• A timeline of tensions over Iran's nuclear program as talks with U.S. approach

    A timeline of tensions over Iran's nuclear program as talks with U.S. approach

    Feb 25, 2026 02:39 AM EDT

    ... one. Mideast wars rage Oct. 7, 2023 — Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip storm into Israel, killing around 1,200 people and taking 251 others hostage, beginning the most intense war ever between Israel and Hamas. Iran, which has armed Hamas, offers support to the militants. Regional tensions spike. Nov ...

  • What to know about the Supreme Court ruling on Trump's tariffs

    What to know about the Supreme Court ruling on Trump's tariffs

    Feb 20, 2026 07:12 PM EDT

    ... no mention of tariffs. IEEPA, which allows the president to seize assets and block transactions during a national emergency, was first used during the Iran hostage crisis. It has since been invoked for a range of global unrest, from the 9/11 attacks to the Syrian civil war. The president ...

  • UN Security Council holds high-level meeting on Gaza before Trump's Board of Peace convenes

    UN Security Council holds high-level meeting on Gaza before Trump's Board of Peace convenes

    Feb 18, 2026 10:58 PM EDT

    ... of Peace meeting in Washington, D.C., tomorrow is an important step.” Aspects of the ceasefire deal have moved forward, including Hamas releasing all the hostages it was holding and increased amounts of humanitarian aid getting into Gaza, though the U.N. says the level is insufficient. A new technocratic ...

  • A look at Jesse Jackson's decades of civil rights advocacy

    A look at Jesse Jackson's decades of civil rights advocacy

    Feb 17, 2026 11:35 PM EDT

    ... shadow senators, a position that primarily advocated for D.C. statehood. He also frequently met with foreign leaders.He negotiated the release of dozens of hostages during wars and conflicts, often without approval from presidents or Congress. In 2007, when fellow Chicago Democrat Barack Obama announced a bid for the ...

  • Mideast experts on what Israel wants from U.S.-Iran nuclear discussions

    Mideast experts on what Israel wants from U.S.-Iran nuclear discussions

    Feb 11, 2026 11:35 PM EDT

    The president's standing among the Israeli public is quite high, largely because he was seen as producing the release of all the American hostages. And Bibi wants to be in a position where he can demonstrate, we all know how important Trump is to us and I'm the ...

  • What to know as Iran and the U.S. weigh holding a second round of nuclear talks

    What to know as Iran and the U.S. weigh holding a second round of nuclear talks

    Feb 11, 2026 10:15 PM EDT

    ... s theocratic government. Later that year, university students overran the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, seeking the shah’s extradition and sparking the 444-day hostage crisis that saw diplomatic relations between Iran and the U.S. severed. The Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s saw the U.S. back ...

  • Immigration officials defend officers and tactics as public backlash grows

    Immigration officials defend officers and tactics as public backlash grows

    Feb 10, 2026 11:45 PM EDT

    ... term funding deal now. Here's John Thune. Sen. John Thune (R-SD): These federal employees at TSA and other agencies shouldn't be held hostage by the Democrats in potentially another government shutdown. So the best way to avoid that is to strike a deal. And I think that ...

  • Israeli drone strike kills 2 cyclists in Gaza, hospital says, as death toll mounts despite ceasefire

    Israeli drone strike kills 2 cyclists in Gaza, hospital says, as death toll mounts despite ceasefire

    Feb 10, 2026 04:47 PM EDT

    ... The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel and killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, on Oct. 7, 2023. The 251 hostages taken in the attack were returned to Israel in various ceasefire agreements, with the remains of Israeli police officer Ran Gvili — the final body ...

  • One-on-one with Ambassador Huckabee on what’s next for Gaza and the Middle East

    One-on-one with Ambassador Huckabee on what’s next for Gaza and the Middle East

    Feb 06, 2026 11:45 PM EDT

    ... is viewed almost exclusively through this lens of war? Mike Huckabee: I think Americans are pretty naive if they don't understand that Israel had hostages being held in tunnels who were being tortured, starved, raped and beaten.If America had hostages, and it was the sons and daughters of ...

  • 1st medical evacuees from Gaza enter Egypt as Rafah crossing reopens

    1st medical evacuees from Gaza enter Egypt as Rafah crossing reopens

    Feb 02, 2026 04:53 PM EDT

    ... of medical patients during a ceasefire in early 2025. Israel had resisted reopening the Rafah crossing, but the recovery of the remains of the last hostage in Gaza cleared the way to move forward. The reopening is seen as a key step as the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement moves ...