Our Darkest Hour  —  The civilization we destroy may be our own  —  This is America's darkest hour.  —  Hi, Paul Krugman with an update Tuesday morning.  Earlier today, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, … Not going to be a problem if we ever do get the war crimes trial that all of this deserves.

How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran … The black S.U.V. carrying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the White House just before 11 a.m. on Feb. 11.  The Israeli leader, who had been pressing for months for the United States to agree to a major assault on Iran …

New polling: Trump is underwater in 135 GOP House and Senate seats  —  New local polling estimates show Trump is unpopular even in deep red districts, as calls for war powers reform and impeachment swirl in DC  —  President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social: “A whole civilization will die tonight.”

Vance's Trip to Trump Ally Hit by Humiliating Putin Call Leak  —  BAD CALL  —  The vice president is in Europe to show support for a far-right leader.  —  JD Vance's trip to Hungary to help boost its pro-Trump leader's election hopes has been marred by the leak of a phone call showing the right-winger sucking up to Vladimir Putin.

The man who watches Trump all day, every day  —  Aaron Rupar spends up to 80 hours a week following the US president, from meandering speeches to impromptu press conferences.  He says it's ‘pretty bleak’  —  The psychological demands of Aaron Rupar's work are immense.

UK festival canceled after headliner Kanye West blocked from traveling to UK  —  UK Kanye West People in entertainment Race & ethnicity  —  Organizers of a popular London music festival say it has been canceled after the headliner, Kanye West, was blocked from traveling to the United Kingdom.

Teen who went to photograph L.A. ‘No Kings’ rally shot, blinded by Homeland Security agent, attorney says  — 4 min Click here to listen to this article  —  A USC freshman who went to photograph a recent “No Kings” protest in downtown Los Angeles was allegedly shot with a less-lethal projectile …

The Iran War Is Coming for Your Social Security  —  A story about petrodollars, the gold standard, and the greatest trick Uncle Sam ever played.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Petrodollars  —  The Iran war is a dagger aimed at the heart of the petrodollar system.

American Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq Is Freed  —  The journalist, Shelly Kittleson, was abducted by a militia allied with Iran and held for a week.  Iraqi officials say she was freed in exchange for the release of militia members.  —  An American journalist who was abducted in Baghdad …

Ex-VOA employees challenge last year's buyout and retirement offers  —  Four former U.S. Agency for Global Media employees seek class certification from the Merit Systems Protection Board, arguing that the March invalidation of Kari Lake's actions atop the agency should also apply …

Justice Dept.'s Civil Rights Division Is Investigating Star Witness Against Trump  —  It was a highly unusual move by Justice Department leadership to direct a case that appears to involve accusations of lying to Congress to a division that normally focuses on civil rights abuses.

The president speaks genocide  —  The words, the law, the future  —  “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.”  —  These are not the words of Hitler, or Stalin, or Mao, or Pol Pot, or Assad, or Putin.  These are the words of the president of the United States, today.

If Orbán Loses Hungary's Election, It Will Dispel the Air of Invincibility Around Strongmen  —  This would prove that consolidating power does not protect authoritarians from self-destructing, especially when a smart opposition exploits their vulnerabilities  —  There is an irony buried in Hungarian political history.

Virginia Voters Discover Gov. Spanberger Is Not a Moderate  —  Just two months into her term of office, Gov. Spanberger's approval polling is barely above water.  Her win last year was supposed to be the victory of pragmatic moderation over the voices of the far left, but since …