Israeli Strikes Kill Five Across Southern Lebanon

Trump-Xi Summit Cheat Sheet: New Deals, Extended Trade Truce, But No Breakthrough? The White House released an itinerary for next week's Trump-Xi meeting, including plans for Trump to greet Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews. Ahead of the summit, Bank of America analysts outlined modest expectations, telling clients they see "little scope for a major trade breakthrough." Bloomberg reports that Trump will welcome Xi at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, opening a visit that includes bilateral talks and a White House state dinner on Thursday. Trump and Xi will be...

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is closed to all traffic due to US violations of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). President Donald Trump asserted that the waterway was open to commercial shipping.  “Due to recent unlawful movements by United States military forces in the region, transit through the Strait of Hormuz is currently not […]

The October Term: A Preview Of The Coming Cases For Another "Big Year" On The Court Authored by Jonathan Turley via JonathanTurley.org, October is when hype meets reality. In baseball, the final teams are sorted out for the playoffs, and your football teams are well into the winnowing-out process for the Super Bowl. For court nerds, the start of the October term at the Supreme Court can have a similar dynamic, as long-watched cases finally come up for oral argument. Although the court continues to accept cases on a rolling basis,...