Debatable: Beto O’Rourke translated himself into Spanish, Tulsi Gabbard touted her military record, and Jay Inslee focused on climate change last night in Miami as 10 Democratic candidates for president did their damnest to distinguish themselves from the pack.   Led by …

Pointless: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani described the latest round of economic sanctions as pointless and called the White House “mentally retarded.”  “Today, the Americans have become desperate and confused,” he added. “This has made them take unusual measures and talk nonsense.”  The new …

The Situation Room: President Trump abruptly called off a strike on Iran with just 10 minutes to spare on Thursday because 150 people would be killed, he said yesterday.   The attack was to be in retaliation for Iran shooting down an …

National Security:In the  midst of growing tensions with Iran, the Trump administration announced that it will send an additional 1,000 troops to the Middle East and the President vowed that he will not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons.   The new …

Hot Dispute: Iran has announced that by the end of this month it will have breached its agreement to limit the amount of enriched uranium it has in its stockpile. The country’s atomic energy agency said Iran has quadrupled production of fuel …

The Iran Quandary:The Trump administration put Iran on notice that the US will not tolerate the attacks on oil tankers blamed on Iran but so far hasn’t decided what to do in response.   The Iranians say they had no involvement …

Straight to the Video: The Pentagon late yesterday released video showing Iran’s involvement in the attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman. The video shows an Iranian patrol boat pulling up next to one of the stricken tankers and …

China Syndrome: Protesters and police in Hong Kong traded bricks and bottles for teargas and rubber bullets in a riot over a proposed bill that would allow people charged with crimes in Hong Kong to be extradited to the mainland for …

The Mexico Ultimatum: President Trump last night backed off his threat to impose punishing tariffs on Mexican goods, saying the administration had reached a deal with Mexico to limit the flow of  migrants coming over the southern border.   He said the details …

No Organized Party: The comedian Will Rogers famously said, “I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.” He died in 1935.  Democratic congressional leaders appear to be headed toward an intraparty  clash over bringing impeachment proceedings …