3+ hour, 38+ min ago  (1210+ words) By STEVE PEOPLES and LINLEY SANDERS Levin has learned from recent experience that being identified as a Jew, especially one who lived in Israel, can trigger uncomfortable questions from fellow Democrats. Or worse. So, she introduces herself by her middle…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (401+ words) The strait, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, has emerged as one of the top issues in negotiations to reach a permanent end to the Iran war. The statement from the Khatam al-Anbiya military command, reported by Iranian state…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (526+ words) The crowd applauded. Jewish organizations across the country did not. To be clear, AIPAC is not beyond criticism. It is a powerful advocacy group that actively participates in the political process. Like labor unions, environmental organizations, gun-rights groups and countless…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1294+ words) By MUNIR AHMED, ABBY SEWELL, SAMY MAGDY and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO They had been engaged in intensive talks through the night, attempting to halt what appeared to be a spiral back into all-out war, a diplomat briefed on the talks said....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (366+ words) One drone damaged the upper deck of the ship but the ship was able to proceed, Trump said. The U. S. shot down three other drones aimed at the ship, he said. His post on social media did not identify the ship…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1038+ words) By JON GAMBRELL and MATTHEW LEE The head of the International Maritime Organization said the plan to move stranded ships out of the Persian Gulf through the strait will be on hold until the agency can confirm safety guarantees for…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago  (380+ words) The best thing that can be said about the U. S. -Israeli attack on Iran is that it's over. Well, that it may be over. Trust between the three main actors. is strained to the snapping point, though nobody knows what will…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago  (1107+ words) By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and CATHY BUSSEWITZ, AP Business Writers Trump, who wants to stave off the economic fallout of the war ahead of midterm elections, is now pointing at oil companies as the culprit. The president said on social media…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (968+ words) By JON GAMBRELL, SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY The deal, which is between the U. S. and Iran, has not been made public, and officials have sometimes offered contradictory interpretations of what is in it. While Israel is not party to the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (1121+ words) By MUNIR AHMED, JULIA FRANKEL, ABBY SEWELL and WILL WEISSERT Details of the deal were not immediately released and Iran signaled implementation would not start until the signing, which key mediator Pakistan said would occur Friday in Switzerland. It was…...