3+ hour, 28+ min ago  (385+ words) Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that the United States remained open to diplomacy with Iran, even as U.S. forces intensified their military campaign with a ninth consecutive night of strikes in the country. “We’ve tried multiple times with…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (316+ words) Mike Waltz, US ambassador to the United Nations, said on Saturday that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s threat to have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested during the UN General Assembly is “pure political theater.” “Mayor Mamdani. Here’s why…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (812+ words) A year ago, I wrote a guest essay for Times Opinion about how scared many of us were in Washington: “Nobody feels safe. Nobody feels protected. This is a city where people seek and, if it all goes well for…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (714+ words) The deaths of U.S. service members after Iran attacked a base in Jordan followed a week of fighting that has steadily upped the ante and could trigger the resumption of all-out war. The U.S. military has reinstated a naval blockade and bombed…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (463+ words) AIPAC, the powerful pro-Israel lobbying group, appeared on Friday to have cut off contributions on its political web portal to House Democrats who voted this week to end U.S. aid to Israel, punishing them financially for a stance it strongly opposed....

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (506+ words) The woman who accused the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court of sexual misconduct began speaking publicly this week, just before the official faces a vote over whether he will keep his job. The prosecutor, Karim Khan, has denied…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (566+ words) An Israeli strike killed at least seven people and injured a number of others in central Gaza on Friday, according to hospital officials, the latest in a surge in attacks in the territory. The Israeli military said the strike targeted…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (792+ words) Iran and the United States expanded their fighting overnight into Friday, as the U.S. military struck bridges, rail lines and a maritime observation tower, according to videos and Iranian state media. Iran said it had retaliated by firing on other countries…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (311+ words) President Donald Trump’s public address may have severely damaged the nation’s delicate relationship with China and threatened a crucial summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this fall, NBC News reported Friday. Trump on Thursday night leveled explosive allegations that China…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1296+ words) President Trump has held fast to one belief over the course of the nearly five-month war with Iran: If the U.S. military hit Iran hard enough, eventually the country’s leaders would bend to his demands. “We’re going to knock out all…...