APRIL 9. 2026

DNC Shoots Down Resolutions Calling Out AIPAC and Limiting Arms to Israel

The Democratic Party just kicked the can down the road again on Israel, deepening the divide between party members and their leaders.

The Forever Spoiler: Netanyahu Has Been Blowing Up Diplomacy With Iran for Decades

Israel’s vicious attack on Lebanon emerged as the biggest threat to the Iran ceasefire. Netanyahu has been blowing up diplomacy for decades.

Rutte Defends NATO’s Iran War Response Amid Trump’s Ire

The NATO chief spoke the day after a tense White House meeting with the U. S. president.

A Wait in the Strait

Shipping companies are reacting with caution as Hormuz cease-fire terms remain uncertain.

Government Ordered to Turn Over Files on ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good

A magistrate judge will be able to review Jonathan Ross’s personnel files and materials that capture the hour surrounding Good’s shooting.

Trump’s Recipe for Accelerated U. S. Decline

Erratic militarism combined with increased defense spending would only bring long-term decay.

The Man Who Shaped Washington’s View of the Middle East

Brett McGurk advised four presidents on a contested region—but to what end?

“A Slap in the Face”: Trump’s DOJ Plans to Settle Predatory Lending Case Without Compensating Victims

The Biden administration sued a Texas land developer accused of duping tens of thousands of Hispanic residents. Trump’s DOJ is now offering an unprecedented settlement that experts say could target the very people who were harmed by the developer.

The Iran Cease-Fire Has Only Divided the War

Instead of ending the fighting, the current deal has mostly managed to complicate it.

How Ukraine Benefited from Trump’s Iran War

Countries are lining up for military deals with Kyiv.

This Isn’t a 1970s Oil Shock

The Iran war has disrupted a different, more fragile global energy system.

DOJ Wants to Scrap Watergate-Era Rule That Makes Presidential Records Public

Eliminating the Presidential Records Act would allow private actors to hold the keys to American history, forever.

They Needed Treatment for Drug Addiction. The Company They Turned to May Have Used Them to Commit Fraud.

Kentucky’s largest drug rehab center touts a Christian message and a selfless commitment to helping others. But internally, the organization prioritized money over the well-being of its clients and staff, interviews show.

A More Troubling Picture of Sea Level Rise Is Coming into View

Scientists have uncovered a "blind spot" in the research on rising seas, revealing that tens of millions of people thought safe from coastal flooding are at risk of inundation. Across much of the world, sea levels are higher than previously assumed and land is sinking faster.

For-Profit Hospital Chain Never Put Aside Money for Malpractice Insurance to Compensate Injured Patients

Eager to save money, Prospect Medical promised to “self-insure” malpractice claims brought against its doctors and hospitals. The chain’s bankruptcy now threatens to leave hundreds of patients whose claims are pending with no recourse.

The Democrats Don’t Know Who They’ll Be in 2028. Michigan May Offer an Answer.

The outrage over Abdul El-Sayed’s appearance with Hasan Piker reveals a schism that runs deeper than his Democratic primary race against Mallory McMorrow.

In Nebraska, wildfires are turning cattle ranching into a tricky business

Nearly a million acres in the state have burned this year. One expert calls it ‘a new kind of wildfire era. ’

Georgia’s forestry industry is in crisis. One solution could be in your medicine cabinet.

As paper mills close, the state legislature is offering the industry a lifeline.

The United States Faces a Crisis It Once Diagnosed in Others

Historians and political scientists now identify the United States as exhibiting the very warning signs it once monitored in fragile states abroad.