Fact-Checking Trump’s Justifications for Attacking Iran
The president made unsupported and exaggerated claims in a speech announcing the attack on Iran. Source: Original News
Only 21% of Americans Support the United States Initiating an Attack on Iran
The public’s appetite for a U.S. attack on Iran was low before President Trump and Israel took action on Saturday. Source: Original News
Congress Faces War Powers Votes in Wake of Iran Strikes
Following the attack, Democrats and a few Republicans escalated their calls for swift votes on whether to curb the president’s power to continue using force against Iran without explicit authorization. Source: Original News
Hegseth Cuts Ties With Yale, Georgetown and Other Top Universities
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he was banning attendance at Yale, Princeton, Brown and other elite colleges and think tanks, accusing them of indoctrinating service members with liberal ideologies. Source: Original News
For Trump, the Iran Attack Is the Ultimate War of Choice
There was no immediate threat from Iran. But the president saw a chance to push a weakened government over the edge, and is betting he can spark a popular uprising. Source: Original News
The British Watch Brand Apiar Goes Beyond Traditional Constraints
The tech-focused leaders of the British brand Apiar aim to stretch beyond watchmaking’s traditional material and manufacturing constraints. Source: Original News
Could the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act Decision Affect the Midterms?
The court is set to decide a major case that could scramble the country’s congressional maps. One crucial factor for this year’s elections is when the ruling lands. Source: Original News
Kash Patel’s Girlfriend Seeks Fame and Fortune, Escorted by an F.B.I. SWAT Team
Former F.B.I. officials say Mr. Patel beefed up field office staffing near his girlfriend in Nashville and ordered a team to ferry her on errands and to events. Source: Original News
How the ICE Raids Turned Minnesota Politics Upside Down
Several top state and federal offices are up for grabs amid a period of crisis with few if any precedents in the state’s history. Source: Original News
Pentagon Watchdog Stalls Proposal to Review Targeting in Trump’s Boat Strikes
A new inspector general delayed a decision on whether to approve the project and is said to have raised its potential political ramifications, in a test of the watchdog system in President Trump’s second term. Source: Original News
