THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Harrison Berger) - Iran War Enters Sixteenth Day: FCC Head Threatens Broadcasters’ Licenses
State of the Union: The White House insists the U.S. is decisively winning the war with Iran. The post Iran War Enters Sixteenth Day: FCC Head Threatens Broadcasters’ Licenses appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Iran War entered its sixteenth day on Sunday as the U.S. government continued to say it was decisively winning the war. In a Truth Social post on Saturday, President Donald Trump said, “The United States of America has beaten and completely decimated Iran, both Militarily, Economically, and in every other way.” Trump had declared in a post on Truth Social late on Friday that Iran is “totally defeated” and “wants a deal” with the U.S. Trump had also declared victory days earlier, telling the audience at a Kentucky rally on Wednesday that “we’ve won.” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected a claim by Trump that Iran asked for a deal to end the war, telling CBS on Sunday that Tehran “never asked for a…Open
NYTIMES (Adeel Hassan) - ‘Doctor Who’ Fans Have Fresh Chance to Time Travel With Found Episodes
Two unearthed episodes, which were discovered in film canisters wrapped in plastic bags among the possessions of a dead collector in England, were restored by BBC archivists.
JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Democratic senator calls on FCC chairman to resign after social post about Iran war
"You have once again shown that you are unwilling to maintain that independence and uphold your sworn oath to defend the U.S. Constitution, and I once again call on you to resign,” Markey wrote to Carr
REDSTATE (Ward Clark) - New Poll: 68% of Voters Endorse Limits on Trans 'Female' Athletes
NYTIMES (Elian Peltier, Safiullah Padshah and Kiana Hayeri) - Pakistani-Afghan War Takes Heavy Toll on Civilians
Pakistani airstrikes have killed at least 75 civilians and displaced 115,000 in Afghanistan, with both sides vowing escalation and no talks in sight.
NYTIMES (Ravi Mattu) - After Trump’s Call to Send Warships to Strait of Hormuz, Nations Respond With Caution
President Trump has urged China, Britain, France, Japan and South Korea to send warships to help reopen the waterway, even though they were not involved in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.
AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Trump's energy chief: "No guarantees" gas prices will fall in weeks
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday there are "no guarantees" when gas prices will fall , acknowledging the Strait of Hormuz remains unsafe. The big picture: Administration officials are adamant the pump price shock will be short-lived pain for a geopolitical gain. But the spike in prices threatens to become a political liability . - Yet the Energy Information Administration in Wright's own department forecasts gas won't fall back to pre-conflict levels before the end of 2027. Driving the news: After he said there would be a "period of short-term disruption," Wright said on ABC News' "This Week" that there are "no guarantees in wars at all." - He continued, "I can guarantee the situation would be dramatically worse without this…
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday there are "no guarantees" when gas prices will fall , acknowledging the Strait of Hormuz remains unsafe. The big picture: Administration officials are adamant the pump price shock will be short-lived pain for a geopolitical gain. But the spike in prices threatens to become a political liability . - Yet the Energy Information Administration in Wright's own department forecasts gas won't fall back to pre-conflict levels before the end of 2027. Driving the news: After he said there would be a "period of short-term disruption," Wright said on ABC News' "This Week" that there are "no guarantees in wars at all." - He continued, "I can guarantee the situation would be dramatically worse without this…Open
NYTIMES (Johnny Diaz) - Powerful Winter Storm Disrupts Travel and Knocks Out Power in the Upper Midwest
Officials in Minnesota and Wisconsin warned drivers to stay off the roads as more blowing and drifting snow was expected on Sunday.
ABCNEWS - Biggest wildfire in Nebraska history continues to burn out of control
Three major wildfires, including the largest one in Nebraska history, have burned around 600,000 acres of wildland in rural central and western Nebraska .