U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting, part of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, on July 23, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP

Rubio: Trump’s Iran policy is ‘a head for an eye’  

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s policy toward Iran is “a head for an eye,” warning that Tehran will face an increasingly heavy price while urging Tehran — and Iran-aligned

Letters to the Editor

Glenn Moore | Enjoy Canada 

Re: Dual citizenship, Lois Eisenberg, letters, July 16: Go for it, Lois. I am sure you would make thousands of Signal readers glad. Glenn Moore Canyon Country

Letters to the Editor

Brian Springer | Differing View of Rushmore Speech

In the letter to the editor “A Real Party Pooper,” by Larry Moore, published July 18, the author characterizes President Donald Trump’s Mount Rushmore speech as “positive, upbeat assessments of

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Report: Data centers set to eat up 20% of US power by 2035 

By Owen Evans Contributing Writer  Data centers in America will eat up about 20% of the nation’s electricity consumption in 2035, according to a BloombergNEF report.  This is a major hike from 5.9% today, it stated on Tuesday.  The United

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US issues worldwide travel warning 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  The U.S. Department of State has issued a “worldwide caution alert” for American citizens, mainly in the Middle East, amid an escalation in tensions in the region.  In a statement

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Jack Teoli | It’s Not a Socialist Invasion 

Something very interesting happened in New York City on Tuesday, June 23. Three candidates who describe themselves as “democratic socialists” were able to win the Democratic primaries for Congress. With

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Katherine Lu | Bring Back USAID 

At a Senate hearing in June, Marco Rubio claimed that the U.S. Agency for International Development operated as “an independent state department,” working contrary to U.S. interests. Despite previously claiming

Army Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton was killed in action on July 19. Mia Gonzalez-Swinton/Facebook

Pentagon identifies US soldier killed in Iraq 

By Timothy Frudd Contributing Writer  The War Department identified a U.S. soldier on Tuesday who was killed in action while destroying an Iranian drone at a U.S. military base in Iraq.  The Pentagon named Sgt.

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Iran strikes Kuwait desalination plants 

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  Iranian attacks struck power stations and water desalination plants in Kuwait for a fourth consecutive day, sparking fires, damaging facilities, and forcing several electricity-generating units out