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Marco Rubio
Johnson: US Must Wage War With Iran Because of Its “Misguided Religion”
Johnson, Rubio, and Hegseth have made openly Islamophobic comments in remarks advocating for the war.
Rubio Says US Had to Strike Iran Because Iran Would Defend Itself If Attacked
The conflicting explanation comes as CENTCOM is reportedly calling for troops to “Be Relentlessly Lethal.”
US Authorizes Embassy Staff to Evacuate Israel, Urging Them to Leave “TODAY”
Meanwhile, reports say that US intelligence assessments find that Trump’s claims about Iran’s missiles are untrue.
Trump’s Cruelty Is Strangling Cuba — Its Oil Reserves Could Be Empty by March
The Supreme Court struck down Trump’s threatened tariffs on countries that send oil to Cuba, but the crisis persists.
Trump Admin Contradicts Itself on Rationale for Potential Iran Strikes
The White House cites Iran’s nuclear capabilities — while maintaining their nuclear facilities were “obliterated.”
Greenland Is Not for Sale: An Indigenous Activist Speaks Out Against the US
The people of Greenland have stated: “We don’t want to be American, we don’t want to be Danish, we are Greenlandic.”
Family Says DHS Is Withholding Location of Hospitalized Pro-Palestine Protester
Kordia said last week she “feels as though she is ‘slowly dying’” in ICE detention, her cousin said.
State Department Bars Citations of Human Rights Reports From NGOs Promoting DEI
This guidance could deem groups like Amnesty International as not “credible” on human rights violations.
Venezuela’s Interim Government Agrees to Submit Monthly Budget to Trump Admin
Historian Greg Grandin discusses the latest developments as Trump also intensifies efforts to topple Cuba’s government.
Rubio Dodges Accountability at Senate Hearing as Deadly Boat Strikes Continue
The families of two men killed on a small boat targeted by the US military filed a wrongful death lawsuit this week.