The U.S.–Israeli war with Iran has created a power vacuum in Iran after the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday, and President Trump says he wants a role in choosing Iran’s next leader.

President Trump announced the firing of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday, while she was speaking on stage in Tennessee. It marks the first Cabinet shake-up of Trump’s second term and caps a year of controversies for Noem while in the role

The war against Iran entered its fifth day on Wednesday, with the Trump administration touting early successes against the Iranian regime and the president ranking the war a 15 on a 10-point success scale.

We are now on Day Four of the joint U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. President Trump continues to make his case for the war, saying the goal is to cut off Iran’s nuclear capabilities and ballistic missile program, not to influence regime change.

The U.S.-Israeli joint war against Iran entered its third day Monday, with the Trump administration starting to make its case for the war— as polls show just 1/4 Americans back the war.

The U.S. State Department authorized non-essential personnel and their families to leave Israel Friday, as a possible U.S. strike on Iran appears more likely. Thursday’s nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran did not result in any meaningful breakthroughs, but the Trump administration said Friday that additional talks are planned for next week. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to travel to the region in the coming days.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told lawmakers Thursday that she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, and that she does not remember meeting him. “I never flew on his plane or visited his island home or offices,” she told House Oversight Committee members in a closed-door hearing in Chappaqua, New York, where the Clintons have a home. Former President Bill Clinton is set to talk to lawmakers on Friday.

President Trump’s pick for the position of Surgeon General, Dr. Casey Means, appeared before the Senate on Wednesday, where lawmakers pressed her on her stance on vaccinations, her controversial comments on birth control, and her prior business entanglements.

Anthropic, the maker of the Claude AI platform, is in a high-stakes fight with the Pentagon over how its AI can be used. The company already has a two-year agreement with the Defense Department worth up to $200 million to use advanced AI for classified systems.

President Trump is set to address a divided nation Tuesday for his State of the Union, as public disapproval of his agenda grows.

The U.S. State Department urged Americans in parts of Mexico to continue to shelter in place Monday — a day after the Mexican military killed the leader of one of the country’s most powerful drug cartels.

FBI Director Kash Patel is defending his trip to Italy, where he celebrated Team USA’s 2–1 Olympic men’s hockey win over Canada Sunday. Video shows him chugging a beer with players in the locker room after the victory — the team’s first in nearly 50 years.

President Trump called the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling Friday “deeply disappointing” and said he was “ashamed” of certain justices, after they ruled he exceeded his authority by imposing sweeping tariffs under a law reserved for national emergencies. Trump then vowed to restore tariffs — including a 10% global levy — using other trade authorities available to him.

Police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Thursday — his 66th birthday — on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

President Trump gave Iran a 10-day warning before potential military action during his opening remarks at the inaugural "Board of Peace” meeting Thursday in Washington, D.C.

The Trump administration appears to be moving closer to military action against Iran, sources tell Axios. Iran is preparing, and so is Israel.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sparred with attorneys Wednesday as he testified in a landmark trial accusing the company — which owns Facebook and Instagram — of deliberately engineering products to addict and harm children.

“Late Show” host Stephen Colbert accused CBS of blocking him from airing a taped interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat running in Texas’ Senate primary, on Monday. He said there were concerns it would violate the Federal Communications Commission’s equal-time rule. CBS pushed back Tuesday.

The Guthrie family continues to plead with the public for information on their mother Nancy’s disappearance, as the search enters its third week. “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie made another video Sunday, saying it’s not too late to return her 84-year-old mother.

We’re halfway through the 2026 Winter Olympics, and Norway continues to dominate with eight gold medals and 18 medals total. Italy is trailing close behind with six gold medals, then the U.S. with four.