The circumstances of the crash of the USS John S. McCain near Singapore, which killed at least one US sailor and has left nine missing, remain unclear pending a Navy investigation. The bigger picture, however, is already in focus: Four major accidents this year involving ships of the Seventh Fleet highlight a systemic problem that imperils American dominance on the ...

Some Republican senators have begun to shed their reluctance to criticize the presidency of Donald Trump. When Congress returns from its August recess, they’ll have the chance to do something about it. Only Congress and the courts have the constitutional power to constrain an executive. The courts have been performing their assigned role, placing constitutional barriers in the way of ...

For North Korea’s fledgling economy, the latest round of sanctions will cut deep. The curbs on everything from lead and fish exports to shady North Korean companies coincide with a deadly drought that’s ruining crops, darkening an already dire humanitarian picture. An estimated 40 percent of the population is already under nourished and two-thirds are reliant on food aid, according ...