Trump administration
US‑Iran deal leaves the future of Lebanon uncertain – and subject to Israel playing the spoiler
President Donald Trump has talked of a potential role for Syrian forces in fighting Hezbollah – a move that would raise alarm in Lebanon.
Trump’s US‑Iran ceasefire deal is a costly return to prewar conditions – and resolving nuclear questions will run into the ‘indivisibility problem’
Iran has emerged with its uranium enrichment knowledge intact, its stockpile buried and fresh reason to believe that only a nuclear weapon would have deterred the US-Israel attack.
A peace deal may bring an end to the Iran war, but what did the US and Israel truly achieve?
The deal will leave Iran in a stronger position than before the war, the US with far less leverage in the region, and Israel in the lurch.
AI schools like Alpha promise efficiency, but can’t replicate the messy process that helps kids learn
AI schools try to tailor learning to match students’ abilities. But they can’t help young people learn who they are.
Why the director of national intelligence needs more than political loyalty to do the job
The newly named director of national intelligence is a Trump political ally who has no experience in national security. A veteran of the field says it matters who holds the job.
National Science Foundation cuts mean researchers like me are losing grants – but impacts extend far beyond academia
As the National Science Foundation starts giving out fewer grants, people worldwide will potentially lose out from potential research findings that could help improve their lives.
US indictment of Raúl Castro comes amid a long history of American aggression against Cuba
Recent military and economic pressure on Cuba, including Trump’s threats of a ‘friendly takeover’ of the island, follow a long pattern of US hostility toward its southern neighbor.
Most Americans broadly support public education for undocumented students – regardless of their political affiliation and religion
Some states are trying to challenge a long-held precedent that undocumented children are allowed to attend public school free of charge.
Minnesota raises unprecedented constitutional issues in its lawsuit against Trump administration anti‑immigrant deployment
A US district judge is weighing whether the surge of ICE agents in the state violates the US Constitution or falls within the executive’s power to enforce federal law.
Getting disability benefits got harder after the Social Security Administration’s staff was slashed and program rules were changed by Trump
Researchers learned from dozens of interviews that the usual ways of resolving complex cases, escalating issues and holding the authorities accountable no longer work.