President Donald Trump appears to be moving toward striking Iran, with the U.S. military moving significant assets into the region as the president insists he would prefer to strike a deal with the Iranian regime but that, if it comes to war, his top general has told him “it will be something easily won.”
Capitol Hill lawmakers and President Trump have invited an array of guests to the president's State of the Union address Tuesday night, following the tradition of giving a seat to those who represent their political beliefs and/or the zeitgeist of American politics and culture.
The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear a case brought by oil companies facing a lawsuit in Colorado that seeks compensation for damages allegedly caused by climate change.
In 2018, the city and county of Boulder filed a lawsuit seeking damages from weather events, which they allege are caused by burning fossil fuels. They also accuse the oil companies of deceiving the public about the dangers of climate change. The companies had sought to have the case dismissed in state court, but the Colorado Supreme Court allowed the case to proceed in Colorado courts. The companies are asking the Supreme Court to overturn that decision.
Special envoy Steve Witkoff this weekend said that Iran was a mere "week away" from enriching weapons-grade uranium, marking the latest statement of urgency from a senior Trump administration official as the president weighs another attack on the country.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's second in command Ralph Abraham resigned Monday because of "unforeseen family obligations," but comes as the agency sees a massive shake-up.
It comes after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ousted CDC Director Jim O'Neill earlier this month, and replaced him with National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya until a new leader is selected.
On Feb. 23, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known… pic.twitter.com/XUHImPAZik
— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) February 23, 2026
A three-judge panel of the Utah District Court on Monday declined to stay a redrawn set of congressional maps in Utah that could hand Democrats a winnable race.
"Because we conclude Plaintiffs have failed to demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits, and because the Purcell principle counsels this court not to enjoin a state’s election laws in the period close to an election, we DENY Plaintiffs’ preliminary injunction motion," the panel wrote in its decision.
A historic blizzard has caused two deaths, nearly 700,000 power outages, and more than 10,000 flight cancellations across the Northeast.
Near Sunderland, Md., on Sunday afternoon, two people were killed after a tree fell on their car as the nor'easter began to slam the region, FOX Weather reported. The Calvert County Sheriff's Office said Monday that a third person was trapped inside the car and was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
The Pentagon is warning the White House of the risks of a protracted military conflict with Iran as President Donald Trump mulls renewing strikes on the country.
Trump has, for weeks, floated a second wave of attacks on Iran over stalled nuclear negotiations. He previously ordered attacks last year, leading to a 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel.
FBI Director Kash Patel is dismissing criticism for visiting the U.S. men's hockey team's locker room after their gold medal victory in Italy, saying he was invited.
For the very concerned media - yes, I love America and was extremely humbled when my friends, the newly minted Gold Medal winners on Team USA, invited me into the locker room to celebrate this historic moment with the boys- Greatest country on earth and greatest sport on earth.…
— Kash Patel (@Kash_Patel) February 23, 2026
U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday barred the release of former special counsel Jack Smith's report on the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, finding that allowing the report to go public would case "irreparable damage" to President Donald Trump and his co-defendants.
President Donald Trump on Monday denied reports that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine opposed going to war with Iran, insisting that he believed the war would be won easily, but that he preferred to negotiate an agreement with Tehran.
