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John Ransom

John Ransom is a Heartlander News contributor and a national political writer and editor whose work has appeared in The Epoch Times, at Townhall.com, Newsmax, the Daily Caller and IBT.

Government
Analysis: Tillis joins Hegseth critics as debate over Pentagon reform intensifies 

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina has joined a small group of congressional Republicans publicly criticizing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, but his objections come with a history… Read More

September 4, 2026
World
With eye on midterms, U.S. wages quiet war as Iran tries to get loud 

A series of inconsequential attacks from Iran on U.S. assets in the Middle East hit Jordan, Bahrain, Iraq and Kuwait, which the U.S. says resulted in no casualties for Americans. … Read More

September 2, 2026
Government
Analysis: Army secretary resignation exposes decades of military neglect

The battle inside the Pentagon over modernization and readiness has burst into public view as Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll resigned after meeting President Donald Trump.  Driscoll has… Read More

September 2, 2026
World
Trump, Venezuela announce historic oil deal as Democrats, China fume 

President Donald Trump announced the U.S. is close to completing what he called history’s largest oil deal, with Venezuela, which could give America control of 65 billion barrels of… Read More

August 31, 2026
World
Trump slow rolls sanctions on Iran allies as gasoline shortages hit Islamic Republic

The Trump administration announced the start of a new campaign called Operation Economic Outcast that Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent called “an economic onslaught” against Iran. Under the campaign, the U.S. is imposing new sanctions on Iranian entities, and warning Iranian… Read More

August 27, 2026