Oil shipments continue to move through the Strait of Hormuz, though under unusually tense conditions. Tracking data show tankers navigating the narrow passage—sometimes switching off transponders briefly near Iranian waters—before continuing to Gulf ports to load crude. The activity highlights how global energy markets still depend on this critical corridor even as security risks rise sharply.
On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, chaired by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., heard the testimony of subpoenaed CIA whistleblower James Erdman III, who alleged the federal government suppressed inquiries into the origin of COVID-19.
Critics have said Hamas has engaged in a propaganda war intended to “provoke outrage, shift public opinion, and pressure Israel through foreign governments and media.”
Protests have dogged Cities Church, an evangelical Reformed congregation affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, since Immigration and Customs Enforcement surged to the Twin Cities.
