Fresh on the heels of its widely–derided video of the modern history of Israel, Vox, the website known for its often incorrect explanations of complicated issues, mocked as “Voxsplaining,” has just released a video “explaining” how Iran can be a dictatorship and democracy at the same time. In the three...

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D – N.Y.) slammed the Obama administration’s proposed cut in funds for counter-terrorism programs nationwide as “ill-advised and ill-timed,” the Associated Press reported Sunday. Under the White House’s proposed 2017 budget, which was released last week, federal funding to the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) would be reduced...

Global powers aiming to reach a ceasefire agreement for the conflict in Syria fell short during negotiations in Munich, but secured a limited deal for the delivery of humanitarian aid and a possible timetable for a temporary “cessation of hostilities” in a week’s time, the Associated Press reported on Friday. The agreement, which is said to be a compromise...

Ambassador Stephen Mull, the White House official charged with overseeing the nuclear deal with Iran, admitted to Congress Thursday that the United States doesn’t know the exact location of the enriched uranium Iran was supposed to ship to Russia. Mull was pressed on that point by Rep. Chris Smith (R – N.J.)...

The White House’s proposed 2017 budget does not include enough money for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to support its inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities, Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) said Wednesday. The budget calls for nearly $191 million for the nuclear watchdog, a $5 million increase over the previous year, but less than the...

Iran did not respond to visa requests by three U.S. lawmakers who sought to travel to the Islamic Republic in order to observe its upcoming elections and inspect its nuclear facilities. Congressmen Mike Pompeo (R – Kan.), Lee Zeldin (R – N.Y.), and Frank LoBiondo (R – N.J.) said in a statement on Wednesday...