How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar

The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, its natural resources and its government. His grip is a vivid manifestation of U.S. power.

Bipartisan Housing Bill Becomes Law Even Though Trump Refuses to Sign It

Israel Struck an Iranian Steel Facility. Was It a Valid Military Target?

During the war, Israel attacked Iran’s steel plants, saying they provided forces with revenue and the means to make weapons, but it also hurt the civilian economy.

‘They Don’t Need People’: The Workers Left Behind by China’s Robot Drive

For out-of-work factory workers in Kunshan, a region made rich by electronics manufacturing, a park is the only place to go.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Remains Absent, a Void at the Top of the Regime

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei did not appear at his father’s funeral, fueling speculation about his physical condition and leaving a power vacuum in a divided country.

Mediators Are Trying to Pull U.S. and Iran Back From Brink, Officials Say

Moscow Still Has Art and Culture. Just Don’t Say ‘Ukraine.’

An eerie limbo prevails at small art shows, independent theaters and private political clubs, where the war is the elephant in the room.

Man Killed by Federal Agent in Houston Was Not the Target of an ICE Search

Officials say agents believed a passenger resembled one suspect, but the encounter quickly escalated into a fatal shooting.

New Air Force One Lacks Defensive Countermeasures of Previous Model, Officials Say

Experts said the lack of such capabilities poses a potential risk when President Trump travels overseas. The White House defended the aircraft’s safety.