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Jonah Goldberg: The ongoing confrontation with China highlights the moral blind spot of economic nationalism — on the right and the left.

Cal Thomas: We don't need any more wars, because when it comes to the Middle East they never seem to end.

No need to mourn the Iran nuclear deal. When President Donald Trump pulled the plug on it, after months of warning that the flawed 2015 agreement needed to be

By reneging on the Iran nuclear pact, President Trump has undermined national security and and the future of U.S. diplomacy.

There has been another defection from the stable of White House legal eagles. Ty Cobb is not the first, and I suspect not the last, of Mr. Trump’s inner circle to vacate his position. It leaves one to wonder why so many of Trump's close advisers are bailing, like rats deserting a sinking ship.

Only a fool would believe North Korea is willing to suspend its nuclear program in exchange for security, says Cal Thomas.

Leaving nuclear deal would only aid Iran's extremists and hurt U.S. interests.

President Donald Trump's juvenile, bullying, jingoistic foreign policy is quickly making America irrelevant in international affairs.

Mark Twain is reputed to have stated that history does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes. I very much fear that is the case today. Back in 1994, the

At a time when North Korea's nuclear program is posing an increasing threat, why would Trump push Iran toward resuming its nuclear program?

President Trump finds problems that don't exist and simultaneously neglects or worsens every major problem facing America, says Robert Reich.

The U.S. should declare that it considers North Korea's misdeeds to really be China's misdeeds, says Jonah Goldberg.

Americans should remember all that Barack Obama accomplished in two terms

There is only one plausible explanation for President Obama's 11th-hour provocations of Israel and Russia: He is laying the groundwork with Senate Democrats to poison the confirmation well for Trump cabinet nominees. President-elect Donald Trump should take the opportunity thus afforded to drive more nails into the Senate Democratic coffin.

The Sun endorses Hillary Clinton for president. But don't take our word for it.

Trump is wrong about the U.S. nuclear deal with Iran

State Del. Kathy Szeliga and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, appearing Sunday at a Rockville synagogue, both pledged to support Israel if elected to Maryland's open Senate seat. But the candidates differed sharply on whether the Iran nuclear deal was the best way.

By Yvonne Wenger

Sep 25, 2016

One year after Congress failed to derail the controversial Iran nuclear agreement, Republican candidates in Maryland and elsewhere are still hammering on it — suggesting Democrats who supported it are something other than pro-Israel.

By John Fritze

Sep 18, 2016

Kerry's visit to Hiroshima is a necessary, if belated, step in reducing the nuclear threat

After a decade of classified commando raids and drone strikes, the official reluctance to talk about the cyber campaign against the self-declared Islamic State means the country is again heading into a new field of warfare with only limited public debate.

By Ian Duncan

Mar 6, 2016

The owner of Borhani Rug Co. in Timonium specializes in such carpets, which account for about three-quarters of his sales, but he has not been able to import any from Iran until now. He and other U.S. rug dealers relied on a supply built up before 2010, when the U.S. imposed an embargo on Iran. As supplies dwindled, many dealers have shifted to selling rugs made in India, Pakistan and China.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Feb 22, 2016

WASHINGTON — Dozens of former foreign service workers and their families who were held or killed overseas — including the 53 hostages captured in Iran nearly four decades ago — will be compensated for their ordeals as part of the massive federal spending legislation President Barack Obama signed last month

By John Fritze

Jan 1, 2016

To date, neither the presidential candidates nor their spokespeople on the campaign trail have done an adequate job of defining or addressing the specific threats America faces today: addiction, gun violence, illegal immigration and terrorism. It's critical we hear from them on these issues.

As Sen. Angus King pressed national security officials to open up about their ability to wage war over the Internet, he turned not to some think tank white paper to make his point, but a 5-decade-old film about the dangers of nuclear brinkmanship.

By Ian Duncan

Oct 3, 2015

Ben Carson realizes we are at war with a radical ideology that wishes to destroy the West, says Cal Thomas.

Sen. Ben Cardin, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Friday he will oppose the pending nuclear agreement with Iran, joining a minority of Democrats in a position that has already been defeated.

By John Fritze

Sep 4, 2015

Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland announced her support Wednesday for the pending nuclear agreement with Iran, becoming the last vote President Barack Obama needed to ensure he can sustain a veto if Congress rejects the controversial pact later this month.

By John Fritze

Sep 2, 2015

I am sad to say that as a member and leader of this community for more than 30 years, The Associated and the Baltimore Jewish Council do not speak for me, or a majority of American Jews, when it comes to accepting the Iran nuclear agreement.

Before Congress votes, it must know what side deals have been struck on Iran's nuke program.

Where Iran and the west could find opportunities for further agreements

Unfortunately, political bickering and misinformation from critics has muddled the debate over the Iran nuclear deal. The fundamental choice is whether to support this agreement — which will verifiably block all of Iran's potential pathways to nuclear weapons for the next generation, or more — or follow the advice of pressure groups like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and other skeptics, who claim that the agreement falls short of expectations and should

Marylanders deserve to know where Sens. Cardin and Mikulski stand on the Iran deal.

Congress and the president face a major test next month when lawmakers return to Washington to consider the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal

WASHINGTON -- A liberal Jewish group that is backing the pending nuclear agreement with Iran announced its support for Rep. Chris Van Hollen's campaign for Senate on Wednesday, months after announcing it will also support his opponent, Rep. Donna F. Edwards.

By John Fritze

Aug 12, 2015

President Barack Obama defended his controversial nuclear agreement with Iran Wednesday in the strongest terms yet, warning that critics of the deal — such as groups running television ads in Maryland, to sway key Sen. Ben Cardin — are setting the nation up for another war in the Middle East.

By John Fritze

Aug 5, 2015

Agreement to keep Iran from developing a nuclear bomb isn't worth the paper it's printed on

Republicans roundly criticize the U.S. nuclear deal with Iran but they haven't come up with a better alternative

The nuclear deal seems to be a solid start to a different relationship with Iran, says David Horsey.

Wording of nuclear agreement should give Congress pause

Pact with Iran is a bad deal for the U.S.

Iran nuke deal offers nothing for the U.S.

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Donna F. Edwards on Wednesday criticized her opponent in Maryland's Senate race, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, for "holding his finger to the air" rather than coming out in support of a nuclear agreement with Iran negotiated by the Obama administration.

By John Fritze

Jul 15, 2015

Given the alternatives, the accord designed to prevent Iran from building a bomb for a decade in exchange for a gradual lifting of sanctions is promising

Sen. Ben Cardin, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Sunday that the best outcome for international talks with Iran is a "strong agreement" over that country's nuclear program that includes thorough inspections of military sites and covert activities.

By John Fritze

Jul 5, 2015

Better for the U.S. and its partners to walk away rather than accept the flawed deal Tehran is demanding

It's not too late to get a good deal with Iran over its nuclear program, says Israel Project president. Here's how.

Now that President Obama has signed a bill giving Congress, at its request, greater oversight authority over any potential Iran nuclear agreement — including the explicit opportunity to vote down the deal — the cacophony from those opposed to diplomatic negotiations with Iran has reached a new high.

The Supreme Court declared Monday the Constitution gives the president, not Congress, the lead role in setting the nation's foreign policy, including the "exclusive power" to recognize foreign governments and negotiate sensitive disputes.

The nuclear talks between the U.S. and Tehran have stalled over an issue the parties should have resolved long ago

Navigating the violent upheavals in the Mideast will require deft diplomacy and a willingness to live with a certain ambiguity in our relationships with friend and foe