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War, a Trump-imposed deal or internal regime collapse: for Tehran, none of the options are good | Sanam Vakil

Forty-seven years on from the Iranian revolution, Iran is confronting a strategic reality it has never faced before – a simultaneous crisis of domestic legitimacy and a credible threat of external attack so severe that regime survival can no longer be taken for granted. Until now, Tehran has survived wars, sanctions, assassinations, mass protests and […]

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China’s Disappearing Generals – The New York Times

China’s military leadership stood before the nation in March 2023, an image of unity behind Xi Jinping. After nearly a decade in power, Mr. Xi had installed the high command that he wanted: loyalists hand-picked to make the People’s Liberation Army a world-class force. But not even Mr. Xi’s loyalists have been spared from his

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Tulsi Gabbard defends her presence at FBI search of Georgia elections hub

WASHINGTON — Tulsi Gabbard on Monday defended her presence at an FBI search of an election center in Fulton County, Georgia, that has raised questions about her involvement as director of national intelligence. In a letter to the top Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees, Gabbard said she was at the center last

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Trump hints at dramatic Kennedy Center renovations that will leave steel ‘fully exposed’

President Donald Trump on Monday suggested the Kennedy Center’s two-year renovation project could be dramatic — a demolition effort short of a complete teardown, but one so severe that it would leave the Washington building’s steel “fully exposed.” A source close to the center said Trump has very specific ideas about what he wants to

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Federal judge postpones Trump admin’s termination of TPS for Haitians

A federal judge on Monday indefinitely postponed the termination of protected immigration status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the United States. The order from Judge Ana C. Reyes of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia pauses Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s termination of TPS for Haitians, “pending judicial

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Trump says he’s not planning to rip down Kennedy Center

As President Trump prepares to shut down the Kennedy Center for renovations, sources told CBS News there has been no discussion of demolishing or gutting the building. The president told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday he plans to create a “brand new” Kennedy Center using the 55-year-old arts institution’s existing steel and some

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WATCH: Trump says he’s not ripping down the Kennedy Center, ‘we’re using the structure’ to renovate

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he won’t tear down the Kennedy Center but said it needs to be closed for about two years for work that cannot be done with patrons coming and going for shows and other performances. Watch the clip in the video player above. Trump’s comments, though, suggested

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Hegseth visits Bezos and Musk sites as defense contracts roll in

Feb. 2, 2026, 5:32 p.m. ET Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth traveled to one of Jeff Bezos’ space facilities in Florida on Feb. 2, as the military awards contracts to the owner of Blue Origin and other tech billionaires who have worked to burnish a chummy relationship with the Trump administration. Hegseth’s visit is part of

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Trump says Republicans should ‘nationalize’ elections

Feb. 2, 2026, 4:35 p.m. ET WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Republicans should “nationalize” the voting process as he continues to level unfounded claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election more than five years after losing to Joe Biden. Trump called for Republicans at the federal level to seize control of elections

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‘False narrative’: Families challenge Trump’s 75-country US visa suspension | Donald Trump News

Washington, DC – A group of United States citizens and immigrant rights groups has launched a lawsuit seeking to challenge the sweeping suspension of immigrant visa processing for 75 countries by the administration of United States President Donald Trump. The lawsuit filed on Monday argues that the Trump administration has relied on a false narrative

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Trump to close Kennedy Center for renovations. What next? : NPR

On Sunday, President Trump announced he will close the Kennedy Center in July for two years of renovation. Above, a tarp covers construction on the building’s facade on Dec. 19, 2025, after Trump announced The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts would be renamed The Trump-Kennedy Center. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

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FIFA’s Gianni Infantino defends awarding Peace Prize to Donald Trump

Feb. 2, 2026, 1:33 p.m. ET FIFA president Gianni Infantino has defended his organization’s controversial decision to award Donald Trump its inaugural Peace Prize. The U.S. president was presented the award at the 2026 World Cup draw in December, just one month after FIFA announced the creation of the prize. Though he conceded there had been

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Elon Musk donates hundreds of generators to Tennesseans still without power after winter storm

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The richest person in the world has made a donation to support Tennesseans without power. Gov. Bill Lee reported Monday morning that billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has donated hundreds of generators in the wake of the deadly winter storm. The historic snow and ice storm knocked out power for hundreds

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Trump’s Kennedy Center closure may leave artists in limbo

A version of this article first appeared in the Reliable Sources newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. During President Donald Trump’s first term in office, he didn’t even show up to the Kennedy Center Honors. He felt slighted by the performers, so he shunned the event at the famed John F. Kennedy

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Trevor Noah draws Trump’s ire after Grammys jokes about the president, Nicki Minaj

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trevor Noah once again roamed through the audience during his monologue to open the Grammy Awards, taking pokes at the stars while standing right next to them, but he saved his most pointed jokes for absentees, and elicited an angry post from the president. READ MORE: Bad Bunny wins album of

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China eyes reshaping global order as US influence wanes

In January, the same month the United States announced its withdrawal from 66 multilateral organizations, China hosted leaders from Canada, Finland and Britain. “The international order is under great strain,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping told British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, calling for efforts to “build an equal and orderly multipolar world,” as the two met in

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Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah over Epstein joke at Grammys – US politics live | US news

Trump threatens to sue comedian Trevor Noah over Grammys Epstein joke President Donald Trump is once again in the mood for litigation. This morning he has threatened to sue Grammys host Trevor Noah after a joke he made about Jeffrey Epstein on stage. Joking that this will be his last year as host, Noah quipped:

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Justice Department expected to ramp up efforts to deliver on Trump’s ‘weaponization’ priorities

Justice Department officials are expected to meet Monday to discuss how to reenergize probes that are considered a top priority for President Donald Trump — reviewing the actions of officials who investigated him, according to a source familiar with the plan. Almost immediately after Pam Bondi stepped into her role as attorney general last year,

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Despite Elon Musk’s Criticism, Delaware Sees Jump in Incorporations

A handful of billionaires and prominent companies have tried to cement a new, less-than-ideal narrative about Delaware: The glory days are over. “Companies should get the hell out of Delaware,” Elon Musk, who previously had two companies incorporated in the state, wrote on X in 2024. However, dozens of X posts and interviews disparaging the

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