Trump is not the first commander in chief to use dire threats to end a war. “Madman” Richard Nixon and former President Eisenhower forged that diplomatic path years ago.  

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President Trump condemned Iran's plans to charge oil-carrying vessels a fee to traverse the Strait of Hormuz, a day after he proposed a “joint venture” to add similar tolls. “There are reports that Iran is charging fees to tankers going through the Hormuz Strait — They better not be and, if they are, they better...

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Morning Report is The Hill’s a.m. newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: Democrats rejected one divisive resolution on Israel and avoided formally weighing in on several others at its meeting in New Orleans on Thursday — but that’s far from the end of the tensions over Israel in the party. A Democratic National Committee (DNC) panel...

Both political scientists and relationship therapists agree that performed and manufactured chaos almost never works as a power move — not between nations and not between people.  

The Los Angeles Unified School District faces a DOJ investigation over a policy that allegedly lets staff withhold students' gender identity from parents.

Republican Rep. Randy Fine, who represents Florida's 6th Congressional District, has announced that he joined the conservative House Freedom Caucus.

The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed despite a ceasefire deal, with 800 tankers among 3,200 vessels backed up and mariners stranded.