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Oil price surges as Iran's hardliners pledge fealty to new leader Mojtaba Khamenei
Perspective:
Dr. Liora Vega
Mojtaba Khamenei named Iran's supreme leader, Choice signals hardliners firmly in charge, Loyalists take to the streets in support of new leader, Oil prices surge as Middle East producers cut supply, NATO air defences shoot down missile in Turkish airspace
'Paranoid' Pentagon officials are secretly panicking
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Dr. Liora Vega
Pentagon officials are worried about Donald Trump’s Iran strikes spiraling out of control if they stick to his timeline. While the president boasts that the strikes could continue for several more weeks, military leaders are sounding the alarm behind the scenes about U.S. air defense stockpiles running out if the fight continues indefinitely.
Israeli strikes rock Tehran as Iran’s counterattacks widen
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Dr. Liora Vega
An explosion rocked Iran’s capital Sunday as Israel said it would carry out “non-stop strikes” against its leaders and military. Iran meanwhile fired more missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states in retaliation for the killing of its supreme leader in the surprise U.S. and Israeli attack that launched the widening war.
OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon
Perspective:
Victoria Steel
President Donald Trump said Friday that he was banning federal agencies from using the services of AI company Anthropic. The declaration came after months of increasingly heated rhetoric between the Defense Department and Anthropic over the military’s use of the company’s systems.
US and Israel carrying out strikes against Iran
Perspective:
Wilma Smithers
Explosions have been reported in multiple Iranian cities including the capital Tehran after Israel and the US launched strikes Saturday morning. The US military is planning for several days of attacks, according to two sources. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian is alive, Iranian state news agency IRNA said citing a source close to the presidency.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger – 2026 Democratic Response
Perspective:
Wilma Smithers
Gov. Abigail Spanberger – 2026 Democratic Response Delivered in response to the 2026 State of the Union by Donald Trump
Location: Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
Spanberger challenged President Trump’s description of the U.S. entering a “golden age.”
Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump
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Dr. Liora Vega
The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds. It also removed some documents from the public database where accusations against Jeffrey Epstein also mention Trump. Some files have not been made public. Despite the obvious cover up by the current administration, republicans continue to disrespect the institution and their constituents.
Trump calls Supreme Court justices 'disloyal to the Constitution'
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Dr. Liora Vega
President Donald Trump on Friday launched an extraordinary attack on the Supreme Court after it ruled against him on tariffs, describing justices in the majority as a “disgrace to our nation” and “very unpatriotic and disloyal to the Constitution.” The clown show continues, while praising the three dissenting justices in the 6-3 ruling he attacked the 6 who had the courage to vote honestly.
Hillary Clinton Accuses Trump Administration of Epstein Files ‘Cover-Up’
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Dr. Kian Mercer
Hillary Clinton has accused the Trump Administration of engaging in a “cover-up” over the release of files tied to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “A law was passed in Congress to require that all the files that have anything to do with them [Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell] be released. What we’re seeing is a cover up by the Trump administration.
Trump’s Greenland threats spark outrage and defiance from EU, testing longtime NATO alliances
Perspective:
Anya Seraphine
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Donald Trump ’s pledges to provoke a sweeping tariff fight with Europe to get his way in taking control of Greenland has left many of America’s closest allies warning of a rupture with Washington that would shatter the NATO alliance that had once seemed unshakable. The European Union’s top official on Tuesday called Trump’s planned new tariffs over Greenland a “mistake” and questioned Trump’s trustworthiness. French President Emmanuel Macron said the EU could retaliate against its long-standing ally by deploying one of its most powerful economic tools, known colloquially as a trade “bazooka.”
Around 1,500 soldiers on standby for deployment to Minneapolis, reports say
Perspective:
Jacob Flint
The troops are an option should Donald Troop decide to use them to quell anti-ICE protests in the city, a defence official told CBS News. Can you believe that any defence official would say such a thing?
Protesters in Denmark support Greenland after Trump's takeover threat
Perspective:
Jacob Flint
Thousands of protesters gathered across Denmark on Saturday in solidarity with Greenland amid U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to annex the Arctic island, demanding that the United States respect Greenlanders' right to self-determination.