House Vote Sets Up Clash with the Senate on D.H.S. Funding, Prolonging Shutdown · America’s Spies Have a Lot ...

· The Shocking Speed of China’s Scientific Rise · Wild Ultimatums and ‘Bombing Our Little Hearts Out’: A Portrait of Trump at War · Dread Deepens Among U.S. Allies in Asia Over a Protracted Mideast ...

Iran has allowed a small number of vessels to pass, but that won’t alleviate pressure or risk for the shipping industry and energy markets any time soon. Iran Is Putting a ‘Toll Booth’ in the Strait ...

Oct. 7 Terrorism Task Force Falters After Initial Fanfare · D.H.S. Funding Lapse Leads to Longest Partial Shutdown in History · Where Trump Has Installed Elect ...

The Danger of Letting a Mystic Lead Public Health (Marc Short, Washington Post) A look at Casey Means shows the weakness of her nomination and the surgeon general position itself.

Israel Thought It Could Spur Rebellion Inside Iran. That Hasn’t Happened. · Trump Had No Plan B for Iran · Iran Might Use Its Economic-Doomsday Option · Trump Administrati ...

Israeli Officials Said U.S. Was Told About South Pars Attack · How the Iran War Will Accelerate Iran’s Nuclear Program · Get Ready for a Weaker but Nastier Iran · Israels ...

US Intelligence Chief Grilled on Absence of Election Threats in Security Assessment • A New Game Turns the H-1B Visa System into a Surreal Simulation · FBI Director Leaves O ...

European Leaders Rebuff Trump’s Call to Open the Strait of Hormuz (Ellen Francis, Anthony Faiola and Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post) Trump has expressed frustration over a lack of military ...

Joe Kent’s Secret · The Dangerous Logic of the Joe Kent Letter · Strait of Hormuz: Oil’s Famous Chokepoint Also Shows Critical Minerals Risks · America’s Data Center B ...

Japan Is Becoming a Submarine Powerhouse (Peter Suciu, National Interest) Japan now operates five cutting-edge Taigei-class submarines, in addition to its 12 Soryu-class and 6 Oyashio-class vessels.

America’s allies may comply for now. But the damage to trust will have consequences. The Great Divorce (Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic) The marriage between Europe and the United States has been fraught ...