A guest of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) at Tuesday’s event was arrested for standing during the address to Congress. Omar stated Wednesday that her guest—Aliya Rahman, a U.S. citizen with disabilities who had a physical confrontation with federal immigration agents in Minneapolis in January—“stood up quietly in the gallery during the president’s speech for a […]
As global temperatures go up, the very thing we rely on to keep cool might be a major factor in increased emissions and something else (the text seems incomplete here). A new study published today in the journal Nature Communications estimates that by 2050, air-conditioning use is likely to more than double as more people […]
Iran has charged the Trump Administration with peddling “big lies” about its nuclear program and the January uprising against the Iranian regime, during which security forces killed tens of thousands of protesters. Esmail Baghaei, a spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, claimed the U.S. has launched a “disinformation and misinformation” campaign against Iran. “Whatever they […]
In 1926, Carter G. Woodson initiated what was then known as Negro History Week. It was intended more as a correction than a celebration. Woodson was of the view that the United States was grappling with a dangerous misrepresentation: were crucial to the nation’s development, yet were largely absent from the way its history was […]
The first time I attended a ballet by myself, I feared I’d hold onto the loneliness of the experience more than the performance itself. Still, I wanted to give it a try—my urge to see the show was stronger than my jitters about being new to the city and having no one to ask along. […]
President Donald Trump stated Tuesday night that he believes Iran plans to restart its nuclear program and is “working to build” missiles capable of reaching the U.S., as the United States positions warships, bombers, and fighter jets within striking distance of Iran. In his State of the Union speech, Trump asserted that Iran had disregarded […]
This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up to get stories like this sent to your inbox. President Donald Trump’s initial official State of the Union address of his second term set a new record for the longest presidential speech to Congress, surpassing his own previous record. In a lengthy […]
Near the start of Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, the President stated that under his leadership, Americans would achieve so much that they’d grow weary of it. “Our nation is achieving success once again,” Trump bragged. “In truth, we’re winning to such an extent that we really don’t know how to deal with […]
Throughout most of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night, the majority of Democrats adhered to a strategy that their leaders had been advocating for weeks: demonstrating opposition without creating a scene and expressing disagreement through quiet restraint instead of direct confrontation. However, halfway through the address, when Trump addressed the […]
President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural State of the Union address during his second term. During this annual speech, presented before a joint session of Congress, the President traditionally comments on the nation’s status and outlines legislative priorities. Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers the Democratic Party’s response to the President’s address, a position typically reserved […]
—the widow of prominent conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was this past fall—is scheduled to attend the as a guest of President Donald Trump. The White House confirmed to TIME that the President had extended an invitation to Erika Kirk for his much-anticipated speech on Tuesday evening. first broke the news. “Erika Kirk will be […]
This American men’s Olympic hockey team—fresh off a classic 2-1 win over Canada on Sunday afternoon—stayed in the Olympic Village, and that game? You can bet it’ll be picked apart, celebrated, and fondly recalled, even wistfully, a quarter-century from now, if not sooner. The squad turned down the Four Seasons to live like everyday Olympians […]
On Sunday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced plans to suspend two programs that provide expedited airport security screening for millions of air travelers, only to reverse that decision the following day after significant backlash from industry groups and passengers. The DHS stated Saturday evening that it would pause TSA PreCheck and Global Entry, […]
There were no miracles in Italy—just an incredibly gratifying moment in U.S. sports history. Is it possible for the U.S. to truly feel unified for a brief time? On a Sunday when counties not facing weather emergencies opened bars at 6 a.m. to serve eager hockey fans cheering for what’s likely the favorite Olympic team […]
Law enforcement shot and killed a man who had “unlawfully entered” the grounds of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, during the early morning hours on Sunday, according to the Secret Service. According to the Secret Service, the individual, who was in his early twenties, was observed near the complex’s north gate […]
Finally, on the last day of the Milano Cortina Olympic Games competition, obtained her gold medal. After winning silver medals in the slopestyle and Big Air competitions, Gu excelled in her final two runs of the halfpipe skiing at the Livigno Snow Park, successfully defending the gold medal she won in the same event in […]
In the end, he chose to rely on the medium he knows best to express his deepest thoughts. And despite his struggles at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics, his skate at the Feb. 21 exhibition gala helped him address those challenges and speak directly with the audience that had supported him along the way. Malinin […]
David Janovsky serves as a constitutional law specialist and the acting director of the Constitution Project at the Project on Government Oversight, a non-partisan watchdog organization.
On July 4, Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to visit a Mediterranean island recognized as a key point for migrant crossings into Europe. This week, the Vatican revealed that the leader of the Catholic Church will travel to Lampedusa, a small Italian island serving as a gateway for migrants coming from Africa and the Middle […]
After a “Western Civilization” course prompted me to switch my path from law school to a Ph.D., my professor—a University of Chicago legend named Karl Weintraub whose teaching motivated generations of us to camp out overnight for a spot in his class—wrote to me regarding his educational goals. I recently revisited his 1986 letter and […]