Iran sets conditions for opening Strait of Hormuz
A person waves Iranian flag in front of a giant banner as daily life continues amid ongoing tensions between the U.S. in Tehran, Iran, on Aug. 6, 2026. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Iran on Saturday laid out sweeping demands to the U.S. for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, according to media reports. The […]
Iran’s chief negotiator accuses Trump of ‘theater diplomacy’
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf speaks at a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 2, 2025. Shadati | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Iran’s chief negotiator has accused U.S. President Donald Trump of staging “theater diplomacy,” as Washington and Tehran offer conflicting accounts of bilateral engagement aimed at ending their monthslong hostilities. “‘Massive […]
U.S. rejects Iran’s Hormuz Strait plan to block U.S., Israeli ships
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 27, 2026. Razieh Poudat | WANA | Reuters U.S. and Israeli ships would be blocked from passage through the Strait of Hormuz under the terms of a draft plan on how to manage the economically vital waterway, Iranian state news outlet […]
Abdul El-Sayed and Barack Obama spoke as Democrats seek to unify following heated Senate primary
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday described a “really warm” conversation with former President Barack Obama as the party seeks to find a path forward following last week’s bruising primary. “I like to keep private conversations private, but it was a really, really warm conversation,” El-Sayed told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of […]
Rep. Max Miller, accused of abuse, will remain in reelection race as withdrawal deadline passes
Rep. Max Miller will remain in his race for reelection, despite abuse allegations that have rocked his campaign and prompted growing calls from fellow Republicans for him to drop out. Miller, who has denied the allegations of abuse from his ex-wife, has consistently maintained that he would remain in the race for Ohio’s 7th District. […]
Trump’s Patriot Games are billed as a youth sports contest. They’re also a test of patriotic branding
The premise sounds almost fictional: one boy and one girl from every state, territory and some tribal nations, flown to a private campus in Ohio to compete in a televised athletic contest called the Patriot Games — a Trump-backed youth competition with obstacle courses, patriotic testimonials and inevitable comparisons to The Hunger Games. Except unlike […]