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Gavin Newsom: the California governor in Trump's crosshairs

His vocal criticism of Trump's immigration tactics has seen him emerge as one of the president's most prominent opponents, prompting speculation that he may have presidential ambitions

Con Coughlin 14 June 2025
The rain-swollen Sacramento River rises to the foundation level of homes along the river in West Sacramento, California, U.S. January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

Record Rains Pound California With Bigger Storm On The Way

The seventh consecutive atmospheric river since Christmas dumped more rain on Northern California on Wednesday, offering little relief for a state already battered by floods, gale-force winds, power…

12 January 2023
A tree blocks a roadway after it fell in high winds during a winter storm in West Sacramento, California, U.S. January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

California Storm Leaves over 120,000 Still Without Power

More than 120,000 homes and businesses were still without power in California early on Monday, according to data from PowerOutage.us, after a massive storm last week that disrupted road travel with…

09 January 2023
A tree blocks a roadway after it fell in high winds during a winter storm in West Sacramento, California, U.S. January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Fred Greaves

California Storm Leaves Over 560,000 Homes Without Power, More Rough Weather Ahead

Torrential downpours and damaging winds left hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses without power in California early on Sunday as the area braced for the next onslaught of severe weather. …

08 January 2023
Voters line up at a polling station to vote in the 2020 U.S. presidential election in the majority Hispanic neighborhood of Maryvale in Phoenix, Arizona U.S., November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido//File Photo

Republican Door Knockers Intimidate Residents While Hunting for Voter Fraud, Say Officials

The canvassers in California's Shasta County in September wore reflective orange vests and official-looking badges that read “Voter Taskforce.” Four residents said they mistook them for government…

03 November 2022
The Dixie Fire pushes through the Genesee Valley on August 21, 2021 in Genesee, California. (Allison Dinner/Getty Images/TNS)

The Burning Debate — Manage Forest Fires or Suppress Them?

As western wildfires burn through millions of forested acres, they are igniting debates about our response that are almost as heated as the flames themselves. The leaders of the U.S. Forest…

Char Miller 25 August 2021
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The Israel lobby’s responsibility for the Iran war

17 March 2026

Advocates for the US-Israeli special relationship have played a special role

Stephen M. Walt
Lina Jaradat
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Strait of Hormuz: the waterway critical to global trade 

18 March 2026

Any disruption in the Hormuz has cascading knock-on effects that extend far beyond energy markets, impacting international trade. Al Majalla explores all this and more.

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Iran after Larijani: a war without an exit

18 March 2026

Israel's assassination of the pragmatic and highly influential National Security Chief closes the path to de-escalation

Futoshi Matsumoto
Pete Reynolds
Business & Economy

Energy infrastructure attacks and the new security imperative

17 March 2026

By attacking Gulf energy infrastructure, Iran aims to apply economic and geopolitical pressure as a way to avoid large-scale conflict

Jessica Obeid
US Navy sailors send signals to an E-2D Hawkeye aircraft, 124th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, as it walks on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, on 28 February 2026.
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Could the US-Iran war spark World War III?

16 March 2026

The current conflict is unlikely to go global for now, but the speed at which it has spread regionally is alarming. A look at history shows the geopolitical factors that led to world wars.

Christopher Phillips

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