US slaps new sanctions on Iran’s drone program as Israel considers response to weekend attack

The United States slapped new sanctions Thursday on sixteen people and two entities associated with Iran’s drone program as it looks to punish Tehran for last weekend’s attack on Israel. Read More

What Happens if a Powerful Surveillance Law Expires This Week?

Senators are under pressure to reject amendments to a House-passed bill so it can become law before a statute expires Friday night. But the program would continue after any such lapse — with some ... Read More

U.S. and U.K. issue new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran’s attack on Israel

Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted 16 people and two entities in Iran that produce engines for drones used in the attack on Israel. Read More

Justices Questioned a Law Used to Charge Jan. 6 Rioters

The Supreme Court appeared wary during a hearing today of allowing prosecutors to use a federal obstruction law to charge hundreds of rioters involved in the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021. Read More

TikTok doubles ad buy to fight potential U.S. ban as Congress moves to fast-track legislation

TikTok could be banned in the United States with Congress on the brink of passing a bill that would push parent company ByteDance to divest of the app. Read More

U.S. Plans New Sanctions on Iran After Attack on Israel, Officials Say

The U.S. treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, said that sanctions could be announced “in the coming days” and would likely focus on oil exports and imports of military hardware. Read More

The House Passed an Extension of a Surveillance Law

In a major turnaround, the House passed a two-year reauthorization of a controversial program that allows the government to collect the communications of targeted foreigners abroad without warrants. Read More

US judge throws out Donald Trump’s lawsuit against New York Times

The Daily Beast first reported the news ... Robert Reed, a New York supreme court justice, said that Trump’s claims “fail as a matter of constitutional law”, which allows for reporters ... Read More

World News

Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation ... which resembled a banned Nazi logo in the uniform’s new lettering. Read More

New York

The university’s president ... Penn and M.I.T. at a December hearing became a defining moment. Organizers released the event lineup for the annual New York event, set for June. Read More

Climate and Environment

Mr. Gore spoke at a climate leadership conference hosted by his nonprofit organization. By Cara Buckley The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution. Read More

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