Ian Swanson

5 days ago | thehill.com | Ian Swanson

President Trump’s decision to authorize a military strike on Iran is a seismic moment that could reshape the future of the Middle East and his presidency. The administration on Sunday signaled it wants to contain the conflict, underscoring that it does not want an all-out war with Iran but will not accept a world where Tehran has a nuclear weapon. Whether it can contain the fallout is a different proposition and one that may depend largely on Iran.

6 days ago | thehill.com | Ian Swanson

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) at a rally in Oklahoma blasted President Trump’s decision to bomb Iran and enter the U.S. into Israel’s war with Tehran. Sanders broke the news to the crowd in Tulsa, which began chants of “no more war.”“I agree,” Sanders told the crowd. “Not only is this news that I’ve just heard alarming . . . but it is so grossly unconstitutional. All of you know, that the only entity that can take this country to war is the U.S. Congress.

1 week ago | thehill.com | Ian Swanson

International soccer stars on the Italian club Juventus found themselves in an unusual position on Wednesday – standing behind President Trump at the resolute desk as he fielded questions about the Israel-Iran war and other hot button issues. The club, one of the most renowned in world soccer, was in Washington, D.C., to play later that night in the first ever Club World Club. But the players were not expecting to stand by as Trump discussed politics using them as a backdrop.

1 week ago | thehill.com | Ian Swanson

Abortion providers and reproductive rights advocates are devastated by the assassination of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband over the weekend by a suspect who allegedly planned to also target abortion providers. State Sen. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed in their home just outside of Minneapolis on Saturday. Fellow Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in a shooting by the same suspect.

2 weeks ago | thehill.com | Ian Swanson

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Thursday said he fully supported Israel’s attack on Iran and said it should “keep wiping out Iranian leadership” and its nuclear personnel. “Our commitment to Israel must be absolute and I fully support this attack,” Fetterman wrote in a post on X late Thursday. “Keep wiping out Iranian leadership and the nuclear personnel.