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U.S. President Barack Obama secretly wrote Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the middle of last month and described a shared interest in fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, according to people briefed on the correspondence.

The letter appeared aimed both at buttressing the campaign against Islamic State and nudging Iran’s religious leader closer to a

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump hammered home his new populist and nationalist message at a rally Saturday, telling voters that he’s fighting for all Americans and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton is in it for political insiders. “It is going to be a new day in America. It is going to be a great day in America,” Mr. Trump said. “Government will listen to the people again. The

The Ohio congressman has been given a prominent role in the public hearings – a nod to his bare-knuckle style and appeal to the GOP base. The move also reflects the extent to which theatrics are part of the process.

He made his name in Congress as an uncompromising brawler. A college wrestling champion, he cut his teeth on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, grilling witnesses

Revelations of alleged NSA spying on American allies such as Germany's Angela Merkel must lead to a change in how the security agencies view differences between people.