2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (128+ words) Washington's retrenchment and Russia's growing aggression are pushing a rapid realignment of the defense alliance. NATO leaders gather in Ankara today, with members already taking steps to reduce their reliance on the US Washington's retrenchment from the alliance and Russia's…...

4+ hour, 11+ min ago  (585+ words) A transcontinental dispute between two senior Republican lawmakers escalated over the weekend when one briefly barred the other from their own delegation's return flight to Washington. Then the Senate Armed Services chair reversed himself, calling Wilson on Thursday to say…...

4+ hour, 11+ min ago  (192+ words) Maine Democrats could choose another candidate by July 27 if Graham Platner quits by July 13. Democrats are expecting their Senate nominee in Maine to end his campaign and let the state party replace him, after a woman who dated Graham Platner…...

4+ hour, 11+ min ago  (154+ words) Despite threats from some progressive candidates, like Colorado's Melat Kiros, to oppose a Hakeem Jeffries speakership over his support from corporate PACs and AIPAC, the House Democratic leader doesn't have a vote problem on his hands yet on the level…...

4+ hour, 14+ min ago  (193+ words) President Donald Trump's latest Washington remodel " a new helicopter landing pad on the White House's South Lawn " may end up as one of his least contentious construction projects in the capital. "Our other Marine Ones are about 40 years old. " They're…...

4+ hour, 15+ min ago  (154+ words) Semafor White House still mum on housing bill President Donald Trump left Washington last night with no resolution on the unsigned housing bill and no clear path towards solving the ongoing Republican infighting on Capitol Hill. The White House remains…...

14+ hour, 29+ min ago  (155+ words) Rahm Emanuel, an Israel supporter and critic of the Netanyahu government, plans to say Israel should view US support as "expressly contingent" on several factors. Democratic presidential hopeful questions absolute US support for Israel A Democratic 2028 presidential hopeful's speech in…...

21+ hour, 3+ min ago  (339+ words) Gwynne Shotwell said her gift for the children's investment accounts is focused on lower-income families in Texas. The News Gwynne Shotwell, Space X's president and chief operating officer, said she plans to donate $320 million of stock in Elon Musk's rocket…...

1+ day, 10+ min ago  (172+ words) The display of diplomatic protocol drew criticism after Iranian organizers appeared to taunt the visiting delegations. Saudi Arabia and Qatar sent senior officials to the funeral of Iran's slain supreme leader, a display of diplomatic protocol that drew criticism after…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (133+ words) Along Europe's eastern flank, countries are stockpiling, fortifying, and preparing to go it alone in the face of Russian aggression. Ukraine and its neighbors are increasingly skeptical that the US will come to their aid in the face of Russian…...