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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
Orders for more US Patriot missiles, nuclear submarines fuel defense manufacturing

The U.S. has ordered nearly $60 billion worth of Patriot missiles from Lockheed through 2034 in a move designed to bulk up air defense manufacturing. Combined with other orders, such as those … Read More

July 30, 2026
Government
Analysis: Seven city subsidized grocery stores close in Chicago in warning to NYC   

Another big-city subsidized grocery chain has called it quits as New York City socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani pushes to make government-backed grocery stores a central feature of his… Read More

July 29, 2026
Government
Analysis: Netanyahu, Zelensky meetings with Trump highlight U.S. war manufacturing deficiencies 

President Donald Trump hosted separate meetings Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as the wars involving Iran and Ukraine remain fluid. Read More

July 29, 2026
Politics
Netanyahu’s US visit sparks clash with Mamdani as Kuzma weighs in

A U.S.-Israeli trip is taking on wider cultural meaning as a popular NBA player pushed back on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s tirade on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More

July 28, 2026
World
Trump hits pause on Iran war but no one knows for how long 

President Donald Trump paused U.S. strikes on Iran Monday as the U.S. is seemingly running out of targets, according to U.S. officials. One administration source, speaking on… Read More

July 27, 2026