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Iranian attacks on oil and gas facilities around the Persian Gulf on Thursday posed new threats to global energy supplies, as President Trump rebuked Israel for striking a key Iranian gas field, and other nations voiced growing fears that the conflict was escalating. Saudi Arabia said it might respond with force if Iran continues to…

WASHINGTON — Before Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi departed for Washington, she told her nation’s lawmakers that her Oval Office meeting with President Trump on Thursday would be “very difficult.” Actually, it was awkward. After a reporter questioned Trump about not warning Japan before launching his “surprise” offensive in Iran, Trump said that surprise was the point….

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court broke new ground this month when it ruled the Constitution forbids school policies in California that prevent parents from being told about their child’s gender transition at school. But the reach of this new parental right remains unclear. Does it mean all parents have a right to be informed if their child…

WASHINGTON — The Iranian government remains “intact but largely degraded,” National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard told Congress on Wednesday, as Israel continued to hunt down the Islamic Republic’s leadership with an overnight airstrike that killed the nation’s spy chief. The death of Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib, announced Wednesday by Israel, was the third high-level assassination in roughly…

Wars truly let you tell friend from foe. With U.S. airstrikes devastating Iran’s dangerous ballistic missile and nuclear capabilities, Iran and its proxies lashed out at American military bases, U.S. allies and sea lanes across the Middle East. Ukraine rushed to our defense. Russia, having enabled the ayatollahs for decades, continued to help Tehran. Ukraine’s…

WASHINGTON — President Trump has once again mocked Gov. Gavin Newsom’s dyslexia as “disqualifying” for leadership, marking at least the fourth time in a week that the president has targeted the California Democrat for being open about his diagnosis. In remarks Monday in the Oval Office, Trump said Newsom was “dumb” and should never be allowed to…

BEIRUT — Israel said on Tuesday it had assassinated Iran’s top security official, Ali Larijani, a move that — if confirmed — represents a palpable hit to an Iranian leadership that has shown little interest in compromise after almost three weeks of war with the U.S. and Israel. Killing Larijani, who led the country as de facto…

BORJ QALAOUIYA, Lebanon  — His evening meal done, Ali Jishi, a nurse serving in the health center of this southern Lebanese town, figured it was calm enough to deliver supplies to the civil defense crew down the road. He was walking back Friday when he watched the Israeli missile lance through the building’s four floors, killing…

WASHINGTON  — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to rule on whether the Trump administration may end the temporary protection that had been extended in the past to migrants who live and work in the United States. At issue are legal protections for about 6,000 Syrians and up to 350,000 Haitians. The court’s announcement signals the justices…

As much of downtown L.A. continues to feel dark and deserted, local businesses want the city to steal San Francisco’s secret for firing up foot traffic. The tech mecca has slowly begun to emerge from one of the country’s deepest declines in downtown retail, in part through a program that peppered the city with subsidized…