10 Senate races that could decide control of the chamber in the 2026 midterms
Top 10 Senate seats to watch in 2026 midterms include vulnerable Republican holds in Maine, Texas primary battles and key Democratic retirements.
How would escorting oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz work?
With oil markets paralyzed by the war between the U.S. and Iran, the Trump administration is weighing a military operation to escort ships through a vital maritime chokepoint — a massive undertaking that experts say could already be in the preparatory stages. Since the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran began two weeks ago, more
Trump says Iran is “totally defeated” as war reaches 2-week mark
Iran’s president and foreign minister were among the senior officials who joined thousands of people marching through downtown Tehran on Friday, showing defiance as U.S.-Israeli airstrikes continued, sending up plumes of smoke not far from a crowd according to videos posted online. Iran marks “Quds [Jerusalem] Day” on the final Friday of the Muslim holy
What to Watch in the Illinois Primaries
Voters in Illinois will head to the polls on March 17 to nominate candidates for Congress and other offices ahead of the 2026 midterms. The most closely watched race is the Democratic primary to succeed longtime Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who announced last year that he would not run for reelection. The top candidates in
The False Choice Between Deterring China and Defeating Iran
As the Iranian regime bottles up the Strait of Hormuz and President Trump pulls out all the stops to protect energy shipments and mitigate the damage to the global economy, doubts and fears about the latest stage of the war with Iran are growing. One increasingly common argument is that further operations against Iran weaken
Trump Targets Manufacturers Who Falsely Label Products ‘Made in America’
Vice President JD Vance (3rd L) tours Hatch Stamping in Howell, Mich., on Sept. 17, 2025. The company produces parts for the auto industry. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump directed his administration March 13 to strengthen enforcement against foreign manufacturers and sellers who falsely claim their products are American made, as part
US Offers $10 Million Reward and Relocation for Information on Iran’s Supreme Leader, Other Top Officials
A banner depicting the Iranian regime’s new leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, on March 11, 2026, as attendees gather for the funerals of commanders from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the army, and others killed by U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. Khoshiran/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images The State Department announced