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Iran crisis live: US citizens should ‘leave Iran now’, says US state department | Iran
US citizens should ‘leave Iran now’, says US state department The US state department has said US citizens should leave Iran now and “if safe to do so, consider departing Iran by land to Armenia or Türkiye”. The US virtual embassy for Iran says citizens should “plan alternative means of communication” due to “continued internet outages” and “have a plan…
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The trans youth athletes in the US fighting for their rights: ‘Playing is an act of resistance’ | US news
The US supreme court on Tuesday is considering state laws banning transgender athletes from school sports. The cases were brought by trans students who challenged bans in West Virginia and Idaho barring trans girls from girls teams. The outcome could have wide-ranging implications for LGBTQ+ rights. A total of 27 states have passed sports bans targeting trans youth while more…
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Why are there mass protests in Iran, and could the US get involved?
Anti-government protests have erupted across all 31 of Iran’s provinces in a wave of unrest that marks the biggest challenge to the regime in years. An ongoing communications shutdown, which experts say is unprecedented in its scale, was imposed by authorities on Thursday and has mostly isolated the country from the outside world amid the deadly unrest. US President Donald…
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Republicans in Congress show signs of life
Hawley drew Trump’s ire by voting to constrain his war powers. (Demetrius Freeman/WaPo via Getty) PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ ✌️ Subscribe to PN ✌️ The new year so far has been a miserable chronicle of democratic collapse and authoritarian brutality. Trump and his regime of bloodthirsty goons inaugurated 2026 by invading Venezuela, disgracefully smearing Renee…
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Minnesota and Illinois sue Trump administration over immigration crackdown – as it happened | Trump administration
Closing summary Our live coverage is coming to a close. We’ll be back on Tuesday. Here is a summary of today’s developments: The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve, a significant escalation in Donald Trump’s extraordinary attack on the US central bank. Several Republican lawmakers have begun speaking out against the…
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Trump says Iran wants to talk as protest death toll rises
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its crackdown on protesters in nationwide demonstrations that activists said Monday had left at least 599 people dead. Iran had no direct reaction to Trump’s comments, which came after the foreign minister of Oman — long an…
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How the US supreme court case on trans athletes could unravel LGBTQ+ rights | US supreme court
The US supreme court will consider state bans on transgender athletes on Tuesday in a major LGBTQ+ rights legal battle that could have far-reaching consequences beyond youth sports. The court is hearing oral arguments in two cases brought by trans students who challenged Republican-backed laws in West Virginia and Idaho prohibiting trans girls from participating in girls’ athletic programs. Those…
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Trump’s move to pull US from key UN climate treaty may be illegal, experts say | Trump administration
The Trump administration’s long-anticipated decision this week to pull the US from the world’s most important climate treaty may have been illegal, some experts say. “In my legal opinion, he does not have the authority,” Harold Hongju Koh, former head lawyer for the US state department, told the Guardian. In a Wednesday presidential memorandum, the president said the US “shall…
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President Oaks Dedicates the Burley Idaho Temple
President Dallin H. Oaks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dedicated the Burley Idaho Temple on Sunday, January 11, 2025 — his first temple dedication as Church president. “We dedicate and consecrate unto Thee and Thy Beloved Son this Burley Idaho Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,” President Oaks prayed. “We invoke Thy…
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Latter-day Saints have prepared for Burley Idaho Temple for decades – Church News
BURLEY, Idaho — For several years, Susan Young and others would show up once a week at the Twin Falls Idaho Temple at 3:30 a.m. to open the gates for youth standing outside waiting to do baptisms for the dead in the early morning hours. Those youth would wait for the temple workers to get dressed in their temple clothes…
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