Trump Administration

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


As Jewish Republicans sour on JD Vance, many are rallying behind Marco Rubio for 2028

Pro-Israel criticism of Vance has grown in response to the terms of the Iran deal last month which delivered multiple concessions to the Islamic Republic.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance attend a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 7, 2025.

Trump expected to expand Iran military campaign as Tehran warns of broader retaliation

Sources cautioned that it remains unclear when the next phase of the operation will begin or what level of increased military activity Trump will ultimately authorize.

US President Donald Trump reacts as he speaks to the media with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent behind him, on the day of a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

What the Bible says about endangered species - opinion

Scripture helps shape how I see the world, so I turned to it after the Trump Administration finalized a rule narrowing protections under the Endangered Species Act.

A softshell turtle

Trump spy nominee Jay Clayton faces tense hearing after refusing to say Joe Biden won in 2020

Clayton said only that Biden had been "certified" as president, while also insisting, "I am not an election denier."

Jay Clayton, US President Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Mahmoud Khalil files lawsuit alleging Betar, Canary Mission ‘conspired’ with US gov't against him

Khalil alleged that Betar and Canary Mission worked to identify and “nominate” campus pro-Palestinian activists for the Trump administration to target.

Mahmoud Khalil at Featured Session: The Guardian in Conversation with Mahmoud Khalil on the Cost of Dissent during the SXSW Conference & Festivals held at the JW Marriott on March 15, 2026 in Austin, Texas.

Iraq's PM arrives in Washington as US presses Baghdad on Iran-backed militias - analysis

Iraq is already a kind of frontline between the US and Iran. After the US and Israel began strikes on Iran on February 28, the Iranians operationalized militias in Iraq.

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi speaks during a parliamentary session to vote in a new government headed by Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister, at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2026.

Chinese-American seismologist detained in China after North Korea nuclear test study publication

The case of Youlin Chen, reported here for the first time, adds an irritant to the tense relationship between the nuclear-armed rivals as Trump seeks to keep the relationship steady.

Dr. Yufang Rong and her husband Dr. Youlin Chen, an American seismologist held for nearly two years by China, pose together in this undated photograph provided on July 13, 2026.

Gov't tries to speed up US-Israel MoU talks as clock runs down on current Congress

If Israel wants to receive certain military items in 2039, the deal and parameters for those items must be agreed upon several years in advance.

  A US Air Force B-1b heavy bomber was escorted by an IAF F-15 fighter jet above Israeli airspace on October 30, 2021

US healthcare watchdog announces $5.56 b. in expected savings despite administration fraud claims

The decline complicates the Trump administration's portrayal of an unprecedented crackdown on healthcare fraud.

A sign marks the location of the US Department of Health and Human Services headquarters building on March 30, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Trump administration unlawfully gave Iran info on asylum seekers set for deportation - report

In February 2026, 12 senators jointly sent a letter to Rubio expressing their concern over the deportation of the asylum seekers back to Iran.

An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023 in New York City; Illustrative.