MARCH 24. 2026

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Trump Claims U. S. , Iran Engaged in ‘Very Strong Talks’

But Tehran continues to deny that any such dialogue has occurred.

Blaming Israel Lets Washington off the Hook

Joe Kent’s resignation letter mixes fact and fiction to deleterious effect.

The Iran War’s Impact on Gas Markets May Be Felt for Years

Even once the war ends, it will take time to get back to normal energy flows.

Pentagon Reveals Attacks in Latin America Are Just the Beginning

With “Operation Total Extermination” and Trump’s threats against Cuba, expect more U. S. military strikes in the region.

Bottling the World Economy

Amid the destruction of the US–Israeli war against Iran, much of the world’s attention has fixed on the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow passage through which

Trapped in the Gulf

Tens of thousands of seafarers wait with fear and boredom as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.

Iran Is Becoming America’s Ukraine

The shift to an attritional war focused on energy infrastructure risks becoming a quagmire.

Iran’s Biggest Wartime Advantage Is Geography

The shape of the war is being determined by the country’s rugged terrain and vast coastline.

The Vulnerability of Trump’s Personality Cult

Trump’s personality cult follows a well-worn historical playbook — but his pathological narcissism ensures he cannot deploy it effectively.

Oaks face 'slow burn' disaster

Britain's oaks facing multiple threats in a ‘slow burn' ecological calamity – report.

Can America’s Wolves Survive an Onslaught of Political Attacks?

Gray wolves made an uneasy comeback in the Northern Rockies and are struggling to return to the Southwest. But legislation now working its way through Congress is being spurred by misinformation and myth, rather than science, and threatens to end wolf recovery in the U. S.

Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U. S. Citizen Kids

A ProPublica analysis of new ICE data shows that Trump has detained parents of U. S. citizen children at about twice the rate that Biden did, and moms have been deported four times as often.

Democrats Might Save Mike Johnson’s Push to Give Trump Domestic Spying Power

Some Democrats are crossing party lines to renew domestic spying via Section 702 of FISA. One opponent says, “What could go wrong with that? ”

Nominee for Ambassador to Hungary Co-Owns a Nursing Home That’s Suing the Trump Administration Over Medicare Payments

A month after Benjamin Landa’s nomination, the Health and Human Services inspector general said a nursing home Landa co-owns received at least $31.2 million in Medicare overpayments. Now the facility is suing to stop collection.

ProPublica Adds Ownership Search to Nursing Home Inspect Database

Our database helps you find issues that inspectors identified in more than 14,000 U. S. nursing homes. Now you can search by owner, manager or officer name.

This $400B Biden climate program is surviving the Trump administration

Trump’s Energy Secretary says he's canceled billions of dollars in clean energy loans. A Biden official says the number is “fake. ”

Can replacing Illinois’ toxic lead pipes lead to a workforce boon?

Illinois is in the midst of a public health crisis. Nearly 1.5 million service lines — the pipes that carry drinking water to homes and businesses — contain or are suspected to contain lead, a neurotoxin linked to cognitive, reproductive, and cardiovascular problems.

Three Scenarios for a Post-Trump World

Ten years hence, the world will look very different.