What Israel Really Thinks About Trump’s Nuclear Talks With Iran. Plus, Did Keith Ellison Fight Fraud or Feed It?

A successful failure: Publicly, Israel has said that the Trump administration could negotiate a “good” deal to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Privately, our Andrew Tobin reports, the Jewish state’s decision makers see the negotiations, which are scheduled to begin today in Oman, as almost certain to end in failure or disaster—so they’re

Lawmakers, State Officials Debate Trump’s Order on Election Integrity

A recent hearing by the House Subcommittee on Elections revealed a deep partisan divide over Trump’s executive order on election integrity and the SAVE Act. President Donald Trump’s recent executive order titled “The Preserving and Protecting of the Integrity of American Elections” and the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) were the topics at an

Trump at the Intersection of Main Street and Wall Street

Donald Trump has a talent for attracting attention, but even so, the events since Liberation Day have been unusually dramatic and consequential. After Trump used emergency powers to impose a universal tariff and even higher duties on America’s top trading partners, the stock market plunged. At one point, the S&P 500 was down 14 percent.

US–Iran Talks to Begin in Oman

Trump has increased pressure in recent week for Iran to agree to a new deal to limit the country’s nuclear development. Senior U.S. negotiators will meet with their Iranian counterparts in Oman on April 12, for what President Donald Trump has set up to be a high-stakes negotiation over Iran’s nuclear program. Trump has increased

Judge Unfreezes Federal Funds Withheld From Maine Over Transgender Athletes

The federal government is ordered to release money held back over the state’s decision to let transgender athletes compete in girls’ sports. A U.S. District Court in Maine issued a ruling April 11 ordering the federal government to release funding to Maine that was frozen over the state’s decision to disregard an executive order and