In opening a military campaign against Iran, President Trump is the first president in modern times to take the United States to war without the backing of the public. By Peter Baker The opening days ...

A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted Asif Merchant on Friday of planning to kill American politicians, in a scheme backed by the Iranian government. Mr. Merchant faces life in prison. By Santul Nerkar ...

John Nichols is the executive editor of The Nation. He previously served as the magazine’s national affairs correspondent and Washington correspondent. Nichols has written, cowritten, or edited over a ...