Middle East
Clock ticking on Democrat effort to kill flawed US-Saudi nuke deal
Members' will have a limited time after the midterms to bring a resolution to a vote. Then again, Trump's own conditions might spoil the pact anyway.
September 29, 2026
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Washington Politics
Do Democrats have bold enough ideas to break from the past?
Americans disagree with the way that Trump is handling world affairs, but can't yet grasp how the opposition would do better
September 29, 2026
Washington Politics
Ex-Biden officials are desperate for a Gaza scapegoat
Journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed's 'Crossing the Red Line' is a searing indictment of the former president's inner circle and its disastrous Israel policy
September 29, 2026
Middle East
Israel wants US-led force to disarm Lebanon's Hezbollah
Lebanon prefers the UN to continue to provide peacekeeping functions at the fraught southern border but its mandate expires in three months
September 28, 2026
Washington Politics
He lobbied for Saudis after 9/11. Now he's repping them on Yemen
DC-based Michael Petruzzello has worked for years to promote Riyadh's interests, even when no one else wanted to
September 28, 2026
Military Industrial Complex
The Pentagon gets flocked in a no-bid contract. What could go wrong?
The parking lot of the US military headquarters has been outfitted with the controversial cameras. There is a risk of it backfiring that is not inconsequential.
September 25, 2026
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