11+ hour, 51+ min ago   (278+ words) “An Iranian cargo vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said, and Tehran postponed a plan to brief neighboring countries on its contested efforts to manage shipping in the strait,” the…...

11+ hour, 47+ min ago   (202+ words) “Yemen is the latest domino to fall in the chain of instability set off by the U.S. war with Iran, a development that deepens the risk to global energy supplies and complicates efforts to find a diplomatic off-ramp to the…...

15+ hour, 22+ min ago   (314+ words) “President Trump on Sunday floated the idea that the U.S. could ‘stay and keep the oil’ in Iran, comparing the notion to the U.S.’s major oil deal with Venezuela,” NewsNation reports. Said Trump: “We’ll ultimately get out unless…...

1+ day, 32+ min ago   (257+ words) A new CBS News/YouGov poll finds President Trump’s approval at 39%, while 61% disapprove. Trump Approval Approve 39% Disapprove 61% CBS News/YouGov poll · ±2.3% A new CBS News/YouGov poll finds President Trump’s approval at 39%, while 61% disapprove. Think You Know Politics? A new…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (276+ words) New York Times: “Opponents derailed the agreement with a clandestine effort to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz, regime insiders say. Iran’s president was furious when he found out.” Think You Know Politics? A new game every day. Goddard…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (294+ words) “Republicans used their midterm convention this week to ask voters to preserve their congressional majorities and let them ‘finish the job,’” Politico reports. ”But with few consensus legislative goals, it’s far from clear what job they want to finish.” Think…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (200+ words) The Atlantic: “As recently as last week, the Iran war appeared to be turning slightly in America’s favor. The Houthis—the Yemen-based militia that is Iran’s most formidable remaining ally in the Middle East—were under pressure from their local…...

2+ day, 51+ min ago   (86+ words) “A lightning advance by Houthi rebels threatens a crucial Red Sea shipping route. Drone attacks blamed on Iraqi militias have forced the closure of a major pipeline, and Iran is still disrupting the Strait of Hormuz,” the Associated Press reports....

2+ day, 50+ min ago   (208+ words) Jonathan Chait: “Donald Trump’s new promise to give a $5,000 check to every adult American citizen if Republicans win the midterm elections may be an effort to answer a variant of an age-old riddle: Can Trump devise a policy so ill-conceived…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (120+ words) “The war in Iran will likely end soon after November’s mid-term elections, President Donald Trump said Saturday, and predicted that energy prices would fall sharply once that happens,” CNBC reports. Said Trump: “I think very soon, I think it’ll be…...