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 …

Vance stumps for Hungary's Orban as Trump-aligned movement faces critical test  —  The vice president traveled to Budapest as Trump's deadline for an Iran deal loomed Tuesday, backing the administration's closest ideological ally in Europe.  —  BUDAPEST — As the hours ticked …

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.

Wireless Festival cancelled after Kanye West blocked from coming to UK  —  Wireless Festival has been cancelled after headliner Kanye West was blocked from coming to the UK.  —  The government refused permission for West to travel to the UK after a backlash to his planned set at the London festival this summer.

Some Republicans Set Their Own Deadline on Iran War.  It's Getting Close.  —  Lawmakers point to law requiring approval by Congress after 60 days of fighting, as Trump mulls major escalation  —  WASHINGTON—As President Trump threatens a major escalation in Iran by a Tuesday night deadline …

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.

Iran's supreme leader ‘unconscious and receiving treatment in Qom’  —  A diplomatic memo reveals the location of Mojtaba Khamenei.  He was wounded in the same US-Israeli airstrike that killed his father  —  Gabrielle Weiniger, Tel Aviv, and David Charter, Washington

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.

How the media should cover this deranged president  —  The moment I saw Trump's crazy and dangerous Truth Social post on the morning of Easter Sunday, I could imagine the freakout in newsrooms across the country.  The essence of it would be something like this: “How much of this do we publish?

Texas Considers Required Reading List for Schools, Which Includes the Bible  —  Education officials are planning an overhaul to English and social studies in the nation's largest Republican led state.  —  Texas education officials are considering sweeping changes to English …

ICE involved in shooting in Northern California, sheriff's office says  —  There was a shooting involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement in California, according to a statement from the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office.  —  No details were provided on the shooting incident …

The “Moderate” Think Tank Backed By AI Money  —  The previously undisclosed board of an ascendant D.C. think tank pushing Democrats to the center includes a Democratic Party megadonor with a stake in artificial intelligence chipdesigner Nvidia, which could benefit from the organization's efforts …

What to Watch in the Election to Succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia  —  Clay Fuller, a Republican allied with President Trump, will face Shawn Harris, a Democrat, in the election to fill the remainder of Ms. Greene's term after her resignation from Congress.

Trump Will Fund New Archway With $15 Million From the National Endowment for the Humanities  —  A spending plan confirms taxpayer dollars will be used for the project.  — Copy  —  The White House plans to spend $15 million in National Endowment for the Humanities funds to finance …

Environmental groups urge appeals court panel to lift halt on closing Florida's ‘Alligator Alcatraz’  —  Environmental groups on Tuesday asked a federal appellate court panel to drop its temporary halt of a lower court's order instructing state officials to close an immigration detention center …

Synagogue in Tehran ‘completely destroyed’ in US-Israeli attack  —  Synagogue hit after attack on adjacent residential building, Mehr news agency reports.  —  Add Al Jazeera on Google  —  United States-Israeli strikes have “completely destroyed” a synagogue in Tehran, according to Iranian media …