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COLUMN: Israel’s true target may be much larger than Iran’s nuclear program, writes our senior foreign affairs correspondent Nahal Toosi. ow.ly/TKtk50W99a2

Take a minute to read this Nahal Toosi column that's already proving prescient – "Ousting, or at the very least severely weakening, Iran’s regime also is something Israel can arguably do on its own; it doesn’t necessarily need American help on the offensive end"

SCOOP with Nahal Toosi U.S. diplomats have officially been directed to screen the social media and online presence of all foreign nationals applying for student and other educational visas, according to a State Department cable issued Wednesday and obtained by POLITICO.

EXCLUSIVE: US diplomats have officially been directed to screen the social media and online presence of all student visa applicants. politico.com/news/2025/06/1…

As Trump weighs joining Israel’s war with Iran, the US is ramping up efforts to protect Americans abroad. politico.com/news/2025/06/1…

NEW COLUMN: I am not a fan of the endless hunt for presidential foreign policy doctrines. But there’s no escaping how what Trump just did in Iran will affect his legacy. politico.com/news/magazine/…

Column: With Iran strikes, Trump is "unchained." "Trump’s decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites this weekend is the latest sign that he’s now in a phase where he’s willing to take enormous risks with little concern about the blowback," writes Nahal Toosi. politico.com/news/magazine/…

“Don’t underestimate and dismiss when he says crazy things. They might actually happen.” tinyurl.com/yucymm66

NEW COLUMN: I got a bunch of SCOOPy details about the effect of the Trump-Rubio changes at the National Security Council. So if you were surprised by that Pentagon AUKUS review, well, there's a reason: politico.com/news/magazine/…

NEW: When DOD's Elbridge Colby launched a review of the AUKUS pact, it blindsided the rest of the natsec leadership team. It's just the latest sign of dysfunction within the National Security Council, people told Nahal Toosi Jack Detsch and Paul McLeary politico.com/news/magazine/…

Amazing piece by Nahal Toosi

COLUMN: Trump’s National Security Council is flailing, writes our senior foreign affairs correspondent Nahal Toosi. Fewer meetings, more top-down demands and worries some officials may go rogue are upending the system. politico.com/news/magazine/…

A list of items that could potentially be more expensive under tariff deal with Vietnam: --apple-bottom jeans --boots with fur --baggy sweatpants --Reeboks with straps

Supreme Court lets Trump admin deport men detained in shipping container for 6 weeks to South Sudan ow.ly/4hf8106eImZ

We’re taking POLITICO to arbitration this week for its unethical use of AI and we’re asking for your support! bit.ly/PENGuild

We've dropped the paywall on all of our flood coverage at Texas Monthly. Our journalists have been in the field with first responders, former campers, and those affected since last week. There are so many stories that deserve telling. texasmonthly.com/news-politics/…

Pentagon policy chief’s rogue decisions have irked US allies and the Trump administration ow.ly/sTP7106fclO

NEW COLUMN: What’s it like to be accused of promoting “evil globalism” by the Trump administration? I went to the Aspen Security Forum to find out: politico.com/news/magazine/…

NEW COLUMN: Dispatch From a Den of Evil Globalism, by Nahal Toosi for POLITICO politico.com/news/magazine/…

Read the whole article from Nahal Toosi here. It's a fascinating insight into how many former national security officials in both parties still think about their role -- even as the world is moving on. politico.com/news/magazine/…