As of today, American disapproval of Congress has climbed to 86%, tying the record high in more than half a century of Gallup polling, with just 10% of adults approving of the job lawmakers are doing as a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security drags into its 10th week.

Iran accelerates execution campaign against anti-regime activists amid internet censorship
The Islamic Republic of Iran has accelerated its executions of dissidents and activists, with the true number of victims likely obscured by the regime’s internet
