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Staunch Israel supporter Coons expected to win Delaware Democratic Senate primary handily

Coons has served nearly three terms in the Senate. He won a special election in 2010 and then went on to secure two full terms in 2014 and 2020. 

Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) speaks alongside Democratic Senate Judiciary Committee members during a news conference on the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche alongside on Capitol Hill on July 15, 2026.
Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and pro-Palestinian activist, stands with others announcing a federal lawsuit to be filed against Columbia University for showing "deliberate indifference" to the harassment of pro-Palestinian students, New York City, US, September 14, 2026.

Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia University for alleged failure to protect pro-Palestinian students

A BUILDING is damaged following an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in 2025. Because of a strike that ostensibly ‘failed’ but, in fact, embodied strategic audacity, the US and Israel achieved the unthinkable, the writers argue.

US leveraged Israel's 'terrible' Doha strike failure to secure Gaza agreement, Kushner says

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference to outline further sanctions against Iran, at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC, US, August 24, 2026.

Trump administration to sanction unnamed 'large' bank on Monday, Bessent says


Former ambassador Herzog warns Israel’s influence in Washington has diminished sharply under Trump

"I feel... that the level of intimacy in the relationship has been damaged. Israel’s influence on decision-making in the US has diminished greatly," former ambassador to the US Mike Herzog said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Donald Trump in the White House, July 28, 2026.

Pahlavi remains Iran’s main opposition figure, lack of US backing causing failure at regime change

Reza Pahlavi emerged as the most visible candidate to lead a post-regime Iran, but US resistance, donor frustration, and opposition divisions have weakened his campaign.

Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi speaks to the press as he takes part in a roundtable discussion regarding the situation in Iran at the Dutch parliament in The Hague on July 6, 2026; illustrative.

Trump administration backs phased IDF withdrawal from Lebanon under Hezbollah disarmament deal

Netanyahu departed from Israel earlier on Monday for the talks with Trump in Washington, where the two are expected to discuss the situation with Iran, alongside other issues.

IDF soldiers operating in Lebanon's Beaufort Ridge, shared by the military on May 31, 2026.

Could Iran invade Kuwait? New threats raise fears of wider Middle East war

“The central danger is miscalculation. The conflict could become region-wide with very little warning,” founder of Q Advisory John Keith King said.

CCTV footage shows fire and smoke rising following a strike on Kuwait International Airport, in Kuwait City, Kuwait June 3, 2026, in this screengrab from a video.

Hillel files, then withdraws, brief supporting Harvard's campus antisemitism fight against Trump

Hillel argued that the Trump administration’s moves to defund the school “do not help Jewish students or improve the campus climate.” 

A sign at Harvard Hillel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, on December 12, 2023.

Court rejects Trump administration's bid to re-detain pro-Palestinian Georgetown scholar

Two other federal appeals courts have recently overturned decisions by lower-court judges that had led to the release of pro-Palestinian campus activists Mahmoud Khalil and Mohsen Mahdawi.

A man holds a Palestinian flag as Georgetown students hold an on-campus protest in support of Palestine at Georgetown University on September 4, 2024 in Washington, DC.

US government reverses longstanding endangered species regulation, opens habitats to development

Environmentalists, such as Earthjustice attorney Kristen Boyles, responded negatively to the changes, challenging the new legislation's legality.

An American bald eagle sits in a tree adjacent to Mill Pond on August 15, 2018 in Centerport, New York; Illustrative.

US considering military operations against Al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists in Mali - report

An independent expert on the region, Corinne Dufka, told The Washington Post that any US action in Mali has the potential to backfire and lead to the targeting of American citizens.

A column of black smoke rises above buildings as traffic passes the Africa Tower monument in Bamako on April 26, 2026; Illustrative.

Iran regime change 'back on the menu' for Trump as diplomatic pressure falters - report

Notably, any attempt to topple the regime would carry substantial risks, as Iran has survived decades of sanctions, internal protests, covert operations, and external pressures.

Iranian parliament members chant in support of the IRGC while wearing military uniforms in Tehran, Iran, February 1, 2026.

Trump teleprompter operator accused of placing insider bets on presidential speech scripts

Gabriel Perez allegedly used advance knowledge of Trump’s speeches to place prediction-market bets, earning nearly $100,000 before Kalshi froze the profits and alerted regulators.

Gabriel Perez checks a teleprompter before Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak following early results from the 2024 U.S. presidential election in Palm Beach County Convention Center, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024.