One plan is comprehensive, the other deliberately piecemeal. Both assume a counterpart who wants the war to end. Neither the approach nor the sequencing is the obstacle. That problem for Ukraine is ...

Trump is rolling out new payouts and promises, from farm aid to fraud-tip rewards, as polls show Republicans facing heavy midterm losses.

Ipsos poll finds seventy percent of Americans doubt Trump would accept a GOP midterm loss, but most trust the count.

Iran is reportedly dragging out talks to deny Trump a win, but with oil flows above prewar levels, Tehran’s leverage may be slipping.

A Ukrainian drone flew a soldier out of a front-line position no one could reach for nearly five hundred days, in a historic first.

Zelensky says Ukraine would accept a ceasefire freezing the current front lines, but Putin may not accept a deal on those terms.

Iran says the US must lift its naval blockade to prove it wants peace, as mutual distrust and threats of new strikes keep diplomacy frozen.

Trump’s envoy met Putin as Trump said Ukraine must want to settle the war, while the EU vowed to keep Russia sanctions until the war ends.

Russia launched nearly two hundred drones at Ukraine overnight, causing Kyiv blackouts, as Trump’s envoy met Putin about restarting talks.

Conservative columnist George Will says Trump is increasingly aligning US policy with Putin, from the Russian diesel deal to Ukraine aid.

The FT says Netanyahu had a large-scale strike on Iran ready this month, but Trump didn’t want renewed fighting before the midterms.

Trump is dangling payouts tied to GOP midterm wins, from farm aid to rebate checks, but polls and even some supporters doubt the checks.