Protesters march in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 29, 2025. Fars News Agency via AP President Donald Trump on Jan. 2 vowed to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if they are killed by the regime in Tehran. Several people have already been killed in the Islamic Republic after demonstrations over the nation’s ailing
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks after he was ceremonially sworn in as New York City’s 112th mayor at City Hall by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in New York City on Jan. 1, 2026. Spencer Platt/Getty Images New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order on Jan. 1 that will undo orders his
A worker at the Italian pasta maker De Cecco’s factory prepares pasta in Fara San Martino, Italy, on Nov. 29, 2021. Reuters/Remo Casilli/File Photo The Trump administration has sharply rolled back proposed antidumping tariffs on Italian-made pasta, dramatically reducing duties that had threatened to hit some producers with rates exceeding 90 percent, Italy’s foreign ministry
Chinese military units take part in long-range live-fire drills targeting waters south of Taiwan, from an undisclosed location in this screenshot from a video released by the Eastern Theatre Command of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Dec. 30, 2025. Eastern Theatre Command/Handout via Reuters The U.S. State Department has called on the Chinese regime
President Donald Trump prioritized education reform during his 2024 campaign and went to work quickly after taking the oath of office. A series of executive orders followed by actions against the status quo in both K–12 and higher education that would save taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars prompted pushback from Democratic governors and the
US President Donald Trump speaks during the New Year’s Eve Party at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida on December 31, 2025. Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said in an interview published Jan. 1 that he’s healthy. “In retrospect, it’s too bad I took it because it
The Washington Monument is illuminated with Freedom 250 projections in Washington on Dec. 31, 2025. As part of a New Year’s Eve celebration, each side of the monument features storytelling projections throughout the evening to kick off the United States’ 250th anniversary in 2026. Heather Diehl/Getty Images On the campaign trail in his bid for