January 13, 2026
‘Leave Iran now’: US Embassy posts warning to Americans still in the country
The U.S. Virtual Embassy Iran is telling American citizens who are still in the country to leave immediately. The warning Tuesday comes as more than 600 people have been killed in the ongoing anti-government demonstrations, according to an activist group. The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency said 512 of the dead were protesters and […]
January 13, 2026
Foreign ambassador to leave US post after Trump criticism
Australia’s ambassador to the U.S. who criticized President Donald Trump is leaving his post early. The announcement comes just a few weeks after the U.S. president made a cutting remark about the diplomat. ‘It is with deep appreciation for his tireless contribution to our national interests over the last three years in Washington that we […]
January 13, 2026
As Iran weakens, questions grow over Mohammed bin Salman’s regional ambitions
As Iran weakens, a power vacuum is emerging across the Middle East — and Saudi Arabia is moving to fill it by recalibrating relations with former rivals, hedging global partnerships and asserting a more independent foreign policy, according to several experts. Javed Ali, former senior official at the National Security Council and professor at the […]
January 13, 2026
Capitol agenda: Powell probe stiffens GOP spines
The Justice Department’s move to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is shaping up to be one of the Trump administration’s most unpopular actions yet among Capitol Hill Republicans. — Republicans recoil: The DOJ probe into Powell’s June hearing testimony is causing heartburn in the Senate, which controls the fate of his successor. After Sen. […]
January 13, 2026
Iran protests spark regime survival question as exiled dissident says it feels like a ‘revolution’
As protests spread across Iran and the government responds with lethal force, amid increasing reports claiming thousands have been killed, a growing question is being debated by analysts and Iranians alike: Is the Islamic Republic facing its most serious threat since the 1979 revolution, or does it still retain enough coercive power to survive? For […]
January 13, 2026
Bill Clinton scheduled to appear before Oversight Committee as contempt of Congress threat looms
Former President Bill Clinton has been summoned to appear on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning, as Republicans threaten a possible criminal referral if the ex-commander-in-chief skips out. He and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have both been subpoenaed to appear before the House Oversight Committee for separate closed-door depositions for the panel’s investigation into Jeffrey […]
January 13, 2026
Bipartisan lawmakers propose bill to block military action against NATO members amid threats to take Greenland
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing a bill aimed at restricting any unauthorized military action by President Donald Trump, amid growing debate over his comments about acquiring Greenland ‘one way or the other.’ Rep. Bill Keating, D-Mass., is leading the legislation along with Reps. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., and Don Bacon, R-Neb., […]
January 13, 2026
Jack Smith to testify next week at a public House Judiciary Committee hearing
Former special counsel Jack Smith will testify in a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee next week, giving Republican and Democratic lawmakers on the panel a chance to grill him in a public setting on his prosecutions of President Donald Trump. Smith will appear before the committee on Jan. 22, one month after he sat […]
January 13, 2026
Jack Smith to testify publicly before Congress next week
Former special counsel Jack Smith will testify in a public hearing next week, setting up a potentially dramatic retelling of his investigations into President Donald Trump. House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan said Monday that Smith will appear Jan. 22 as part of the congressional probe of the investigation into Trump’s efforts to subvert the […]
January 13, 2026
Republicans are speaking out on behalf of the Fed. Not Banking Chair Tim Scott.
As Washington erupted over the Justice Department’s subpoena of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a Republican lawmaker at the center of the dispute is keeping silent. That would be Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, who presided over a June hearing of the Senate Banking Committee where he and other Republicans quizzed Powell about the […]
January 13, 2026
Jeffries says DHS Secretary Noem ‘should be run out of town’ amid ICE shooting backlash
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., directed some heated remarks at a Trump administration Cabinet official whose department has been dominating headlines in recent weeks. ‘What is clear is that Kristi Noem is completely and totally unqualified. She should have never been confirmed by Senate Republicans,’ Jeffries said of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) […]
January 12, 2026
Bipartisan group of lawmakers introduces bill to prevent military action against NATO members
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing legislation to prevent President Donald Trump from taking action to invade a NATO country or territory, like Greenland. “This is about our fundamental shared goals and our fundamental security, not just not just in Europe, but in the United States itself,” said Rep. Bill Keating (D-Mass.), who’s leading […]