Trump might want “boots on the ground” in Iran. Just not American ones.
Last week, President Donald Trump spoke with Iraqi and Iranian Kurdish leaders, reportedly offering “extensive US aircover” and logistical support ...
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A bad news day for Trump’s economy, briefly explained
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting ...
The firing of Kristi Noem, briefly explained
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting ...
Iran had a plan to fight Israel and the US. It all collapsed after October 7.
This is not how it was supposed to go for Iran.For years, the Islamic Republic worked to build up a ...
MAGA’s top lawyer just gave a sitting GOP senator the biggest scare of his career
Tuesday’s Senate Republican primary in Texas ended in an anticlimax, with no candidate winning a majority of the vote. Incumbent ...
The Trump administration still can’t decide why it’s doing this
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting ...
The one question everyone should be asking after OpenAI’s deal with the Pentagon
American AI companies love to say that the US must win the AI arms race, or China will.Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, ...
World leaders are almost never killed in war. Why did it happen to Iran’s supreme leader?
The Israeli bombing that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Saturday not only brought the demise of one ...
The civilians dying in Trump’s new war
The US war in Iran, joined by Israel, is in its third day, with no sign of slowing. On Monday, ...
The “Epstein class,” explained
The Trump administration says it’s done with its release of the Epstein files. But that doesn’t mean the issue is ...
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