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
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.
JERUSALEM—Officially, Israel’s position is that President Donald Trump could negotiate a “good” deal to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Unofficially, Israeli decision makers believe U.S.-Iran nuclear talks, which are scheduled to begin on Saturday in Oman, will almost certainly end in either failure or disaster. From Israel’s perspective, the best plausible outcome of
‘Biden was lukewarm about a deal; Trump is eager,’ says disgraced Iran envoy Robert Malley (VOA Persian/ Wikimedia Commons) Robert Malley, the former Biden administration Iran envoy who was ousted for allegedly mishandling classified information, says he is optimistic about the Trump administration’s upcoming nuclear talks with Iran. Malley—who took a teaching position at Yale
The Syrian national can still appeal the order Mahmoud Khalil (Free Beacon) Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University protest leader in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, can be deported. Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Jamee Comans ruled on Friday that the Trump administration met its burden to support its order to remove Khalil, a Syrian national. Khalil’s
In December 2021, Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison met with a group of individuals tied to the sprawling Feeding Our Future fraud case, including at least two eventual defendants. They openly offered financial support for “elected officials that are interested in protecting communities of color” and complained about unfair state scrutiny of their nonprofits and
Former VP is renowned for her deep knowledge and ability to articulate solutions to complex problems Kamala Harris, the preeminent intellectual of the Democratic Party, is thinking about launching “an institute for policy and ideas,” the New York Times reported this week. Its primary purpose, obviously, would be to solicit “donations” from wealthy Democrats seeking to