Israel steps up attacks across Lebanon as more than a million people are displaced due to the conflict.

Jehad Khaled, a young Egyptian activist, said she felt utter panic when her mother—Hoda Abdel Moneim, 67, a prominent lawyer and human rights defender—was arrested by Egyptian authorities in 2018. Jehad is still advocating for the release of her mother. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4bJNNt4

Russia launched a "massive" overnight attack on the southern Zaporizhzhia region, the local governor said early on Tuesday.

It was the only fully operational hospital in East Darfur, according to residents

Local leaders report already-strapped police departments racked up overtime bills in the millions while others report a multi-million dollar hit to business during the worst ICE surges. n.pr/4buWMzI

President Donald Trump spent Monday telling a law enforcement task force in Memphis that mail-in voting is "mail-in cheating" and vowing to do something about it.

Tehran continued to launch strikes against targets in the region on Tuesday, after denying Trump's claims of "very good" talks between the two sides to end the Iran war. Follow our live blog.

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Breaking News: The Justice Dept. asked a judge to drop charges against two police officers involved in drafting the warrant that led to Breonna Taylor’s fatal shooting in 2020.

Netanyahu’s energy strikes on Iran are a possible war crime – and straight out of Putin’s playbook

NEW: MAGA and anti-voting activists are ramping up support for the likely-doomed SAVE America Act by pushing misleading claims and distorting the facts. Democracy Docket’s Matt Cohen breaks down the myths circulating online and what the suppressive bill would actually do if enacted👇

David Pyne, a prominent America First conservative and national security analyst, issued a stark warning about the trajectory of the Iran war, arguing that Iran possesses a straightforward path to victory regardless of military losses."All

More than 150 people on board a Princess cruise ship touring the Caribbean fall ill with norovirus, the CDC says.

Spain temporarily relocated its special forces from Iraq — deployed to combat the IS extremist group — due to deteriorating security, but defence officials say all personnel remain safe. ➡️ https://l.euronews.com/L8z4

Britain's top cop is to press US authorities to speed up the release of unredacted communications between Peter Mandelson and his paedophile pal Jeffrey Epstein.

With the Iran war entering a third week and the price of oil reaching nearly $105 a barrel on Monday, President Trump again urged NATO countries and China to help the U.S. secure the vital Strait of Hormuz. n.pr/4sgCQGH

Woodstock star and antiwar activist, ‘Country’ Joe McDonald, dies at 84

Gas prices up about 17% since war with Iran began

It was a day of major volatility in global energy markets and a moment of real concern for consumers. https://to.pbs.org/3PsyzkH

Oil prices surged to nearly $120 per barrel as President Trump said that military objectives in Iran were close to completion. Economic risks remain as long as one-fifth of the world’s oil supply remains cut off by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

The internet reacted Monday after reports that President Donald Trump has set his eyes on Arizona's largest county in hopes to — again — try and litigate the 2020 presidential election and increase the federal government's influence over elections.

President Trump made a brief stop at Venezuelan restaurant El Arepazo in Miami, Florida, greeting supporters, community members and staff at the food counter.

House Dem: Trump administration withholding World Cup money '100%' political reut.rs/4rSz46c

As the Middle East conflict rages on, President Donald Trump has once again drawn sharp criticism following comments he made regarding American fatalities.

Figures like Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon, who has explicitly compared Canada to Ukraine, see Canada as a bastion of decadent liberalism in the West that must be broken and subdued, one way or another. trib.al/ilAhZ7n

In a world first, Melania Trump presided over the United Nations Security Council on Monday, but not everyone was happy about it.

NEW: Israel strikes council choosing Iran's next supreme leader

A worldwide sell-off for stocks is slamming onto Wall Street Tuesday, and oil prices are leaping even higher as worries rise that the war with Iran is widening and may do more sustained damage to the global economy than feared.

Breaking News: The S&P 500 fell 1.5% in early trading. As Iran expanded its retaliatory attacks, and American and Israeli officials signaled that strikes on Iran could continue for weeks, a surge in oil prices spurred a global market sell-off.

The high court rejected Alabama's request to overturn prior verdicts, ruling that Alabama's anti-begging laws are unconstitutional. #alpolitics

Iran expanded its targets Tuesday, striking the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia as Washington began to pull many staff out of the Middle East. https://to.pbs.org/3OJ9zFI

'Mistakes were made,' Grassley tells Noem about Trump's immigration crackdown

Democrat Roy Cooper and Republican Michael Whatley lead polls for their respective primaries for US Senate seat

News Analysis: With the war against Iran underway, and the U.S. military as a powerful ally, the Israeli government is seizing the new conflict as an opportunity to pursue its own geopolitical agenda.

The recent US strikes on Iran proved to be a successful distraction from peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, a European diplomat believes.

An Ohio lawmaker is moving to allow electric utilities own nuclear power, a leaked bill draft shows. The legislation, allegedly co-written by an energy company, surfaced as utility executives are on trial for the largest corruption scheme in state history. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/03/a...

Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Tim Scott (R-SC) want a $200 billion tax cut without congressional approval, as the GOP aims to improve its economic approval rating with voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Two transgender people asked a Kansas judge to block a law that requires the gender on a driver’s license to match a person’s sex at birth. on.wsj.com/40Fo3Jb

Court weighs quashing DOJ subpoenas on Fed's headquarter renovations

A report from WIRED has linked Trump staffer Garrett Wade to the anonymous social media account, Johnny MAGA.

The first year of President Donald Trump’s second term is giving Helena coffee roaster Steven Ladefoged the wrong kind of jitters.

Privacy breach at the IRS: Taxpayer data wrongly shared with DHS, court filing says

Democrats defend ‘the actual existence of the Department of Education’ in forum arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/11/r...

A British coroner’s court on Wednesday ruled that a 23-year-old woman who was shot to death by her father while on vacation in Texas last year was killed “unlawfully,” a finding that came after a Texas grand jury decided last year not to indict him.

Not even one of the grand jurors who heard the Trump administration's case against six Democratic lawmakers believed they should be charged over a video reminding military service members or their constitutional oath.

House Democrats think Pam Bondi just helped them in the midterms

New: Colorado filed a lawsuit to prevent the Trump administration from canceling more than $20 million in grants for public health after HHS notified Congress it wouldn’t pay $600 million in grants already awarded in Colorado, California, Illinois and Minnesota — all states with Democratic governors

LIVE: Epstein survivors hold news conference ahead of Attorney General Pam Bondi hearing youtube.com/live/So5O2Ql...

US congressman names six men whose names were redacted in the Epstein files, including a US billionaire and Dubai CEO.

ACLU's lawsuit over ICE raid at an Idaho racetrack could be a game changer