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Hegseth says Trump, amid mixed messages on timeline and nation building, will decide when Iran war is over
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan Caine conduct a press briefing on Operation Epic Fury at the Pentagon, in Washington, March 10, 2026. (P...
Mar 10, 2026
Trump says he's 'willing to live with' final US report on deadly missile strike near Iranian girls' school
A view of the debris of a school, where many students and teachers lost their lives on the first day of the wave of attacks launched by the United States and Israel against Iran on March 5, 2026. (Pho...
Mar 10, 2026
Trump dismisses soaring gas prices as 'a little glitch' of Iran war, but potential political costs loom
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media traveling on Air Force One while heading to Miami on March 7, 2026. President Trump and other members of the government attended the dignified tra...
Mar 09, 2026
Pentagon IDs 7th US service member killed in Iran war
The Defense Department has identified Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Ky., who succumbed to his injuries following a March 1 attack on his base in Saudi Arabia. DoD(WASHINGTON) -- The De...
Mar 09, 2026
Sen. Andy Kim introduces bill to combat illiteracy: 'Reading unlocks life-long success'
Senator Andy Kim, during a news conference ahead of the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Photographer: Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty I...
Mar 09, 2026
Trump to speak at 'Shield of the Americas' summit aimed at taking on cartels
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he hosts the “The Shield of the Americas Summit ,“ a gathering with heads of state and government officials from 12 countries in the Americas at the T...
Mar 06, 2026
US believes Russia is providing Iran with locations of American troops, sources say
An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 3, 20...
Mar 06, 2026
CBP asks judge for more time to work on tariff refunds
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection logo is displayed on the side of a patrol boat on September 26, 2025, in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- A Customs and B...
Mar 06, 2026
Early voting begins in Virginia's redistricting election, which could determine control of the House in midterms
The Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., Jan. 17, 2026. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)(RICHMOND, Va.) -- Early voting begins Friday in an unusual off-cy...
Mar 06, 2026
US sinking of Iranian ship raises questions of legality
In this U.S. Navy released handout, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury, on March 1, 2026 at...
Mar 06, 2026
