A deal between Iran and Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is teetering over steep demands from Tehran for the United States and vice versa. Iran on Sunday said the agreement to set up new shipping lanes was in its final stages but repeated that the vital waterway would only reopen once Washington met certain conditions. Those stipulations include that the U.S. withdraw its naval blockade, pay Tehran compensation for damages from the war, unfreeze the country’s assets, lift sanctions and permanently end the conflict against the regime and its regional allies. Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6021575-iran-oman-hormuz-strait-deal/ #StraitofHormuz #Iran #Trump #IranWar
Today is primary day in Wisconsin and Democratic voters will decide on their pick for the gubernatorial nominee. The race comes amid broader national concerns about the future of the Democratic party amid a divide between progressives and moderates. Former Chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party Ben Wikler joins Peter Alexander to share his outlook.
It is primary day in six states including Minnesota, where several races are testing the power of progressive candidates against establishment Democrats. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) joins Peter Alexander to share how he believes President Trump's policies and other events have impacted voters in his state.
Just hours after Todd Blanche was sworn in as Attorney General, the DOJ issued a new memo that President Trump can assert executive privilege over conversations with private advisers. MS NOW Senior Legal Reporter Lisa Rubin, New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker and former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance join Alicia Menendez to explain more.
A Kremlin-friendly newspaper is sending a stark message to FBI Director Kash Patel ahead of his trip to Russia, saying "the White House would like something from Russia" and asked "What will we get in return?" Former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance and Staff Writer at The Atlantic Tom Nichols join Alicia Menendez to share their reaction to the visit.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has topped a poll for the 2028 Democrat presidential primary.
A new poll shows former Vice President Kamala Harris leading California Governor Gavin Newsom and New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez among Democrat primary voters , suggesting the defeated 2024 presidential candidate is still seen as viable by the party grassroots. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: In a new poll from Rasmussen Reports, former Vice President Harris secured 37 percent, significantly outpacing Governor of California Gavin Newsom at 14 percent and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at nine percent. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) also polled at nine percent, while former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg secured ten percent. The poll revealed that Harris’s strongest support exists among black…Open
Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 11, 2026 TRIPOLI, Libya — A drone strike on Libya’s Zawiya oil complex triggered a massive fire at a fuel-storage facility, damaging a tank containing millions [...]
A Damascus court has sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and his brother to death for crimes against humanity, the first judicial verdict against the Assad inner circle since the family's half-century grip on power collapsed. Judge Fakhareddine al-Aryan read the sentence Tuesday from the Fourth Criminal Court in central Damascus, a session aired live […] The post Syrian court sentences Bashar Assad to death in absentia for war crimes appeared first on American Almanac .
A Damascus court has sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad and his brother to death for crimes against humanity, the first judicial verdict against the Assad inner circle since the family's half-century grip on power collapsed. Judge Fakhareddine al-Aryan read the sentence Tuesday from the Fourth Criminal Court in central Damascus, a session aired live on Syrian state television. Assad, his younger brother Maher, and their maternal cousin Atef Najib all received death sentences for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during Syria's 14-year civil war, a conflict that killed roughly half a million people. The verdicts mark the first time a Syrian court has held any member of the Assad regime formally accountable since…Open
