News Roundup 5/5/17

by | May 5, 2017

News Roundup 5/5/17

by | May 5, 2017

  • The FOMC announced the FED is not raising interest rates. The FOMC believes the FED will raise interest rates later this year. [Link]
  • The House has passed an Obamacare reform bill. The Senate will write their own healthcare reform bill. [Link]
  • Mass spying in the US has expanded since Ed Snowden revealed the extent of the program. [Link]
  • The US is looking for a status of forces agreement with Iraq to keep US troops in Iraq for the foreseeable future. [Link]
  • The Pentagon finally admits they bombed a mosque in Syria on March 16th. [Link]
  • FOIA reveals the US military has a base in South Libya. [Link]
  • Daniel Davis details how adding more troops to Afghanistan is just feeding failure. [Link]

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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