Douglas Rooks has been a Maine editor, columnist and reporter for 40 years. He is the author of four books, most recently a ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that displaced Palestinians in Gaza be permanently resettled outside the war-torn ...

One of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's first meetings in the United States this week was not with American Jewish ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, is joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., ...

Fantasies of swift solutions are so much simpler than the hard work of temporarily housing Gazans while reconstruction commences, and negotiations proceed towards some form of Palestinian homeland.

Many of President Donald Trump's most controversial cabinet picks are getting confirmed and advancing through the hearings. Here's an update.

Trump administration officials are hurrying to catch up to the president’s audacious and improbable plan for the United States to take ownership of Gaza and redevelop it into ...

While some, like Secretary of State Marco Rubio, sailed through – others, like Attorney General Pam Bondi saw their confirmation process marred with pointed confrontations, and deep dives into their ...

The U.S. Senate has confirmed about half of President Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet so far. Here are Trump's choices ...

Political economists have a name for that: state capture. State capture occurs when wealthy private interests influence a ...

President Donald Trump's cabinet continued to take shape with multiple nominees being confirmed, or clearing a pivotal hurdle ...

Will the Senate GOP confirm controversial picks like Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr.? Here’s the hearings schedule and list of ...