Credit: X / @abdolah_abdi Mass protests broke out across Iran calling for the “death of the dictator” due to the regime’s economic crisis. Tear gas was used to disperse protesters as shops shuttered in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar and main markets. University students called their friends to join the demonstrations, while chants rang out from rooftops … Read more
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (L)/Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (R) Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) went scorched earth on President Donald Trump in a New York Times profile on Monday, trashing the president’s claim to Christian faith and stressing her stand on the Epstein files as what sent her over the edge. Greene, who spent years as a … Read more
President Donald Trump did not have a good Christmas. On Christmas Eve, the 79-year-old president hosted a Mar-a-Lago dinner with his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, and his brother-in-law, Viktor Knavs. He then fired off nearly 150 Truth Social posts filled with complaints and anger instead of enjoying time with his friends and family. Portrait … Read more
Russia’s financial system is reportedly under more pressure as Moscow’s war on Ukraine nears the end of its fourth full year. The White House is looking to revive peace talks this weekend with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky who is due to meet with President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday. Russian forces have stepped up … Read more
With Donald Trump expanding the travel ban inspired by his first term in the White House to 20 more countries, as well as the Palestinian Authority, on December 16, a total of 39 countries from different corners of the world now face either a total ban or restrictions to enter the United States. Mali, South … Read more
ATLANTA (AP) — It’s the biggest mystery in Georgia politics right now: Who’s paying for the attacks on Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones? Someone operating under the name “Georgians for Integrity” has poured about $5 million into television ads, mailers and texts. The attacks claim that Jones, who already has the endorsement of President Donald … Read more
Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell blasted an artist’s decision to cancel an annual Christmas Eve jazz concert, following the addition of President Donald Trump’s name to the Washington, DC arts venue. In a letter, a copy of which the Kennedy Center shared with CNN, Grenell strongly criticizes the actions of jazz artist Chuck Redd and … Read more
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California this week dismissed a lawsuit officials filed against the Trump administration over the federal government’s withdrawal of $4 billion for the state’s long-delayed high-speed rail project. The US Department of Transportation in July cut funding for the bullet train aimed at connecting San Francisco to Los Angeles. The Trump administration … Read more
It has been a rollercoaster of a year for US trade policy. President Donald Trump launched a barrage of new tariffs in 2025, plunging the United States into trade wars with nearly every country in the world. Volley after volley of threats and steeper import taxes often arrive erratically – with Trump claiming that such … Read more
Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool President Donald Trump urged Democrats to “enjoy what may be your last Merry Christmas” in a cryptic message on Thursday. “Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sleazebags who loved it Jeffrey Epsteingave him bundles of money, went to his Island, attended his parties, and thought he … Read more