5+ hour, 26+ min ago   (147+ words) “Senator John Fetterman’s political loyalties have become an important question in Washington, with some of his fellow Democrats worrying that the Pennsylvanian could abandon the party just as it has an opportunity to claw back control of the Senate,” the…...

5+ hour, 15+ min ago   (67+ words) “The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, distanced himself Monday from progressive commentator Hasan Piker, who suggested that some pro-Israel rhetoric may lead to backlash against American Jews,” the Associated Press reports. CNN: Abdul El-Sayed distances himself…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago   (362+ words) “Iran ​pledged to fight back against expanded U.S. sanctions aimed at isolating its economy, expressing confidence that major trading partners would resist the pressure campaign and saying that Washington was keen to ‌revive talks,” Reuters reports. “Iran ​pledged to…...

5+ hour, 12+ min ago   (151+ words) “Michigan Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers attended three fundraisers hosted by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Los Angeles on Sunday and another on Monday amid reports that he holds reservations about the pro-Israel group advertising on his…...

5+ hour, 32+ min ago   (200+ words) Wall Street Journal: “Iran was at its weakest point in decades, senior aides and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told him, providing Trump the rare opportunity to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program and bolster his legacy as a peacemaker. The question…...

1+ day, 53+ 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, 7+ hour 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…...

3+ day, 27+ min 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…...

3+ day, 3+ 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…...

5+ day, 5+ 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,…...