Survival of the regime alone was a victory — but Iran’s demonstration of control over the Strait of Hormuz may be a strategic game-changer.
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Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act imposes stricter food stamp work requirements and shifts a larger share of the costs to states. Arizona’s swift implementation has made it more difficult to apply and caused nearly half of recipients to lose benefits.
The Maine Wire presents itself as a plucky upstart fighting for the common Mainer, but it’s fueled by powerful right-wing money men.
Jem Bendell predicted that society would collapse because of climate change. Then he tried to get on with his life.
After we exposed what one source called a “casualty cover-up, ” the Pentagon offered another lowball count.
A key meeting with the Taiwanese opposition signals a different model of cross-strait stability.
Militias aligned with Tehran are embedded in some of the country’s most powerful networks.
The announcement came less than two hours before Trump’s deadline was set to expire.