18+ hour, 2+ min ago   (320+ words) “Increasingly intertwined conflicts are raising the specter of a single, global war,” Semafor reports. “Recent reports have pointed to Russia ferrying materiel to Iran and North Korea deploying drone operators in support of Moscow, while China and Taiwan are both…...

2+ day, 22+ min ago   (192+ words) “Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, met privately in recent weeks with Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and top outside adviser, and discussed potential areas of common ground, according to five people with knowledge of…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (180+ words) “A new Israeli government effort to build settlements near Jerusalem could lead to another uptick in Israeli-Palestinian tensions, and there’s little indication the Trump administration will use its influence to limit rising instability,” NOTUS reports. “Israel’s housing ministry opened bidding…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (130+ words) “Allies of Mike Rogers, Michigan’s GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate, have asked AIPAC not to advertise on his behalf, triggering a rupture with the powerful but polarizing pro-Israel group,” Axios reports. “The extraordinary tension underscores how far AIPAC’s…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (137+ words) Sidney Blumenthal: “Donald Trump has lost his war in reality and virtual reality, not only with Iran but also in the arena where he thought he was the eternal master, in image and myth. He has lost it on land,…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (398+ words) Wall Street Journal: “Debt and deficits haven’t always been a problem in the U.S. Publicly held debt—now approaching World War II levels at about 100% of the country’s annual GDP—was just 31.5% of GDP in 2001 after four years in…...

5+ day ago   (306+ words) “President Donald Trump’s latest step away from military escalation in Iran comes as the U.S. side sees talks between Iran and Oman — which had appeared to be a rare fruitful negotiation path — as having stalled in recent days,” Semafor…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (177+ words) “They are not seriously negotiating, nor are they shooting at each other. Instead, Iran and the United States have settled into an uneasy, in-between state that risks either a return to fighting or a hardening stalemate,” the New York Times…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (109+ words) “The Iran war — defined by fits and starts and strain on America’s military — will hit the half-year mark next week with both Washington and Tehran betting they can outlast one another,” Axios reports. “The war’s length is pushing once-niche national-security…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (153+ words) “President Donald Trump has appeared to publicly contradict some of his top advisers on at least three aspects of the war in Iran in recent days, as the conflict continues to impact world oil markets with no clear end in…...