Want to understand immigration enforcement in 2026? Read these 5 Reports

An immigration scholar highlights five reports with three takeaways each — and makes a case for reading deeply instead of reacting to chaos.

The Journalist’s Resource

A mad king’s illegal war on Iran is a cry for regime change … in Washington

Democracy really did die in darkness as Donald Trump’s unconstitutional war on Iran stamps America as a dictatorship.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trump’s Strategy Is Always Terror

From Minneapolis to Iran, the regime has one move

Everything is Horrible

Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran

U.S. intelligence assessments saw no imminent threat, but regional allies argued now was the time to strike.

The Washington Post

‘I Just Stood Up’: The Stunning Arrest Of Aliya Rahman At The State Of The Union

Rahman, who was Rep. Ilhan Omar’s guest, suspects her unprecedented punishment was related to her testifying to Congress about her brutal ICE detention in Minneapolis.

Huffpost

Trump Declared a Space Race With China. The US Is Losing

If you want to put people back on the moon, don’t gut the agency in charge of getting them there.

Wired

Scouting America says transgender kids are still welcome after Pete Hegseth claimed they weren’t

“We have transgender people in our program, and we’ll have transgender people in our program going forward,” the group’s CEO, Roger Krone, said.

Advocate

Editorial: We won’t miss the Supreme Leader of Iran. But does Donald Trump have a real plan?

Especially if you look at what took place in Venezuela, the previous example of Donald Trump-led regime change, albeit on a smaller scale than his disruptive and deadly new initiative in Iran, the 17th most populated country in the world. Trump gets the “from” far better than the “to.”

Chicago Tribune

“He Could Be Impeached.” Donald Trump’s Base Revolts Over War With Iran

MAGA leaders are expressing dismay and anger at the president, who campaigned on isolationism and “no new wars”

Vanity Fair

The 75 Elections to Watch This March

The midterms really are starting, and Bolts is watching contests across 13 states this month.

Bolts

International Relations Is Not a Morality Play: What to Expect From the War With Iran

The Trump administration has no plan and no path to a good outcome.

Liberal Currents

Trump’s Latest Deportation Tactic: Targeting Immigrants With Minor Family Court Cases

Should a person be deported because once, a decade and a half ago, they left their toddlers home alone for a half hour to buy them pajamas at Walmart? That’s what the Trump administration is arguing in a little-noticed federal appeals court case being decided in California, with sweeping implications for both the immigration and child welfare systems. A ruling is expected in the coming months.

ProPublica

FDA Proposes New System for Approving Customized Drugs and Therapies for Rare Diseases

The preliminary Food and Drug Administration guidelines, if implemented, would create a new pathway for bespoke therapies that have only been tested in a handful of patients due to the challenges of conducting larger studies. The FDA announcement specifically mentions gene editing, although agency officials said the new approach could also be used by other drugs and therapies.

Mississippi Free Press

Trump in post-State of the Union trip again rips Dems, muses on Cuba ‘friendly takeover’

President Donald Trump promoted his second-term record in a wide-ranging speech at the Port of Corpus Christi in Texas on Friday, building on themes from his State of the Union address earlier in the week.

Ohio Capitol Journal

The far-right and Trump administration are collaborating to target educators and marginalized communities

Empowered by the Trump administration, the far-right has created a deadly environment for educators and marginalized communities

Prism

Technology and democracy cannot coexist without privacy

Six years ago, I embarked on a journey to understand how technology affects society — for better and for worse — and what to do about it.

Portland Press Herald

Can State Law Remedy Constitutional Violations by Federal Officers?

So-called converse 1983 statutes are percolating in statehouses across the country and could fill a critical constitutional gap.

Lawfare

There is now an open path to a different Iran, EU’s Kallas says

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Sunday that the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was “a defining moment in Iran’s history”.

Reuters

The Iranian exiles bar where revolution is dreamed up

In a basement bar in Yerevan, Iranian rebel fighters, artists, and refugees gather over beer to discuss the realities of life under the Iranian regime — but they can’t stop looking over their shoulder

The Counteroffensive With Tim Mak

‘My stomach is still in knots’: Bahrain residents endure Iran’s attacks aimed at US naval base

The Iranian counterstrikes came as the United States and Israel launched attacks throughout Iran that resulted in the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and many senior military leaders.

Stars and Stripes

Ethiopia’s Troubled Peace

The government is picking favorites amid a split in the Tigray People’s Liberation Front.

Lawfare

Trump warns Iran not to retaliate after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is killed

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, was killed in a joint American-Israeli operation targeting Iran on Saturday, Iran’s state media has confirmed.

NPR

Iran’s reprisals shutter Israel’s houses of worship during Ramadan and Purim

For Israeli Muslims and Jews who would normally be celebrating in their houses of worship, there is a palpable sense of loss.

Religion News Service

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ruled Iran with defiance and brutality for 36 years. For many Iranians, he will not be revered

In more than three decades as supreme leader, Khamenei amassed unprecedented power over domestic politics and cracked down ever more harshly on internal dissent. In recent years, he prioritised his survival – and that of his regime – above all else. His government brutally put down a popular uprising in December 2025–January 2026 that killed thousands.

The Conversation

Venezuela’s Leaders May Be Opening the Nation to Privatization at Gunpoint

The US-backed reforms to Venezuela’s oil industry will “severely affect the sovereignty of the country,” critics said.

Truthout