Politics

How Trump’s Iran war objectives evolved

US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. JIM WATSON/AFP hide caption toggle caption JIM WATSON/AFP At the outset of the U.S.-Israel-led war in Iran, President Trump gave lots of reasons for launching the strikes on Iran from stopping its nuclear capabilities to regime change.

Pentagon Narrows Press Access After Court Ruling

The Pentagon tightened restrictions on journalists covering the US military on Monday, days after a US court ruled that its previous attempt to overhaul press access was unconstitutional. It announced that it would close the building's designated press area, and that "all journalist access to the Pentagon will require escort by authorized department personnel."

Lionel Jospin, former French prime minister, dies at 88

Lionel Jospin, French prime minister from 1997 to 2002, died aged 88, Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu confirmed on Monday, following first reports of his death the previous day. "Lionel Jospin has left us," Lecornu said online.

Pistorius Opposes SPD Leadership Shake-Up After Electoral Loss

Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know The center-left Social Democrats suffer a jarring defeat after decades of leading coalitions in Rhineland-Palatinate The SPD's popular Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says now is not the right time for party leadership speculation The SPD also lost a longstanding mayoralty in the Bavarian

Slovenia election ends in near tie between Golob and Janša

Slovenia's parliamentary election on Sunday looked set to end in a two-way tie between the ruling liberal Freedom Movement of Prime Minister Robert Golob and the opposition Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), led by populist Janez Jansa.

Expanding ICE Detention: Facilities, Backlash, and Costs

Loading... The Trump administration's unprecedented expansion of migrant detention facilities is igniting fierce opposition in communities across the political and geographic spectrum, as the administration moves to scale up its detention footprint to fuel its campaign to arrest, detain and deport the largest number of immigrants in modern U.S. history.

ICE to Assist Airports Amid TSA Delays, Homan Says

People wait in a TSA line at the John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday in New York City. Yuki Iwamura/AP hide caption toggle caption Yuki Iwamura/AP President Trump said he is sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to U.S. airports as some air travelers face longer security lines due to the partial government shutdown.