State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, leads Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton 47% to 44% in the first public poll of their U.S. Senate contest since Paxton routed Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, in the May 26 Republican runoff, a result that has already pushed forecasters to call…[#item_full_content]

Bab el-Mandeb Strait faces growing threat as Houthi attacks raise fears of a second Hormuz
The Iran-backed Houthis’ escalating attacks on shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are raising a growing strategic question: Could the waterway become the next Strait
