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Clinton deposition; Paramount-Warner Bros.; Trump : NPR
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified for more than six hours yesterday in a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee. The Republican-led committee subpoenaed Hillary…
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Trump’s takeover of the GOP upends Texas Senate race and threatens John Cornyn’s seat
MAGNOLIA, Texas — Unlike many of the Texans packed into the Angry Elephant last week, Phillip Mori wasn’t completely sold on Senate candidate and state Attorney General Ken Paxton. Mori, a 64-year-old mortgage banker and ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, came to the Republican-themed bar hoping to hear Paxton talk about how he would address border security. Paxton laid…
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Inside Jasmine Crockett’s East Texas past
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. When Jasmine Crockett’s friend suggested in 2006 that she move to Texarkana, the…
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Columbia student released after being detained by DHS agents. Controversy swirls over her detention.
A Columbia University student was detained by federal agents Thursday morning at one of its residential buildings. The student, identified as Elmina “Ellie” Aghayeva, was released later Thursday afternoon, and posted on social media that she was “safe and okay” but “in complete shock.” The detention set off a wave of condemnation from politicians in and around New York, and…
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Trump moves to rewrite election rules unilaterally
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has directed his White House counsel’s office to explore the feasibility of an executive order requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration and photo identification at polling locations nationwide, even as his own lawyers have warned the moves would likely run into legal trouble, according to a senior White House official granted anonymity to discuss…
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As Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance nears one month, other Tucson families have been waiting decades for answers
June 12, 1991, is a day Tammy Tacho will never forget. It was the last day she ever saw her 12-year-old little brother before he disappeared as she and her mother pulled out of the driveway. James Hendrickson – known as Jimmy to his family – had reached into the car to kiss his mother goodbye, Tacho recalled. “To me…
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Security Alert: Final Update: Ongoing Security Operations – U.S. Mission Mexico (February 25, 2026)
Security Alert: Final Update: Ongoing Security Operations – U.S. Mission Mexico (February 25, 2026) – U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico Skip to main content An official website of the United States government Here’s how you know Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( Lock A…
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Treasury Targets Iran’s Shadow Fleet, Networks Supplying Ballistic Missile and ACW Programs
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned over 30 individuals, entities, and vessels enabling illicit Iranian petroleum sales and Iran’s ballistic missile and advanced conventional weapons (ACW) production, as part of Treasury’s ongoing campaign of maximum pressure on Iran. Specifically, OFAC targeted additional vessels operating as part of Iran’s shadow fleet, which transport…
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Iran reacts to Trump’s 2026 State of the Union, accusing him of “big lies” on nuclear program and protests
Iran’s reaction to President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union was straightforward. The Iranian Foreign Ministry accused Mr. Trump of repeating “big lies” about the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program and the death toll from its crackdown to end anti-government protests in January. As the two countries prepare for another round of negotiations over Iran’s contested uranium enrichment program — with the threat…
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Security Alert – Update 7: Ongoing Security Operations – U.S. Mission Mexico (February 24, 2026)
Security Alert – Update 7: Ongoing Security Operations – U.S. Mission Mexico (February 24, 2026) – U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico Skip to main content An official website of the United States government Here’s how you know Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock…
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