Brian Bennett

For months, President Donald Trump has weighed options for next steps in the war with Iran, with no clear frontrunner for how to resolve the five months-long conflict. Possible military actions have included mounting a large-scale bombing campaign to furt... See more

As President Donald Trump huddles with his top advisers at Camp David on Friday, his to-do list from the last Cabinet meeting in May has hit hard realities. The war with Iran that Trump said would end in “weeks” is expanding with no endgame in sight. Ther... See more

More than two days after the Senate narrowly confirmed Jay Clayton to serve as director of national intelligence, the senior federal prosecutor supported by Republican senators has not taken the oath of office, four U.S. officials told MS NOW on the condi... See more

When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived this week for his tour of Washington, he may have had a mission in mind. Netanyahu needed to overcome his newly diminished stature and waning influence over his once close friend President Donald Trum... See more

President Donald Trump is meeting with two key allies in Washington at a critical moment when once-distinct wars in Ukraine and Iran are now colliding — and the U.S. military commitment to aid its friends is in question. As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Z... See more