A week in, how Trump’s war with Iran ends is an open question

After a week of violence reconfiguring the Middle East, some US goals seem in reach, others perhaps fanciful. But the question of where it all ends echoes the loudest.

Tracking the people impacted by the Epstein files

The US government’s release of its Epstein files has set off tremors among the world’s elite.

How Each House Member Voted on Trump’s Iran War Powers

The House rejected a war powers resolution on Thursday that would have required the Trump administration to seek congressional approval before continuing military action in Iran.

Obama: Each day brings a “new assault on our democratic institutions”

Former President Barack Obama spoke about the current political climate at Rev. Jesse Jackson’s memorial service in Chicago, saying, “Each day, we’re told by those in high office to fear each other.”

Iran's government was built to sustain attacks on its leaders. Here’s how

Iran’s governing structure isn’t a one-man show – it’s a system, with power distributed throughout several layers of government. Born out of a revolution, it was built to sustain attack on its leaders, making it harder for adversaries to topple. CNN’s Kylie Atwood explains.

One week in: Visualizing the evolution of the US-Israeli war with Iran

By Amy O’Kruk, Koko Nakajima, Renée Rigdon, Byron Manley and Janie Boschma, CNN

Trump tells CNN Cuba is soon going to fall: ‘I’m going to put Marco over there’

President Donald Trump told CNN Friday morning that Cuba “is going to fall pretty soon.”

Analysis: Why presidents stumble in this most solemn task

After ordering US troops to execute a regime change in Panama in 1989, President George H.W. Bush held a press conference at the precise moment the first US casualties were arriving on US soil.

Rottnest Island: The dark history behind an Australian paradise

From the shorelines of Perth in southwestern Australia, a towering blue hill can be seen jutting out of the horizon. Some days it seems so close you could touch it. Other days it’s hidden by mist or passing ships.

Visualizing the US-Israeli attack on Iran and retaliation in maps and charts

War in the Middle East is expanding after the United States and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday, and Tehran retaliated with strikes against several of its neighbors, including US-allied Gulf states. Israel and Hezbollah are also trading blows as the conflict widens.

Minnesota fraud probe heads back to House Oversight as Walz and Ellison prepare to testify

Minnesota’s welfare fraud scandal is returning to Capitol Hill months after it intensified into a national political flashpoint and federal agents swarmed the Twin Cities in an unprecedented immigration crackdown.

Why Zohran Mamdani denounced the US-Israeli strikes on Iran

Shortly after President Donald Trump announced that the US and Israel had carried out military strikes in Iran, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani weighed in.