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France to Boost Nuclear Arsenal
“France will expand its nuclear arsenal and will potentially allow European partners to host its aircraft on nuclear deterrence missions, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday, signalling a major doctrine…
Israel Plotted to Kill Iran’s Leader After October 7
The decision to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the Iran-backed leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah was taken in the aftermath of the October 7 attack on Israel,…
A War No One Wants
Dan Pfeiffer: “There have been a bunch of polls done since the first bombs dropped on Friday night/Saturday morning. They all ask the question a little differently, and wording affects…
The Bruising, Messy House Primary Battles to Watch
“Primary season is officially here. And the first elections of the midterms expose generational and ideological divides for both parties,” Politico reports. “The biggest contests on Tuesday night — when…
Ties to Israel Plague Democrats in Primaries
“Israel, after a long, devastating war in Gaza, has become so unpopular among many voters in the Democratic base that major candidates in top primaries are using even small connections…
Kash Patel Gutted Team Monitoring Threats from Iran
“Just days before the United States launched a major military operation in Iran, FBI Director Kash Patel fired a dozen agents and staff members from a counterintelligence unit tasked with…
Democrats Fume as Insurgents Wage Costly Civil War
“An expensive Democratic civil war is brewing this election cycle, with a staggering 30 House Democrats facing at least one primary challenger who has raised $100,000 or more,” an Axios…
What the Iran Strikes Could Mean for U.S. Inflation
Wall Street Journal: “Oil prices surged after the U.S. and Israel launched attacks against Iran, along with diesel and gasoline futures. The conflict, depending on how it progresses, could lead…
Global Economy Faces Prospect of Another Shock
“In the most hopeful scenario for the global economy, the latest war in the Middle East ends within a few weeks. The region continues to produce oil and gas. Shipping…
Trump Opens the Pandora’s Box of Assassination
Tim Naftali: “On Saturday, the United States, in a joint operation with Israel, killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. For the first time in the postwar era, Washington has…
Trump Has Given America a Constitutional Dilemma
Tom Nichols: “Donald Trump has taken America into war with a country whose population is approximately the size of Iraq’s and Afghanistan’s combined. He has done this without making a…
White House Offers Shifting Rationales for War
“As an expanding Middle East war entered its fourth day, the Trump administration gave shifting rationales for its decision to attack Iran, even as U.S. officials with access to intelligence…
Trump Gambles His Presidency
New York Times: “With his decision Friday to authorize war against Iran, Mr. Trump is taking the biggest gamble of his presidency, risking the lives of American troops, more deaths…
An Unplanned War
Jonathan Bernstein: “The main thing I’d want to get across to people about Donald Trump and his administration right now is that however unprepared you might think they are for…
There Is No U.S. Plan on Iran
Dan Drezner: “The more we learn about Trump’s decision-making process to bomb Iran, the clearer it becomes that there is no real strategy or end goal.” Save to Favorites
An Emboldened Israel Is Seizing Opportunities
New York Times: “Emboldened by its partnership with the United States, feeling its own military strength, and sensing the weaknesses of its two fiercest adversaries, Israel is seizing the new…
Rubio’s War Remarks Blow Open MAGA Divide
“MAGA’s ascendant ‘America First’ wing erupted after Secretary of State Marco Rubio effectively blamed Israel for drawing the U.S. into war with Iran,” Axios reports. “Rubio’s remarks were the first…
Gulf States in Race Against Time to Repel Iran’s Onslaught
“Persian Gulf nations targeted by Iran have, so far, managed to limit the damage by deploying sophisticated U.S.-made air defenses against the hundreds of drones and missiles that have rained…
U.S. Closes 2 Gulf Embassies as Iran Steps Up Retaliation
“The State Department closed its embassies in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait on Tuesday after drone attacks and urged Americans to depart immediately from 14 Middle East countries, as Iran expanded…
Democrats Will Not Hold a Midterm Convention
Democrats will not hold a midterm convention to match Republicans’ unconventional 2026 gambit, CBS News reports. Save to Favorites
