Brian Bennett

President Donald Trump has hesitated in recent days to expand the war against Iran, even as Iranian-backed proxies in Yemen have driven up oil prices by escalating attacks against Saudi Arabia and threatening tanker traffic in the Red Sea. At the same tim... See more

As countries around the world convene for the United Nations General Assembly, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expanding an effort to protect the United States from scrutiny by international organizations for alleged violations of international or human... See more

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