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Iranian munition launcher on view in Tehran, in February 2023 (cc) Tasnim News Agency, via Wikimedia. Last week, in response to Iranian attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. forces struck over 170 targets in Iran in some of the most intense attacks since the war began. This week, the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade of the strait. The resumption of the war is a clear indication that the “Memorandum of Understanding” the U.S. and Iran signed in June was no longer in effect.

Last month’s New York Democratic primaries produced a wave of victories for candidates who ran as critics of Israel. The results appear to mirror a broader shift among Democratic voters, who increasingly believe the U.S. has been too supportive of Israel. This trend has been building since the Israel-Hamas war began in 2023. These developments have some Democratic strategists asking whether the party’s shift on Israel will cost it support among Jewish voters in November 2026.

NATO Secretary Mark Rutte meets with President Donald Trump on June 24, 2026 (White House Gallery). On July 7-8, the heads of all 32 members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will convene in Ankara, Turkey. These high-level NATO summits used to be rare. During the Cold War, NATO held only eight heads of state and government summits. But since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, NATO heads of state have convened seven times. Officially, there is not much new on NATO’s agenda.

Home > News > 250 years later, the British still aren’t so hot on American independence 250 years later, the British still aren’t so hot on American independence A minority says American independence was a good thing.

VIDEO In last week’s New York primary election, a sweep for candidates backed by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Related

Lisa D. Cook is sworn in as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 23, 2022 (cc) Federal Reserve. The Supreme Court this week overturned a nearly century-old legal precedent, ruling in Trump v. Slaughter that presidents have a constitutional right to fire government regulators at will. Bundled with the Slaughter decision, however, the Court in Trump v.

Image created on Canva. We are thrilled to announce the third cohort of Good Authority fellows. We look forward to sharing with you their insights across the wide range of their expertise, from opposition parties to inequality and organized crime as well as activist exiles, among other topical areas. Our fellows’ research and expertise offer more coverage and analysis on important events in Africa, Latin America, Asia, Eastern Europe and, of course, the United States.

Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash. In 1933 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a Democrat, decided to fire William Humphrey, a Republican commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

The White House hosts a Pride celebration on June 10, 2023, on the South Lawn of the White House (official White House photo by ). As the United States gears up to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our founding, debates over Pride Month reveal a larger struggle over national identity.

Photo by David Restrepo on Unsplash. Colombians returned to the polls this spring, facing a choice the candidates framed as stark: peace or war against organized crime. But Colombia’s history and the nearly even vote split between the presidential candidates in the June 21 run-off election suggest a false dichotomy.