
UPI - 7 hours 1 min ago
President Donald Trump said the United States would be "taking over the strait" after days of the U.S. and Iran trading attacks amid a cease-fire.

The Hill - 8 hours 16 min ago
President Trump said Monday that the U.S. will take on the role of "the guardian" of the Strait of Hormuz as Washington and Tehran both claim control of the waterway after exchanging strikes over the weekend. "We're going to keep the strait, and we'll probably run it," Trump said during a phone interview with "Fox...

The Guardian - 9 hours 35 min ago
US political leaders must be more clear-eyed about our global alliances, without embracing his scorched-earth approach Donald Trump memorably took out a full-page advertisement in multiple newspapers in 1987 charging that America was carrying too much weight for its allies. In his first term he repeated this charge, threatening to withdraw from Nato and berating US allies around the world in the process. Last week's gathering of Nato's heads of government in Turkey suggests his approach...

The Guardian - 10 hours 5 min ago
President and allies have sued, cut access and issued subpoenas, but experts say media still producing strong work Donald Trump has ramped up his attacks on the media to a level without precedent in American history in the first 17 months of his second presidency, But have Trump and his allies won their war against the media or at least put the industry on a weaker footing than in the past? The answer isn't so straightforward. Continue reading...

NBC News - 10 hours 15 min ago
The United States and Iran traded even more attacks, some of the most intense in months, as the already fragile ceasefire continues to unravel. On Sunday, President Donald Trump told Kristen Welker on Meet the Press that the Strait of Hormuz remains open even though Iran said earlier that it was closed. NBC's Matt Bradley reports for TODAY.

BBC - 11 hours 22 min ago
Graham, a close Republican ally of Donald Trump, died at the age of 71 on Saturday evening.

The Guardian - 11 hours 35 min ago
Lawmakers face obstacles, including demands from Trump, Mitch McConnell's absence and Graham's sudden death Republican lawmakers return to the Capitol this week facing a lengthy to-do list and Donald Trump's demands for new voting restrictions, as Democrats jockey for an advantage ahead of the November midterm elections. Lawmakers from both parties are eager to highlight before voters legislative victories ahead of the midterms, where control of Congress is at stake. But for Senate Republicans...

The New Yorker - 11 hours 36 min ago
As the midterm elections approach, gas prices have started to rise again, and the President's poll ratings are in the cellar.

The Independent - 11 hours 54 min ago
President Donald Trump says the 60-day ceasefire signed by the US and Iran three weeks ago is over'...

Huffington Post - 13 hours 11 min ago
England captain Harry Kane was red-carded by fans for the confession.

Newser - 13 hours 52 min ago
President Trump's sons have moved beyond hotels and golf courses and into a corner of the economy that now overlaps with their father's national security agenda. A Washington Post investigation finds Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump tied, mostly through two investment vehicles, to more than a dozen defense-tech and...

ABC News - 16 hours 51 min ago
Senate Republicans will return to Washington with an uncertain agenda after the sudden death of prominent Republican Lindsey Graham, a committee chairman and key player who served as a crucial ally with President Donald Trump...

TMZ - 21 hours 57 min ago
Donald Trump may not have reached a peace deal with Iran yet, but it seems he's putting an end to a different longstanding feud ... because his former fixer says they're reconciling. Here's the deal ... on Sunday, the New York Times reported Trump…...

The Guardian - 23 hours 47 min ago
Republican served in Senate since 2003 and was sharp Trump critic before becoming one of his most loyal backers US politicians and foreign leaders pay tribute to Graham Lindsey Graham, a longtime US senator and key ally of Donald Trump, has died from a sudden illness, his office said on Sunday. He had just turned 71. Graham's abrupt death will send shock waves through Washington and the Republican party. He had served in the Senate since 2003, representing South Carolina, and was running for...