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Here’s a not-so-fun fact: before the Trump administration and the Israeli government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu initiated their war of choice against the Islamic Republic of Iran on February 28, American households were collectively $100 billion richer. The specific cost since February 28 has been around $750 per household.

But if you believe, as I do, that we are not getting normalization anytime soon between Iran, the United States, and Israel, that cost is going to increase over the next several months.

F-16 fighter from Lakeland, Florida Air Show.

All 184 of the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 Raptors will officially be here to stay, according to a pending amendment in the House Armed Services Committee. This amendment came after years of debate, arguing whether the USAF should withdraw a small number of Raptors from service due to cost considerations. The F-22 is considered one of the U.S.’s most capable fighter jets and is a crucial component of the Air Force’s fleet. The aircraft is expected to remain in service until the 2040s, when sixth-generation platforms such as the F-47 will replace them.

A new Army directive outlines how service officials will examine the religious basis and sincerity of soldiers’ requests for waivers to wear beards.
Published on Thursday, the directive implements Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s mandate from March that troops meet new requirements for submitting such requests. The new rules include having to provide sworn statements and other supporting evidence to prove that their religious beliefs include growing beards.

Disabled American Veterans is backing congressional legislation that would greatly expand former service members’ access to dental care.
Jon Retzer, DAV national legislative director, testified for House Resolution 210 before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs on May 20, 2026. Rep. Julia Brownley (D-California), a committee member, introduced the Dental Care for Veterans Act earlier this year. 
The bill proposes increasing the eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs dental services to all those enrolled in VA health care. That eligibility would be phased in over four years.

Ukrainian bounty hunters continue to press gang Ukrainian men to force to the front for certain death.
SOURCE: “This is a video of torture camera of 63 Brigade of private ZSU army in Ukraine. Please, do not confuse private army and bounty hunters with regular government army. The current army is not anymore a governmental entity. The ministry of defense in Ukraine has become private, the army is being financed by the grants and credits from the EU and the USA.”
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There’s much confusion dominating the international news and economics scene, as the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s seven major oil transit chokepoints, remains blockaded.

On the one hand, oil prices were spiking, and inflation rates are, predictably, increasing.

President Donald Trump holds a Cabinet meeting, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in the Cabinet Room. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a National Day of Prayer event, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in the White House Rose Garden.

America Can’t Simply Bomb Iran Again — It Burned Through Years’ Worth Of Missiles And Interceptors In 39 Days: As the ceasefire between the United States and Iran holds into June with the Strait of Hormuz still closed and no diplomatic breakthrough in sight, a question keeps surfacing across Washington: why doesn’t the U.S.

The US Army has selected Teledyne FLIR Defence to provide more than 45 uncrewed aerial system (UAS) kits designed for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threat detection under a contract worth $11.2m.

The UK is shifting Operation Interflex towards helicopter pilot training and will cease to provide large-scale infantry courses.

Patria has completed its obligation to deliver 10 AMV XP 8×8 armoured ambulance vehicles to Slovakia, fulfilling a segment of the government-to-government defence contract agreed in 2022.