Australia significantly increases its defense investment to $7 billion for counter-drone technology. It funds a laser weapon capable of burning …

http://www.progress.news/2026-04-21-australia-billions-laser-beams-interceptor-drones.html

India and the U.S. are in final talks for a major bilateral trade deal. The U.S. previously cut tariffs on …

http://www.progress.news/2026-04-21-india-finalizing-trade-deal-washington.html

The U.S. has imposed a full naval blockade on all Iranian maritime trade. American forces halted Iranian sea trade in …

http://www.progress.news/2026-04-15-navy-halts-iranian-trade-strait-hormuz-blockade.html

Scientists unveiled a chip smaller than a millimeter for optical wireless data. It uses a 25-laser array to transmit at …

http://www.progress.news/2026-04-03-new-laser-wireless-tech-hits-record-speeds.html

JD Vance leads a 2028 GOP straw poll as Trump’s heir apparent. Marco Rubio surges dramatically into a strong second …

http://www.progress.news/2026-03-30-cpac-poll-vance-gop-favorite-rubio-gains.html

OpenAI suddenly shut down its Sora video app months after a major Disney deal. The closure fuels debate on whether …

http://www.progress.news/2026-03-26-shutdown-openai-sora-video-app-ai-reckoning.html

President Trump grants National Guard troops on federal crime task forces full active duty military benefits. A federal task force …

http://www.progress.news/2026-03-24-natioanl-guard-full-benefits-task-force.html

South Dakota criminalizes fertility fraud as a felony. Doctors face prison for secretly using their own sperm. The law allows …

http://www.progress.news/2026-03-13-south-dakota-law-doctors-fertility-fraud.html

U.S. confirms 20,000 citizens evacuated from Middle East war zone. A joint U.S.-Israel strike killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, triggering retaliation. …

http://www.progress.news/2026-03-06-evacuates-citizens-middle-east-war.html

The U.S. Department of Energy issued a record $26.5 billion loan to bolster the Southeast’s power grid. The funding supports …

http://www.progress.news/2026-02-27-federal-loan-boost-southern-gas-nuclear-grid.html