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The Trump administration announced new sanctions Thursday targeting five top Iranian officials it blames for what it calls a brutal crackdown on peaceful demonstrators. The move comes as U.S. officials say all options are still on the table as the administration weighs its next move on Iran’s deadly crackdown on nationwide protests. Emergency United Nations meeting At an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting Thursday, U.S. Ambassador Mike […]

Journalist Julia Mengolini, founder and director of radio station Futuröck, caught widespread attention last summer after suing Argentinian President Javier Milei and more than 20 people connected to his administration, accusing them of “unlawful association, embezzlement of public funds, coercive threats,” and “public incitement to hatred.” A judge has yet to take up the case, Mengolini told CPJ. […]

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is facing criticism after she claimed Americans can meet their nutritional needs on just $9 a day. In an interview this week, Rollins asserted that one healthy meal “can cost around $3.” It comes just a week after the Trump administration unveiled its updated dietary guidelines for Americans, which promotes healthy […]

Companies from around the world traveled to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month to show off their latest tech. But one category always catches everyone’s eye: robots.  Ever since Karel Čapek introduced the word “robot” in his 1920 play “R.U.R.,” or Rossum’s Universal Robots, people have fantasized about a world run by […]

Sitting in the stack of photos Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate are images of young women whom many believed to be minors and survivors of the financier’s crimes. For a forensic psychologist, Epstein retaining those images is a common move seen with serial killers.  Images the Democrats released sparked […]

Construction of an offshore wind project off the coast of New York can restart following a Thursday court order. The decision allows Empire Wind developer Equinor to continue building offshore wind turbines after a December order from the Trump administration halted progress on the project, which is more than halfway complete.  Judge Carl J. Nichols […]

An appeals court on Thursday overturned a lower court’s decision to release former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention. While the panel of judges did not rule on the merits of the case, it did state that a judge in New Jersey does not have jurisdiction over it. Federal laws require Khalil to […]

A sweeping set of proposals the Trump administration says tariffs will finance — including a part of the recently proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget — now hinges on a Supreme Court decision over presidential tariff powers. The ruling will determine whether the revenue stream behind those plans remains intact. The Supreme Court is considering whether […]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats now see a clear path to winning back control of the U.S. Senate in the 2026 midterm elections. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Schumer said such a scenario would have seemed unlikely just a year ago. But now, he argues, President Donald Trump has become a […]

The White House reversed its decision to terminate up to $2 billion in federal grants supporting addiction recovery and mental health centers. The reversal comes about a day after the administration sent out termination letters that left many providers off guard.  Officials at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration sent the letters to hundreds […]