1+ hour, 13+ min ago  (1312+ words) Ambassador Daniel Fried (Bluesky - X) is Weiser Family Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council. In the course of his 40-year Foreign Service career, Ambassador Fried played a key role in designing and implementing American policy in Europe after the fall of…...

1+ hour, 23+ min ago  (561+ words) It's the Fourth of July. You're preparing to host a barbecue. Up and down your street, flags are snapping in the wind, as a few kids in red, white, and blue trickle home from the neighborhood parade. It's a celebration…...

2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (730+ words) The Russian defense ministry claims it intercepted a Ukrainian ballistic missile in the last 24 hours, potentially marking Kyiv's first combat use of such a weapon. The ministry did not specify where the intercept took place, nor did it identify the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (846+ words) IRAN WAR " NEGOTIATIONS U. S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Doha yesterday for what the "White House described as "high-level" talks, but Iran and host Qatar said they would meet with mediators, rather than the Iranians themselves. Andrew Mills…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1671+ words) Michael Dreeben (Linked In) is a Distinguished Visitor from Government at Georgetown University Law Center, a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, and an adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law. He formerly served as a Deputy…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (620+ words) VENEZUELA QUAKE " TOLL AND RESCUE VENEZUELA QUAKE " RELIEF POLITICS IRAN WAR " U. S. -IRAN TALKS IRAN WAR " STRAIT OF HORMUZ" IRAN WAR " OTHER DEVELOPMENTS" Israeli airstrikes in southern and central Gaza yesterday killed at least eight people," including two children, and wounded…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1303+ words) A curated guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here's today's news: VENEZUELA QUAKE " TOLL AND RESCUE A 4. 8-magnitude earthquake struck off Venezuela's coast on Saturday, according to U. S. Geological Survey data. Officials said the region has recorded more…...

6+ day, 58+ min ago  (848+ words) A curated guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here's today's news: VENEZUELA QUAKE " CASUALTIES At least 235 people were killed and 4, 300 injured after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela Wednesday evening, officials said Thursday. The death toll is expected…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (1009+ words) Two back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela have killed at least 164 people and injured 700, interim President Delcy Rodr'guez said, as rescuers searched collapsed buildings in Caracas and worst-hit La Guaira state. Vivian Sequera and Mayela Armas report for Reuters. The U. S. Geological Survey…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1590+ words) We believe there is an important history lesson in simply reading, and rereading, the Declaration and reflecting on the current times in the United States. In the passages below, the text of the Declaration is annotated with the words of…...