Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Moscow on Monday, with the two countries reaffirming their deep ties and pledging to work together amid Tehran's war with the U.S. and Israel. Putin said Moscow “intends to maintain” its strategic relations with Iran, Russian state-owned media TASS reported, adding that Russia is...
FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday said security at future White House Correspondents Association dinners will look “entirely” different following a shooting at the Washington Hilton Hotel this weekend. Journalists and attendees raised concerns about the lack of vetting for guests at this year’s event, including the absence of magnetometers, ID checks and requests to...
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a case that could curtail antipesticide lawsuits — an issue that pits the Make America Healthy Again movement against the Trump administration. The high court agreed to take up the case earlier this year after a request from Monsanto, maker of the frequently litigated weedkiller Roundup. Listen to the...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reportedly said Monday that Iran’s leadership is humiliating the United States in talks to end the war by getting President Trump to dispatch and then abruptly cancel travel by his top envoys. "The Iranians are obviously very skilled at negotiating, or rather, very skillful at not negotiating, letting the Americans travel...
President Trump on Sunday endorsed the idea of changing the name of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to National Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which would give the agency the acronym NICE. The idea was promoted by conservative influencer Alyssa Marie last month. “I want Trump to change ICE to NICE (National Immigration and Customs...
The Supreme Court handed down a victory for the Republican Party on Monday, striking down a lower court's ruling that had blocked Texas' plans for redrawing its congressional districts.
The court hung its order on reasoning from a previous ruling in Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens, but did not elaborate. The three liberal justices, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson, dissented from the decision.
The decision comes after the Supreme Court temporarily greenlit the state's map in December and California's map in February. Both states spearheaded the mid-cycle redistricting maneuvers that have now been cropping up across the country. The high court's approval of both states' maps, giving Republicans and Democrats five-seat advantages, respectively, served to cancel each other's efforts out ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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Zohran Mamdani is trying to signal solidarity with regular New Yorkers and their housing problems — but his performative videos show he’s getting those...
