
As Trump heads to China, attention and resources are being shifted from Asia to yet another war in the Middle East.

As Trump heads to China, attention and resources are being shifted from Asia to yet another war in the Middle East.


Liberals are preparing for a longer war with right-wing populists than they once expected.


Post-Maduro, some Venezuelans are feeling cautiously optimistic.


Is the US on the verge of a deal with Iran or a return to war?
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The latest on Iran as negotiators head back to Pakistan.


The Israeli leader faces an uphill battle in this year’s elections.


Afghan refugees currently in Qatar could be sent to Congo by the Trump administration.


The Court’s Republican majority fractured in a case that could impact everyone from immigrants to consumers.


Why this conflict is so hard to end.


The Christian nationalist pastor swaying the Trump administration discusses Trump, Iran, and the pope.


Democratic voters turned against Israel. Now their politicians are following.


The Strait of Hormuz is reopening. But the war’s impacts on the food economy could linger.


A journalist explains what it’s like in Lebanon right now.


Wendy Sherman helped Obama reach a deal with Iran. She sees several areas where Trump is going wrong.


Trump fought with Pope Francis before. He’s finding Pope Leo XIV to be a tougher foil.


Wendy Sherman helped Obama reach a deal with Iran. Here’s what she thinks Trump is doing wrong.




The vice president’s disastrous week reveals that he’s in a trap of his own making.


Attacking the pope and posing as Jesus — even religious conservatives are mad this time.


Hungarians ousted Viktor Orbán in an election rigged to favor him. It wasn’t easy.


What the Iran war is doing to the economy, briefly explained.


Avignon-gate, the scandal blowing up MAGA-Catholic relations, explained.


How Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump are waging war in Iran.


The central goal of the war is nowhere near a resolution.


The status of US-Iran negotiations, briefly explained.


The 25th Amendment chatter is pointless — but it shouldn’t be.


We’re about to find out whether an authoritarian can lose at the ballot box.


Trump just pulled a Russian-style policy move — and it’s not clear it will deliver what he promised.


The president’s new “double sided” deal was triggered by an online ultimatum that could be a war crime — or could be a strategy.


A reporter who covered the Iraq War explains what it can tell us about Iran.


Bombing all of Iran’s bridges and power plants would be illegal.


This could be the future of foreign aid. Or a total disaster.


One of Trump’s longtime allies makes the case against the Iran war.


Trump signaled that he’s ready to wrap up the conflict, but that may not be up to him.


The world’s poorest countries are paying the price for a war they didn’t start.


Gas — and lots of others things — are still getting more expensive.


He’s wanted regime change for 20 years. But not like this.


The MAGA civil war over the Iran war is opening up new and old religious and political feuds.