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Israeli UN ambassador sends stark warning to Iran amid growing unrest

Israeli UN ambassador sends stark warning to Iran amid growing unrest


January 21, 2026
Israel is watching Iran and is sending a blunt warning to the regime, which is facing international pressure over growing protests. ‘We are in high readiness,’ Israeli United Nations Ambassador Danny Danon told reporters. ‘We are ready with our defense capability, and we’re ready with our offensive capabilities… We would advise Iran not to test […]
Armed militias fire heavy machine guns through Tehran streets in deadly night attacks

Armed militias fire heavy machine guns through Tehran streets in deadly night attacks


January 21, 2026
Gunfire echoed through Tehran Tuesday as heavily armed militias were deployed across the Iranian capital, transforming some districts into fortified zones under intense security. Video footage showed bursts of automatic weapons after dark as government buildings, state media sites and major intersections were reportedly placed under guard, with armored pickups and masked fighters patrolling the […]
Gov Whitmer says America ‘ready for a woman president,’ contrasting Michelle Obama

Gov Whitmer says America ‘ready for a woman president,’ contrasting Michelle Obama


January 21, 2026
Michigan’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she believes America is ready for a woman president, pushing back on recent comments by former first lady Michelle Obama, who said U.S. voters were not ready to elect a woman to the White House. In an interview with NPR released on Tuesday, Whitmer said she has ‘love’ for […]
Air Force One turns around shortly after takeoff for Trump’s trip to Switzerland

Air Force One turns around shortly after takeoff for Trump’s trip to Switzerland


January 21, 2026
Air Force One was forced to return to Joint Base Andrews shortly after takeoff Tuesday evening with President Donald Trump aboard, the White House said. The crew experienced a ‘minor electrical issue’ after takeoff at 10:20 p.m. and returned ‘out of an abundance of caution,’ according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. Trump was […]
Netanyahu agrees to join Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace after initial pushback

Netanyahu agrees to join Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace after initial pushback


January 21, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday he would join President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace, after previously criticizing the makeup of its executive committee. Netanyahu confirmed that he would join the newly established Board of Peace, which the Trump administration says will supervise the next phase of the Gaza peace plan. The Israeli […]
Davos braces for Trump amid tensions over NATO, Greenland and global defense

Davos braces for Trump amid tensions over NATO, Greenland and global defense


January 21, 2026
President Donald Trump has Europe on edge as he prepares to meet with foreign leaders in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday and Thursday at the World Economic Forum. The World Economic Forum is a Switzerland-based organization that convenes global political leaders, business executives, academics and activists each year in Davos to discuss major economic, political and social […]
Former Rep. MTG dumps cold water on Trump’s Greenland acquisition ambitions: ‘We’ve heard that one before’

Former Rep. MTG dumps cold water on Trump’s Greenland acquisition ambitions: ‘We’ve heard that one before’


January 21, 2026
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — a Republican who left office earlier this year after a falling out with President Donald Trump last year — poured cold water on the president’s ambitions to add Greenland to the U.S. ‘We are approaching $40 Trillion in debt and Social Security is going to be insolvent by 2033. […]
Comer dares Democrats to advance Clinton contempt of Congress resolutions or ‘be exposed as hypocrites’

Comer dares Democrats to advance Clinton contempt of Congress resolutions or ‘be exposed as hypocrites’


January 21, 2026
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is calling for bipartisanship on a key vote that could lead to former President Bill Clinton and ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton facing criminal charges. Comer will ask Democrats to join Republicans in teeing up House-wide votes on holding the Clintons in contempt of Congress on Wednesday, after […]
Democrats dodge questions as House GOP prepares contempt votes against the Clintons

Democrats dodge questions as House GOP prepares contempt votes against the Clintons


January 21, 2026
House Democrats are largely mum about whether they’ll help Republicans advance a pair of contempt resolutions against former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday. The House Oversight Committee is meeting at 10 a.m. to weigh a pair of reports on holding the Clintons in contempt of Congress for defying […]
Former Rep MTG dumps cold water on Trump’s Greenland acquisition ambitions: ‘We’ve heard that one before’

Former Rep MTG dumps cold water on Trump’s Greenland acquisition ambitions: ‘We’ve heard that one before’


January 21, 2026
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — a Republican who left office earlier this year after a falling out with President Donald Trump last year — poured cold water on the president’s ambitions to add Greenland to the U.S. ‘We are approaching $40 Trillion in debt and Social Security is going to be insolvent by 2033. […]
Trump invites Putin, Lukashenko to join Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ Russia and Belarus say

Trump invites Putin, Lukashenko to join Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ Russia and Belarus say


January 20, 2026
The Trump administration extended invitations to Russia and Belarus to join a proposed Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ officials in both countries said Monday.  Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow that Russian President Vladimir Putin is reviewing the invitation. ‘President Putin has indeed received an offer through diplomatic channels to join this Board of […]
Iran locks nation into ‘darker’ digital blackout, viewing internet as an ‘existential threat’

Iran locks nation into ‘darker’ digital blackout, viewing internet as an ‘existential threat’


January 20, 2026
Iran’s internet blackout has hardened into a permanent system of digital repression, with the regime treating citizens’ access to the outside world as an ‘existential threat,’ according to digital rights monitors. Internet monitoring group NetBlocks reported Monday that Iran’s connectivity landscape had shifted dramatically as the country entered its 22nd day of unrest, following several […]
From Caracas to Chicago: Trump’s Article II powers face their biggest tests yet

From Caracas to Chicago: Trump’s Article II powers face their biggest tests yet


January 20, 2026
President Donald Trump has spent the bulk of his second White House term testing the limits of his Article II authorities, both at home and abroad – a defining constitutional fight that legal experts expect to continue to play out in the federal courts for the foreseeable future. These actions have included the U.S. capture […]
Denmark ramps up defenses in Greenland as Trump zeros in on control of territory

Denmark ramps up defenses in Greenland as Trump zeros in on control of territory


January 20, 2026
Denmark on Monday ramped up its military presence in Greenland, deploying extra troops to the strategic Arctic territory amid escalating tensions with President Donald Trump. Local Danish broadcaster TV 2 said the Danish Armed Forces confirmed a new contingent of troops, described as ‘a substantial contribution,’ were arriving at Greenland’s main international airport Monday night. […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson tells British Parliament he came to ‘calm the waters’

House Speaker Mike Johnson tells British Parliament he came to ‘calm the waters’


January 20, 2026
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson addressed Britain’s Parliament on Tuesday, telling them that he had come to ‘calm the waters,’ as tensions between Washington and its European allies have intensified in recent weeks over President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland. Johnson’s address — the first ever delivered by a sitting U.S. House speaker to […]