WHAT OVERSIGHT?
United Arab Emirates
Jury of your Peers
FRIENDS LIKE THESE
Billionaire Trump pal Tom Barrack is on trial misusing his connections with Trump to cut secret deals with the United Arab Emirates.
WHOOPS
Kalpesh Kinariwala, the self-described biggest iodine distributor in the world, allegedly used an American firm to help defraud over $100 million from a Chilean mining company.
Vantage Points
The country is still on track to gain herd immunity this year. Worldwide, the picture is a lot more grim.
opinion
DON’T HOLD YOUR BREATH
The Middle East peace deal is a very huge deal. When the media fails to give credit, we just help prove Trump is right about us.
opinion
DIPLOMATIC CALVINBALL
The brahmins who said moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem would “ignite” the region and touted Erdoğan’s “moderate” and “democratic” strain of Islamism aren’t impressed.
CHECKING THE FINE PRINT
The U.S. reportedly told the United Arab Emirates it would sell them F-35 jets and drones as part of the historic agreement reached with Israel.
ELECTION HAIL MARY
Senior administration officials say the White House is increasingly focused on introducing additional agreements between Israel and other Arab nations.