U.S. and Iranian negotiators sat down for high-stakes talks Tuesday in Geneva, with President Trump’s threat to launch a new attack on the Islamic Republic if a deal on its nuclear program can’t be hashed out looming large over the discussions. Iran’s initial reaction to the meetings was positive, but there was no immediate readout
U.S. and Iranian negotiators sat down for high-stakes talks Tuesday in Geneva, with President Trump’s threat to launch a new attack on the Islamic Republic if a deal on its nuclear program can’t be hashed out looming large over the discussions. The negotiations, mediated by Oman, were expected to focus on Tehran’s nuclear program, but
Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at age 84, is being remembered as “a role model for a generation” in the words of Marc Morial, the president of National Urban League, the civil rights organization that Jackson founded. “I’m remembering him as a role model for a generation of us who ran for office in
Mouners walk on Valentine’s Day at the Lychakiv Military Cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Feb. 14, 2026. Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 16 urged Kyiv to reach a deal with Russia quickly, ahead of trilateral talks in Geneva, Switzerland, aimed at bringing a close to the Ukraine conflict. “Ukraine
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Salvadoran prison guards escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and the MS-13 gang deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison, as part of an agreement with the Salvadoran government, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 30, 2025. Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia/Handout
In 1783, Representative James Madison introduced a resolution to create a library that would give the Congress access to works about the laws of nations and about American history and affairs. The Library of Congress was then founded in 1800. This mural depicts the library in the Capitol in 1890. Public Domain High school students