S. military readiness? That’s the premise explored by two Navy veterans looking at the mountains of regulation serving to stymie oil refineries in the state of California.
Michael Jaco needs no introduction, as he hosts a video series we run quite often. His guest today is Michael Ariza, a Navy veteran who went on to serve two decades working at major refineries including Chevron, Flying J and Valero.
Today he’s a leading voice on the critical decline of California’s refining infrastructure and its impact on our economy, security, and military readiness.