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The lack of a breakthrough after 21 hours of negotiations leaves the Trump administration facing several unpalatable options.
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A visit to the Capitol by stars of the "Real Housewives" offered a glimpse into how the nation's elected representatives mimic the gossipy world of reality TV. Nobody appears to relish the similarities.
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China, the U.S., Russia and others have ramped up their contest over artificial-intelligence-backed weapons and military systems. The buildup has been compared to the dawn of the nuclear weapons age.
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On his way to Florida, President Trump said it did not matter to him if a deal with Iran was reached or not: "We win, regardless," he said.
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The House could move within days to consider expelling Representative Eric Swalwell, Democrat of California, in light of sexual assault allegations against him. There could be more to come for both parties.
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Federal agents arrested a man whose mother served as a spokeswoman for the Islamist embassy captors during the hostage crisis that began in 1979.
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The Manhattan district attorney's office is examining a claim that Representative Eric Swalwell, a candidate for governor in California, assaulted a woman in New York City in 2024.
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Eric Swalwell, a Democratic congressman, denied the accounts published by CNN and The San Francisco Chronicle. Nancy Pelosi was among those who said he should withdraw from the California governor's race.
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President Trump's executive order, which has been challenged as unconstitutional, would limit the Postal Service to sending only the ballots of voters deemed eligible.
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The shutdown that began with Democrats and Republicans disagreeing over ICE restrictions has continued for nearly two months.
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How longtime Prime Minister Viktor Orban's economic record could shape Sunday's election.
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President Trump's cease-fire with Iran appears at risk as Vice President JD Vance heads to Pakistan for discussions with Iranian officials.
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The former vice president's statement at a Black political convention was one of her most explicit signals yet that she could campaign again for president in 2028.
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An association of airports told European Union officials that fuel shipments through the Strait of Hormuz had to restart within three weeks to avoid a "systemic" shortage.
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Amid strains in U.S.-European relations, the Trump administration has worked to strengthen ties with Hungary and its far-right leader, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is facing his biggest challenge in 16 years. With just days to go before parliamentary elections, Orbán's Fidesz party is trailing the center-right pro-EU Tisza party led by Péter Magyar. U.S. Vice President JD Vance traveled to Budapest this week and appeared alongside Orbán to openly campaign for his reelection.
"This election is really crucial, not just for Hungary, but for the international right wing," says Kim Lane Scheppele, professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton University. "There's been a lot of American signaling that the U.S. would really love to have Viktor Orbán be reelected. The problem is the Hungarian people don't seem to agree."
Scheppele also discusses the role of Sebastian Gorka, a top counterterrorism official in the Trump administration, who has longstanding ties to the far right in Hungary and has been instrumental in forging closer ties between the two governments. According to a recent New York Times investigation, Gorka is also leading an effort to target left-wing groups in the United States and abroad as "terrorist organizations."
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Will Iran join China, Russia and the United States as a fourth major power on the world stage? Iran's resilience in the face of the U.S.-Israeli war is already shifting the global balance of power, says American political scientist Robert Pape. "What you are seeing with Iran is that its geography, in combination with a level of drone technology that we simply cannot destroy," is demonstrating to other countries that they may not have to stay beholden to U.S. hegemony. "What makes us think we're really going to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power in the next six months or a year?" asks Pape. "Iran is far stronger than it was just 40 days ago. It is in control of 20% of the world's oil. It is now an emerging fourth center of power. … The United States is on one side, and the rivals are China, Russia and now Iran."
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The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran has now entered its fourth week. The de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces is being felt worldwide, as shipments of oil, natural gas and fertilizer have been drastically curtailed. A fifth of the world's oil supply transits through the strait, and the price of oil is up by about 50% since the war began in late February.
On Saturday evening, President Trump threatened Iran on social media, saying he would "obliterate their various power plants, starting with the biggest one first," if the Strait of Hormuz was not fully reopened within 48 hours. He later extended his deadline by five days following Iranian threats to destroy essential infrastructure, including energy and water systems, across the Gulf. Iran has denied reports of direct or indirect talks with the U.S.
If Iran can keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and "hold Washington to ransom," it will have significant leverage, says Alfred McCoy, professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "In a strategic analysis, Iran right now is in the dominant position."
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 Getty ImagesRyan Lizza has responded to Olivia Nuzzi's allegations of blackmail in federal court, following the revelation of Nuzzi's undisclosed "personal relationship" with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which Lizza yesterday claimed was almost a year long.
He has denied Nuzzi's claims (filed in D.C. Superior Court on Sept 30.), in every aspect, providing new alleged details on the collapse of their relationship, and leveling his own accusations.
In mid-August, Lizza wrote in a filing to the court on Oct. 14, "I discovered that Ms. Nuzzi had been cheating on me with a married man [RFK Jr.] for almost a year. She admitted the affair and over the course of weeks of conversations she confided how she fell into what she described as a "toxic" "unhealthy" "stupid" "psychotic" "crazy" "indefensible" relationship with a 70-year-old "sex addict" who told her he wanted to "possess," "control," and "impregnate" her."
Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Climate activists are planning more direct, potentially violent actions, warning that if governments don't act soon global disasters will become more common.
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