Trump Hails ‘Very Good’ Iran Talks, Threatens Major Escalation If Tehran Rejects Deal

Milad Tower, the tallest tower in Iran at 435 metres, is pictured along the Tehran skyline from a park overlooking the north of the Iranian capital on March 30, 2026. AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said that talks with Iran—both direct and indirect—are ongoing and making “very good” progress, and urged Tehran to

Rubio’s Munich Speech Echoes a Century of Western Leaders

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the 62nd Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 14, 2026. Alex Brandon/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Commentary “Tolerance does not mean ‘anything goes.’ There must be zero tolerance towards all those who show no respect for the inalienable rights of the individual and who violate human

Columbia Student Union Demands ‘Academic Freedom’ To Protect Political Activism in the Classroom

Columbia University’s student union has been in a yearlong contract dispute with the Ivy League school, demanding everything from massive raises to dismantling ties to Israel. The union is also demanding an article protecting so-called academic freedom, which the union suggests could prohibit disciplinary action against teaching assistants who bring their political activism into the

‘There Are a Lot of People in Dearborn Who Are Sad’: Democratic Senate Hopeful Abdul El-Sayed Said He Needed To Stay Silent on Khamenei Killing Because Many of Michigan’s Muslim Voters ‘Are Sad’

Michigan’s left-wing Democratic Senate candidate, Abdul El-Sayed, told staffers he wanted to avoid making a public statement about the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei—or taking any public position on it at all—because “there are a lot of people in Dearborn who are sad” about his death, according to audio from a private campaign strategy call