January 2026
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Trump Weighing ‘Strong Options’ Against Iran
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) The U.S. could be inching closer to striking Iran for a second time, with President Donald Trump voicing his support for protesters of the Islamic Republic’s regime. Trump told reporters late Sunday evening on board Air Force One that he and the military are looking very seriously at responding to…
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Jan. 6 Pipe Bomber Suspect’s Lawyer Says Trump’s Pardon Applies to Him
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The defense attorney for the man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the RNC and DNC headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill protest says that President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardon for Jan. 6 offenses should apply to his client. Brian Cole Jr.’s lawyer, Mario Williams, told…
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‘Ineffective’: Trump Reportedly Unhappy w/ Attorney General Pam Bondi
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) President Donald Trump is reportedly not happy with Attorney General Pam Bondi, characterizing her as “weak” and “ineffective” behind closed doors. According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump is displeased with Bondi’s lack of successful prosecutions against political operatives who targeted him in the past. Bondi’s Justice Department indicted former FBI…
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Federal Reserve Chair is Under Criminal Investigation
(Headline USA) Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony this summer about the Fed’s building renovations. The subpoenas relate to Powell’s testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June, the Fed chair said, regarding the…
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Trump’s Motorcade in Florida Rerouted Due to ‘Suspicious Object’
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump’s motorcade took a different route than usual to the airport as he was departing Florida on Sunday due to a “suspicious object,” according to the White House. The object, which the White House did not describe, was discovered during security sweeps in advance of Trump’s arrival at Palm Beach International Airport.…
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Military Tells Trump It Needs More Time to Prepare for War w/ Iran
(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) Senior Department of War officials have told President Donald Trump they need more time to consolidate American troops deployed to the Middle East before the US launches an attack on Iran. According to The Telegraph, “Trump has been warned that the US military needs more time to prepare for strikes against Iran.” Military…
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U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Anti-Oil Cases with Energy Costs on the Line
(The Center Square) Energy advocates have been warning against green energy demands driving up prices across the country. As anti-oil and gas activists seek legal pathways to straddle the energy industry, U.S. companies are making less effective products at higher prices to comply with demands while customers suffer, industry insiders argue. On Monday, justices in…
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Trump: We Are Going to Be Doing Something With Greenland
(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump threatened that he was willing to take control of Greenland the “hard way.” “I’m not talking about money for Greenland yet. I might talk about that. But right now we are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not,” the President said Friday. “I would like…
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U-Haul Drives Through Crowd of Protestors
(Headline USA) Los Angeles police responded Sunday after somebody drove a U-Haul box truck down a street crowded with marchers demonstrating in support of the Iranian people, causing protesters to scramble out of the way and then run after the speeding vehicle to try to attack the driver. The U-Haul truck, with a window and side…
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Headline Geopolitics: Alfred de Zayas on the Death of International Law
(José Niño, Headline USA) In this Headline Geopolitics episode, José Niño interviews Alfred de Zayas, a veteran international lawyer and former UN human rights expert, to examine the unraveling of international law in the post–Cold War era. De Zayas explains how legal norms meant to restrain power have been transformed into instruments of power, particularly…
