What looks like downturn at home becomes leverage abroad, reshaping how decision-makers plan for China risk and opportunity.

Curran says this year is up 40% versus last year, pushing the threat picture “off the charts” for protectees and agencies.

A contested Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz are colliding, with claimed tanker attacks and IRGC stoppages reshaping risk for energy flows.

A battleground Democratic pickup becomes a warning shot for party strategists heading into the fall.

The upset in a key open seat hands national Democrats a setback and forces a quick recalibration for the fall map.

The crypto-backed bill nears a Senate vote, but a fight over presidential crypto sales threatens to derail bipartisan momentum.

Thousands were evacuated as rescue teams fought dozens of blazes driven by dry conditions and worsening weather.

The science adviser pitches a funding rewrite as Democrats argue Trump weakened U.S. science for good.

Ukraine’s new army leadership lands with relief, then immediately runs into the political backlash that already moved streets.

More than $1 trillion clears the House with a detailed funding blueprint tied to the Iran war and election-law implementation.

The deal clears ahead of tighter safeguards, and could leave room for Riyadh to pursue a nuclear weapon later.

The former artistic advisor says the federal arts institution was turned into a “hyper-politicized environment.” Here’s what that changes.