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1+ week, 3+ day ago  (501+ words) Indiana Republican Sen. Todd Young is aligning himself with President Donald Trump on the president's Iran war strategy, even as some other conservatives have been critical. "I believe President Trump is trying to apply maximum leverage," Young told reporters after…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (520+ words) President Donald Trump posted to social media Tuesday morning, saying "a whole civilization will die tonight" in comments about Iran." Speaking with reporters in Indiana later that day, U. S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind) said he understands Trump's threats as a pressure…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (642+ words) WASHINGTON'Even as U. S. officials push for regime change in Cuba, the top Cuban official in the U. S. laid out a roadmap for closer ties between the two former Cold War foes that could pave the way to business deals and better relations…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (400+ words) Hundreds of people rallied against President Donald Trump and the war on Iran in a protest outside the White House on Tuesday, April 7, with dozens more protests planned nationally Wednesday. Tuesday's protest was planned just hours after a social media…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (133+ words) WBUR Here & Now's Robin Young asks Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) to respond to President Trump's first formal address to the nation on Wednesday night about the month-long war in Iran. Landsman, one of four Democrats to vote against a war…...

6+ hour, 30+ min ago  (442+ words) Fertilizer prices were dropping sharply April 17 after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was open, bringing relief to farmers even as they still face delays in deliveries." Prices for urea, the most commonly used form of nitrogen, fell about 18% to…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (811+ words) Ohio Democratic U. S. Rep. Greg Landsman of Cincinnati was one of just a handful of Democrats to vote against a war-powers resolution on Iran. On Tuesday explained his vote by saying he supported limited objectives in the attack on Iran and…...

9+ hour, 47+ min ago  (366+ words) There's a certain class of commentator'overrepresented on cable panels and cocktail parties'that insists the central question of our moment is tone. Not outcomes. Not deterrence. Not whether fewer people die. Tone. Which is how we end up in the peculiar…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (443+ words) In closely connected societies, distance does not exist. Professional, family, and social ties overlap. Every word carries consequence. Speaking honestly can affect future opportunities, so truth competes with caution. What is said depends as much on timing and tone as…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (362+ words) When asked by the interviewer if the Iran war is a just war, Cardinal Robert Mc Elroy, the Archbishop of Washington, D. C. , didn't hesitate. "No," he said. "Under Catholic teaching, this is not a just war. The Catholic faith teaches us…...