Iran war underscores risks of Trump's relentless focus on oil

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump returned to office last year, he launched a crusade to shift the country away from renewable energy, drastically undoing the climate-friendly policies of his Democratic predecessor to focus instead on oil ...

Where did the experts go? State Department cuts limit the Iran war effort

By BYRON TAU Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the escalating war in Iran, the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs would ordinarily be at the center of the geopolitical fray. Typically led by a veteran diplomat, the bureau's role would be to coordinate U.S. foreign ...