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Hegseth says don't 'worry' about Strait of Hormuz, but US needs time to counter Iran's stranglehold
Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speak at a briefing at the Pentagon, March 13, 2026. (ABC News)(WASHINGTON) -- Top Pentagon officials on Fri...
Mar 13, 2026
Trump faces escalating oil crisis over Iran blocking Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of the White House on March 06, 2026, in Washington, DC. The Trump administration held the roundt...
Mar 12, 2026
UFC to host training sessions with FBI: 'Tremendous opportunity'
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel delivers remarks on an arrest connected to the 2012 U.S. Embassy attack in Benghazi, at the Department of Justice on February 6, 2026 in Washi...
Mar 12, 2026
Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn says he's running for reelection after all
Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) speaks to a crowd during a fundraising event with the South Carolina Democratic Party at the Columbia Museum of Art on February 27, 2026 in Columbia, South Carolina. T (Photo...
Mar 12, 2026
Trump to visit northern Kentucky as MAGA proxy battle against Thomas Massie heats up
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference at Trump National Doral Miami on March 9, 2026 in Doral, Florida. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- President Donal...
Mar 11, 2026
Dems call for probe into 'troubling pattern' of legal wins for Pam Bondi's brother
Carolina Amesty and her attorney, Brad Bondi, arrive at the federal court in downtown Orlando, Fla., Feb. 18, 2025. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel/TNS via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Two co...
Mar 11, 2026
House Oversight Committee to depose Epstein's longtime accountant
Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) (R) speaks during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in the U.S. Capitol Building on March 04, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker...
Mar 11, 2026
Trump administration opens investigation into Arizona’s 2020 election results
Rob Bonta, attorney general of California, from left, Kris Mayes, Arizona's attorney general, and Dan Rayfield, Oregons attorney general, speak to members of the media outside the US Supreme Court in ...
Mar 11, 2026
Russia denies giving Iran intelligence on US troops in Middle East, Witkoff says
U.S. Sailors prepare ordnance on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury, Mar. 4, 2026. (US Navy)(WASHINGTON) -- Russian officials denied...
Mar 10, 2026
Trump says he and Vance are 'philosophically' different on Iran war
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference at Trump National Doral Miami on March 9, 2026, in Doral, Florida. President Trump spoke on his administration's strikes on Ira...
Mar 10, 2026
