In remarks Friday, Iran's supreme leader derided demonstrators as "vandals" and mocked President Donald Trump's promise to intervene if protesters were killed.
Only once in the modern era have the justices taken this long to issue their first decision — and when it came, it wasn't the hotly anticipated case on President Trump's tariffs.
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said the protesters were "a bunch of vandals" trying to please President Donald Trump, before issuing a warning that the Islamic Republic will not back down.
Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized President Trump and portrayed his state as "a beacon" of democracy in a State of the State address that suggested national ambitions.
The Republican defectors paved the way for a debate that could expose bipartisan concern about President Trump's actions in Venezuela. Mr. Trump called for them to lose their seats.