Examining NATO: Inside the ‘commitment gap’ as US carries alliance deterrence
This is part one of a series examining the challenges confronting the NATO alliance.As President Donald Trump ramps up pressure...
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‘No credibility’: Obama’s top Iran negotiator torched by State Department after ripping Trump war plan
As the leader of President Barack Obama’s negotiating team on the nuclear agreement with Iran, Wendy Sherman launched a no-holds-barred...
Marco Rubio Is Rebranding the State Department as Explicitly Christian
The State Department has shifted its public image in favor of explicit Christian messaging and iconography and away from secular...
We Need to Kick Prediction Market Betting Out of Journalism While We Still Can
A Polymarket pop-up media exhibit shows data relating to potential political candidates popularity on March 20, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Photo:...
Hormuz crisis spurs $24B Iraq trade corridor as Gulf routes shift
The Strait of Hormuz crisis is driving nations’ efforts to develop alternative Gulf-to-Europe trade routes, with Iraq’s $24 billion "Development...
Trump Has Already Spent at Least $4.7 Billion Attacking Latin America
The Pentagon won’t disclose the price tag of its wars in the Western Hemisphere, but a new analysis by Brown...
ChatGPT Confessed to a Crime It Couldn’t Possibly Have Committed
You might spend your Saturday mornings sipping coffee, attending a kids’ soccer game, or just recovering from a tough week...
These Middle Eastern News Sites Are Actually U.S. Government Propaganda Operations
Al-Fassel and Pishtaz News look like typical news websites. They have neatly designed homepages and active social media accounts, where...
State Department Tells Human Rights Watchdog to Ignore Trump’s Extrajudicial Killings
The United States is waging a pressure campaign against the leading inter-American human rights watchdog to squash a potential investigation...
Taiwan opposition leader meets Xi in Beijing as Taiwan defense fight intensifies
KAOHSIUNG – Taiwan: For the first time in nearly a decade, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) supreme leader and the head...
Putting Fuel on a Ceasefire: Israel Tries to Kill U.S.–Iran Talks
Vice President JD Vance is set to lead renewed negotiations with Iran this weekend to bring an end to the...
Chief prosecutor behind Israel war crimes charges faces disciplinary action amid sexual misconduct allegations
The International Criminal Court’s Chief Prosecutor, who brought charges against Israel’s prime minister and former defense minister on war crimes...
The Democrats Don’t Know Who They’ll Be in 2028. Michigan May Offer an Answer.
Speaking to a modest crowd of voters inside a Canton brewery on Tuesday evening, Mallory McMorrow, a leading candidate for...
With Trump Threatening Genocide in Iran, Military Must Disobey His Orders, Former Pentagon Officials Say
President Donald Trump threatened to commit genocide in Iran, ahead of warnings of a wave of attacks on civilian infrastructure...
An American Company Drilled for Oil in Kenya — and Left Behind Soaring Cancer Rates
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Goat meat goes down like big shards of glass when the symptoms...
