Iran Offering Monthly Payments to Citizens to Cool Protests
The plan to give Iranians roughly $7 a month is the latest in a string of steps aimed at alleviating economic pressures. Critics say the payments cannot reverse the severity of the crisis.Read More
RFK Jr. Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children
Federal health officials now recommend that children be routinely inoculated against 11 diseases, not 17, citing standards in other wealthy nations.Read More
Israel’s Stinging Retort to Mamdani Was Meant as Retaliation in Kind
After Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York scrapped two executive orders on antisemitism and boycotts, the Israeli Foreign Ministry issued an aggressive response to what it saw as an aggressive act.Read More
Lia Smith Hoped to Start Fresh At Middlebury. In Trump’s America, It Seemed Impossible.
Lia Smith was a senior at Middlebury College, a transgender woman and, for a time, an athlete on the school’s diving team. But she struggled to feel accepted, and in October, she took her own life.Read More
Man in Custody After JD Vance’s Ohio Home Is Vandalized
U.S. Secret Service agents detained a man early Monday after the vice president’s home in Cincinnati was damaged. No injuries were reported.Read More
Hegseth Starts Proceedings Against Sen. Mark Kelly Over His Remarks
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blasted the senator for “seditious” remarks. Mr. Kelly said he had done nothing wrong and cited similar comments by Mr. Hegseth.Read More
Republican Lawmakers Like MTG Have Criticized Trump as They Depart Congress
It turns out that few things liberate Republicans to speak their minds about President Trump like the fact that they are departing Congress.Read More
The Key Senate Races to Watch in 2026
Democrats want to regain control of the chamber, and they have recruited some top candidates. But they are facing a tough map.Read More
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Won’t Seek Third Term and Amy Klobuchar May Run Instead
Mr. Walz and Ms. Klobuchar met Sunday in Minnesota, where he informed her of his plans and she confirmed her interest in running to replace him.Read More
After Venezuela, Trump Says Cuba Is ‘Ready to Fall’
The capture of Nicolás Maduro is a devastating blow to the alliance between Venezuela and Cuba. Many wonder if the island nation will be targeted next.Read More