People gather during a protest in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 8, 2026. Anonymous/Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Feb. 20 that 32,000 people had been killed in Iran during the regime’s violent clampdown on protesters. Trump revealed the death toll after a reporter asked him if he had a message to the Iranian people
At the same time the U.S. has entered negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, President Trump acknowledged he’s considering limited military strikes against the regime, and inside the Trump administration, there are factions weighing in with the president on each option. A Trump ally, who requested anonymity to talk about private discussions, described the
An attorney for the widower of Rep. Tony Gonzales’ former aide alleges the Texas Republican coerced the staffer into a sexual relationship and is now “playing the role of a victim in a situation that he created.” The staffer, Regina Santos-Aviles, died by suicide in September after setting herself on fire, according to the autopsy
AOC’s foreign policy adviser gains ground after bumbling display in Munich Ian Sams may finally have some competition for the title of worst Democratic aide of the 21st century. The notoriously incompetent communications adviser has fallen off the radar after guiding Kamala Harris to a tremendous defeat in 2024. Sams has been “self-employed” ever since.
Small wine importer Victor Schwartz took on Trump's tariffs and won at the Supreme Court, proving small businesses can challenge presidential overreach.
State Department launches Freedom.gov to promote secure internet access worldwide as America approaches its 250th anniversary, countering censorship.
For much of the past year and a half you couldn’t open the New York Times or approach an elite university campus without hearing a panic about how President Donald Trump was becoming a dictator with “no guardrails” to curb him. After today’s 6-3 opinion from the Supreme Court striking down Trump’s tariffs, that complaint