The BBC's State D Washington correspondent explain how the president is justifying the action and assess the risks ahead.

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Today, Slate is releasing the latest edition of a new weekly game called SoundBites. It’s a little bit crossword, a little bit phonics, and entirely dependent on the fact that English pronunciation ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights Movement but as one of its ...

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday ruled out the use of its airspace and territory for a potential U.S. attack on Iran, complicating the Trump administration’s options in response to Tehran’s violent crackdown ...

President Donald Trump appeared to blank on the name “Alzheimer’s disease” during a conversation with a reporter in which he denied having the condition. The moment occurred during an interview with ...