Washington CNN — At least four Americans have been killed in the attacks in Israel, and US officials expect the death toll to rise, Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday. The Senate majority leader said in a statement that he was briefed Sunday evening by senior national security and State Department officials. “Unfortunately, we know there…
US President Joe Biden’s deal with Iran that unlocks $6 billion in Tehran’s frozen funds to bring five imprisoned Americans home is creating the kind of terrible optics and an opening for his domestic foes that a politically weakened president can ill afford. Yet, it is also an example of the kind of agonizing dilemma only presidents…
Doha and Washington CNN — Five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran have been freed and are on a flight out of the country, a Qatari official briefed on the matter told CNN, as part of a wider deal that includes the US unfreezing $6 billion in Iranian funds. The US government has designated…
Editor’s Note: David Frum, a CNN contributor, is a contributing editor at Newsweek and The Daily Beast. He was a special assistant to President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2002 and is the author of six books, including “Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again.” Story highlights David Frum: Friday’s weak jobs report is a…