Some currently localized or regional wars may actually be geopolitical tinderboxes capable of rapidly spreading out of control, beyond the region, even involving major powers.
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Monday became the second senator to call for a cease-fire in Gaza amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas militants. “I am calling for a ceasefire — a cessation of hostilities by both sides,” Merkley posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “To endure, the ceasefire and...
Former White House lawyer Ty Cobb said he thinks former President Trump's "narcissism" will ultimately land him in jail. “I don’t think his first or second violation of the gag order will find him sent to jail, but I think ultimately, his narcissism will get the best of him," Cobb told CNN’s Erin Burnett on...
Buffeted by headwinds at home and calls to curtail bloodshed among Palestinian civilians with a cease-fire, President Biden marked his 81st birthday Monday amid uncertainties in the Middle East and a wobbly political future ahead. Biden opposes a cease-fire in Gaza but supports pauses in Israel’s attacks against Hamas as part of a proposed hostage...
Voters in Utah’s 2nd Congressional District will cast their ballots Tuesday to decide who fills the only current U.S. House vacancy, in a special election just days ahead of Thanksgiving. The House has been down one member since Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) resigned from Congress in September after six terms in the lower chamber, citing health concerns for his wife....
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) and lawyers for a defendant in the Georgia racketeering case involving former President Trump will face off in court Tuesday as the state’s top prosecutor seeks to revoke his bond over incendiary social media posts. Harrison Floyd, a leader of Black Voices for Trump who was charged alongside...