news2shortsPresident Donald Trump threatened in a Truth Social post Tuesday that “a whole civilization will die tonight” as the deadline nears for an agreement on a ceasefire in the war with Iran
The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the Justice Department to dismiss the criminal conviction against President Donald Trump’s former advisor, Steve Bannon — a symbolic, but significant move in one of the highest-profile prosecutions tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot and resulting congressional probe. In a brief, unsigned order, … Read more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it had discovered “significant national security and public safety risks” in U.S. vetting processes, calling the system “wholly inadequate,” just days before two relatives of slain terrorist leader Qasem Soleimani were taken into custody in Los Angeles. The arrests of Soleimani’s niece, Hamideh Soleimani Afshar, and grandniece, Sarinasadat … Read more
Analysis shows developing economies more likely to experience higher interest rates and currency shocks Business live – latest updates Emerging economies are at greater risk of higher interest rates and currency shocks resulting from the Iran war because of increased reliance on market investors such as hedge funds, the International Monetary Fund has warned. The … Read more
Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., is mounting a long-shot bid to impeach President Donald Trump as he stares down a primary threat from younger challengers, who seek to thwart his bid for a 15th House term. Larson, 77, introduced 13 articles of impeachment against Trump on Monday, citing the president’s military intervention in Venezuela, the deployment … Read more
A United States Army staff sergeant is trying to stop his wife from being deported after she was detained inside a Louisiana military base. Matthew Blank says his wife Annie Ramos was born in Honduras and they married last month. The Department of Homeland Security says she has no legal status to be in the … Read more
The Trump ‘library’ and an attack on the Presidential Records Act have more in common than it might seem Last week, the Trump administration proudly published two pieces of news which, at first sight, could not be more different: one a dry 52-page legal opinion from the justice department declaring the 1978 Presidential Records Act … Read more
The US president has threatened to bomb power plants and bridges unless Iran reopens the strait of Hormuz. Plus, the US origins of Mexico’s toxic waste problem Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Israel has told Iranians their lives will be at risk if they use the country’s … Read more
Rachel Waters gave morphine to her dying mother to ease her in her final hours. Then came the murder charge Rachel Waters was in her apartment in Queens, watching food reviews on YouTube, when a nurse called: her mother was dying. She needed to get to the memory care facility in Evans, Georgia, immediately. A … Read more
The Trump administration’s pushing of the war in Iran reflects a sporting culture driven by clipped-up content, shameless tribalism and a lust for escalation Among the more surprising continuities of 2026 has been the visual kinship between the Winter Olympics and the US’s illegal and unprovoked war in Iran. High-speed camera drones were a highlight … Read more
