Even After a Strait of Hormuz Deal, Moving 1,500 Ships Won’t Be Easy
An agreement to reopen the waterway would be followed by a complicated process of navigating a backlog of vessels stranded for nearly three months.Read More
Trump’s Self-Indulgent Streak Deepens G.O.P. Fears He is Risking Losses in Midterms
“The stupid stuff is killing our chances,” said a retiring Republican senator.Read More
Pope Leo Has Released an Encyclical About A.I. Why Is That Important?
Leo XIV issued his thoughts about artificial intelligence in the modern world using a centuries-old form of papal communication called an encyclical.Read More
Pope Leo Warns of Risks From A.I. in 42,300-Word Encyclical
The document marks a powerful foray by the leader of the Roman Catholic church into the debate about the misuse or overuse of artificial intelligence.Read More
Oil Prices Fall Sharply on News of Possible Iran Deal
S&P 500 futures were up slightly in what may be a sign that investors and analysts are waiting to see if a deal is finalized.Read More
Confusion and Worry After Trump Administration’s Abrupt Green Card Changes
Immigrants and their advocates and lawyers are trying to interpret a new Trump administration rule that requires people to be in their native country to apply for a green card.Read More
What to Know About the Citizenship Lists Trump Wants to Create
President Trump is trying to create individual lists of citizens by state to determine who can vote, even as his administration acknowledges they would be unreliable.Read More
To Get the Strait Open, Trump Had to Leave the Hardest Issues for Later
President Trump is hailing is agreement with Iran as groundbreaking, even as he admits is “isn’t even fully negotiated.” But the nuclear stockpile, enrichment and missiles have not been discussed.Read More
Reopening of Strait of Hormuz Still a Question Mark
Without the details of a formal agreement, it is unclear how soon normal shipping will resume and when oil prices will start to come down.Read More
Senate Republicans Cast Doubt on a Potential Peace Deal With Iran
Lawmakers, including some of President Trump’s closest allies, slammed the emerging agreement as effectively undermining the president’s own war goals.Read More