The Hill - Policy Defense

Oil prices climbed above $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time since July as renewed fighting in the Middle East raised concerns about further disruptions to global energy supplies. Brent crude, the global benchmark, jumped nearly 3 percent to $100.72 a barrel in early trading, crossing $100 for the first time since late July. ...

Iran said Wednesday that it targeted 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz, including two U.S. vessels and eight oil tankers, after the U.S. military attacked and destroyed five Iranian oil tankers Tuesday. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it struck the vessels as they attempted to pass through an area Iran declared off...

The U.S. military destroyed five Iranian oil tankers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Tuesday in response to attempted Iranian missile launches at U.S. Navy warships, the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) announced.  The U.S. forces disabled IRGC crude oil carriers M/T Kaviz, M/T Charminar, M/T Horizon 1 and M/T Riesco in the Gulf...

A National Guard member was arrested last week, accused of pointing a gun at a fellow guard member in late August, an arrest affidavit shows. Zion Mitchell, 21, of Georgia, is facing felony charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm while committing a crime of violence or dangerous crime, according...

VoteVets, the largest Democratic veterans group in the U.S., on Tuesday launched a new messaging campaign against President Trump’s planned arch across from Arlington National Cemetery. Paul Eaton, a retired major general and VoteVets adviser, argued in a video posted to social media that the project is “entirely inappropriate and borders on sacrilege to the...