The Biden administration is "deeply concerned" about ongoing tensions in Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired the country's defense minister on Sunday. "We are deeply concerned by today’s developments out of Israel, which further underscore the urgent need for compromise," National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a statement Sunday. Netanyahu has backed controversial judicial reforms...

Last week, Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced the Protecting America’s Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act of 2023, marking an important step in keeping U.S. farmland safe from malign foreign influence by reforming how the United states tracks foreign investment in agriculture. The law would reform the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act...

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) issued a state of emergency on Sunday after a string of severe storms and tornados pummeled the South over the weekend, leaving at least 26 people dead across Mississippi and Alabama. A storm system swept into Georgia Sunday morning and produced "thunderstorms, high-velocity straight-line winds and multiple tornadoes," according to...

The mayor of Florence, Italy, on Saturday defended a Florida charter school principal who was pressured to resign after a parent complained students were exposed to pornography during a Renaissance art lesson that featured Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture. “A Florida teacher was forced to quit for showing students photos of Michelangelo's David. Mistaking art for pornography...

Israel's consul general in New York announced his resignation on Sunday, citing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to fire Israel's defense minister, who had urged a delay in controversial judiciary reforms. Asaf Zamir announced his resignation in a statement posted to Twitter, saying he is becoming "increasingly concerned" with the polices of Israel's government. He...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is leading former President Trump in a hypothetical head-to-head primary race in Iowa and tied in New Hampshire, according to new polls. The polls, which were provided to Axios, found that 45 percent of Iowa respondents said they would vote for DeSantis, while 37 percent said they’d cast their vote...

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry said the Biden administration plans to unleash additional mandates to reduce emissions, particularly with trucks.

Let's all look back to another time when the idea of "strategic deterrence" and "peace through strength" could be found in political conversations and news coverage. Those two Cold War-era phrases are associated with President Reagan, who deployed them on the global stage as the nation faced some hair-raising times. One Texas Republican lawmaker has revisited this thinking.