James Joyner

3 days ago | outsidethebeltway.com | James Joyner

Generational Turnover Coming for Democrats? ··No commentsNate Silver (“Zohran delivered the Democratic establishment the thrashing it deserved“):Zohran Mamdani, a previously obscure state assemblyman who polled at as little as 1 percent in early surveys of the race, became the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City on Tuesday. Technically speaking, the contest isn’t over yet because votes have not yet been reallocated as per New York’s ranked choice voting (RCV) system.

3 days ago | outsidethebeltway.com | James Joyner

US Attack Likely Set Iran Nuke Program Back Mere Months··No commentsCNN (“Exclusive: Early US intel assessment suggests strikes on Iran did not destroy nuclear sites, sources say“):The US military strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities last weekend did not destroy the core components of the country’s nuclear program and likely only set it back by months, according to an early US intelligence assessment that was described by seven people briefed on it.

4 days ago | outsidethebeltway.com | James Joyner

Was Bombing Iran Legal, Redux · · No comments Law professors Geoffrey Corn, Claire Finkelstein, and Orde Kittrie take to the WaPo op-ed pages to explain “Why Trump didn’t have to ask Congress before striking Iran.” The first several paragraphs, which are quite well written, rehash what we all know: Congress has sought to preserve its Article I right to decide when the country goes to war, while Presidents have long insisted that they have broad discretion as commander-in-chief to use force...

4 days ago | outsidethebeltway.com | James Joyner

Ceasefire in Iran War··No commentsThe Economist (“Trump says the war is over. How 14 bombs may change the Middle East.“):He came, he bombed, he ended the war—or so President Donald Trump wants the world to believe. Two days after a fleet of stealthy American bombers struck deeply buried Iranian nuclear facilities, Mr Trump announced a “complete and total” ceasefire in the war between Israel and Iran.

5 days ago | outsidethebeltway.com | James Joyner

Headline of the Day··No commentsAP (“Pakistan condemns Trump for bombing Iran a day after recommending him for a Nobel Peace Prize“):Pakistan condemned U.S. President Donald Trump for bombing Iran, less than 24 hours after saying he deserved a Nobel Peace Prize for defusing a recent crisis with India. Relations between the two South Asian countries plummeted after a massacre of tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir in April.