Peter Bresnan

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Lucy Perkins |Peter Bresnan

Israel and Iran have been exchanging attacks since Friday, leaving more than 20 dead in Israel and more than 200 dead in Iran. Could this become a war? And will the U.S. get involved? Israel launched attacks on Iran last week. Iran quickly retaliated. The fighting has left many feeling both fearful and hopeful. Now, it is unclear whether this escalation in a long-simmering conflict could turn into a wider war.

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Ariel Plotnick |Peter Bresnan |Emma Talkoff |Sean Carter

Last week, the Department of Homeland Security issued an order barring Harvard from enrolling foreign students, claiming that Harvard had created an unsafe environment by allowing “anti-American, pro-terrorist agitators” to assault students on campus. The order said that students enrolled at Harvard must transfer schools or lose their legal status.

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Peter Bresnan |Lucy Perkins |Ted Muldoon

Pope Francis, leader of the Catholic church, died Monday morning at age 88. He leaves behind a legacy of inclusivity. But now that he is gone, will his approach to the papacy survive? Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, became leader of the world's nearly 1.4 billion Catholics in 2013. Immediately, Francis made it clear that he would not be a traditional pope.

Mar 26, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Rennie Svirnovskiy |Sean Carter |Peter Bresnan

With just a few weeks to go until Tax Day, Treasury Department and IRS officials are predicting a decrease of more than 10 percent in tax receipts by the April 15 deadline compared with 2024. That would amount to more than $500 billion in lost federal revenue. The prediction, officials told congressional economic correspondent Jacob Bogage, is directly tied to changing taxpayer behavior and President Donald Trump’s rapid demolition of parts of the IRS.

Mar 13, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Elana Gordon |Peter Bresnan |Maggie Penman |Lynh Bui |Drea Cornejo |Caitlin Gilbert | +1 more

Mehmet Oz is President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a massive agency that oversees health coverage for more than 100 million Americans, including older adults, those with low incomes and children. Oz is a cardiothoracic surgeon and former professor at Columbia University who became a household name when he started appearing on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in 2004 and then hosted his own show, “The Dr. Oz Show,” from 2009 to 2022.