Argentina’s Via Navegable Troncal, commonly known as the Hidrovía, is not merely a dredging contract. It is the economic artery of a nation, the commercial spine of the Southern Cone, and one of the most strategically important waterways in the Western Hemisphere. For the United States, the pending 25-year concession to operate and dredge more than 1,000 miles of this system should be viewed as a test of President Javier Milei’s ability to resist China’s expansion into critical infrastructure, and Argentina’s stability as a regional ally in South America. Roughly 80 percent of Argentina’s imports and exports flow through the VNT. Grain,…
Author: A.C. Powell
Mullin wants MAGA voters to see a tough-talking Oklahoma conservative. His stock record says something else. Markwayne Mullin has spent years selling conservatives one image: boots, brawls, and America First talk. Behind the brand, the stock record looks less like Oklahoma and more like Washington. NOTUS reported that Mullin violated the STOCK Act. Seven stock purchases by his wife were disclosed about two and a half years late. Three Oklahoma-connected municipal security purchases by Mullin himself were disclosed about a year and a half late. NOTUS later reported another late filing covering nearly three dozen stock and bond transactions by…
Billionaire Ike Perlmutter, the former Marvel Chairman who was ousted by Disney, remains a pernicious influence within the conservative movement, using his wealth to curry favor with MAGA while waiting with baited breath for the opportunity to stab the movement in the back. Perlmutter revealed himself as a true enemy of MAGA by being an architect of President Donald Trump’s betrayal in 2024, as he was a top oligarch who backed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ treacherous run for President. Several billionaire donors were outspoken in their preference of DeSantis over Trump, but others were more careful in hiding their complicity…
Illusion, Secrecy and Intimidation at the Broward Sheriff’s Office In Tallahassee, silence is rarely unintentional. When Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony brought his budget appeal to the Florida Administration Commission in late February, silence was exactly what he received. His request was $73.7 million. Sheriff Tony had asked for a 9 percent budget increase from the Broward County Commission, but the County approved only 3 percent. His gambit: if the county wouldn’t give him the full amount, he would force his demand through the state capital. Chaired by Governor Ron DeSantis, the commission holds the full authority of Florida’s executive…
In the four year runup to his nomination as US Attorney for Southern District of New York (SDNY), Jay Clayton was a lead attorney at Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C) where he represented Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) which had a major Iran sanctions evasion case before the SDNY. During Clayton’s vetting and nomination process in early 2025 he was still on the Executive Management Board of Sullivan & Cromwell, lead counsel for SCB. Clayton had a direct decision-making role in defending SCB in the SDNY case. At the time of his nomination, SCB was found to be in breach of the…