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As Iran talks grind on, Sen. Cruz calls for Trump to arm Iranian protesters: “Our objective should be regime collapse”

With the U.S.-Iran conflict in its sixth month, the Trump administration is angling for a deal. But Republican Sen. Ted Cruz argues the U.S. should heap more pressure on Iran’s regime — including by arming Iranians who oppose their government. “I think our objective should be regime collapse,” the Texas Republican told CBS News national…

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Behind closed doors, Trump and White House officials hope Rep. Max Miller drops reelection bid, sources say

Washington — Some White House officials hope embattled GOP Rep. Max Miller exits the congressional race in Ohio immediately, and President Trump has expressed a similar sentiment behind closed doors, multiple U.S. officials familiar with the matter tell CBS News.  Mr. Trump called Miller on Monday and raised concerns about his reelection bid following allegations…

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Sen. Mark Kelly says Trump administration is “flailing” in Iran and “has to try to figure out a way out of this”

Washington — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona said on Sunday that the Trump administration is “flailing” in its war with Iran, while urging the president to use a different tack to find a way out five months after the conflict began. “They’re stuck, they’re responsible for this, and the president is the one that…

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Wildfire danger in Europe shifts to Greece as evacuation orders remain in France

Europe’s wildfire emergency eased across much of western Europe on Saturday, but its most dangerous front shifted to Greece, where gale-force winds drove flames through a seaside resort, forced hundreds to flee by sea and hampered firefighting aircraft. For Greece, the danger carried grim resonance: a 2018 wildfire at the seaside community of Mati, near Athens,…

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Dr. Anthony Fauci on pandemics, partisan critics, and “the psyche of the country”

Growing up on 13th Avenue in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, in the 1940s and ’50s, Anthony “Tony” Fauci was the precocious son of the corner pharmacist. “They called him Doc,” he said. “The pharmacist back then served as the neighborhood psychiatrist, marriage counselor. So, it was serving the community.” The Fauci Pharmacy is long-gone. But beneath…

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Perception being created that the situation in Balochistan is deteriorating: DG ISPR – Pakistan

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Friday that deliberate attempts were being made to create a perception that the situation in Balochistan was deteriorating. He made this remark while addressing a press conference focused on the overall security situation in the country, particularly Balochistan. At the outset…

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