The Vague Clause That Helps Explain the U.S.-Iran Fight Over the Strait of Hormuz
The memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has done little to calm tension, in part because they…
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Oil, Shipping, Flights: Disruptions Are Back as U.S.-Iran War Reignites
Higher prices for energy, food and air travel are likely to persist as the two sides escalate their clash over…
Jay Clayton Expected to Face Tough Questions in Confirmation Hearing
His nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community comes as the White House pushes to use declassified intelligence to show…
For Israel, the U.S.-Iran Hostilities Have Created an Uneasy Limbo
Officials see a return to full-blown war as preferable to an agreement that fails to curb the threats Iran poses…
Senator Mark Kelly Amasses Nearly $25 Million Campaign War Chest
The Arizona Democrat said he had raised and given away $10 million to fellow members of his party and committees…
Todd Blanche Faces Crucial Hurdle Ahead of Confirmation as Attorney General
Todd Blanche’s nomination is broadly a referendum on President Trump’s vision of the Justice Department as a projection of his…
Trump’s Latest Nominee for C.D.C. Director Will Face Senate Panel
Dr. Erica Schwartz supports vaccines and is seen as a mainstream choice to lead an agency that has been a…
Platner Was Toxic. But Democrats Could Learn From His Politics.
His progressive, populist message was able to occupy a kind of middle ground in the party’s primary electorate.