NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - Iran’s New Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei “More Dangerous” Than His Father
Published March 12, 2025 The rise of Mojtaba Khamenei to the position of Supreme Leader of Iran is triggering intense debate among analysts and policymakers across the world.Following the death of his father, Ali Khamenei, [...]
NYTIMES (Sam Sifton) - Pete Hegseth’s Rhetoric of Violence
We examine the defense secretary’s view of war.
NYTIMES (Christina Goldbaum) - Ground Down by War, Hezbollah’s Loyal Base Shows Cracks
“We just want to be back in our homes,” said a Lebanese man who, like many others in the latest round of fighting, has to flee.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: No deal in Homeland Security shutdown talks
Travelers looking to escape for spring break are encountering long security lines and more widespread travel problems as the latest partial government shutdown drags on.
NPR (Brittney Melton) - U.S. investigates strike on Iranian school as the war sparks a global oil crisis
Trump, who promised to lower gas prices, is tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as war drives prices up. And, the U.S. investigates the strike on an Iranian school that killed at least 165 people.
NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - Smartmatic Alleges ‘Vindictive and Selective Prosecution’ as DOJ Presses Forward in Foreign Bribery Case
Published March 12, 2025 Voting technology company Smartmatic has filed a court motion seeking to dismiss a federal criminal indictment, asserting that the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) prosecution is politically motivated and amounts to [...]
JUSTTHENEWS (Eric J. Lyman) - Israel, Hezbollah exchange rocket fire, 'a new front' in the conflict is declared
The Israel- and U.S.-led conflict with Iran appears to have spread to Lebanon-based Hezbollah, to Israel's north
NEWSNATIONNOW (Brooke Shafer) - Global entry restarts, easing travel pain as TSA faces shortages
The program was suspended for more than two weeks while personnel were reassigned to process arriving passengers.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Anna Kutz) - Live updates: Oil prices spike as Iran targets ships, Gulf neighbors
Iran warns the world should be ready for oil at $200 a barrel as the conflict in the Middle East approaches the two-week mark.