WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some of the most strident opponents of the nuclear accord with Iran are invoking memories of the Holocaust in an effort to defeat the agreement, arguing the deal could enhance Iran's ability to build a bomb, leading to the destruction of Israel. Those arguments, however, failed to sway two senators who grew up hearing stories ...

WASHINGTONPresidentBarack Obamaon Tuesday crossed a key threshold in building support for theIran nuclear deal, winning the backing of enough Senate Democrats that he could avoid having to use a veto to advance the accord. The new support, of 42 senators, means a shift in focus in the debate over the agreement, which was reached in Vienna in July....