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One commander had a “big grin” on his face while saying Donald Trump “has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran,” a service member said.

The president was put on the defensive when two of the most influential right-wing personalities lambasted his attack.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday said the Trump administration will move to offset oil price increases as strikes on Iran jolt the global market. “We knew that going in would be a factor, and so we have a program in place that will begin to be implemented by [Energy] Secretary [Chris] Wright, [Treasury]…

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Monday announced it has narrowed down its choices for cities that will hold the 2028 presidential convention and halted any likelihood for an event for this year’s November midterm elections. Boston, Denver, Atlanta, Philadelphia and Chicago are among the cities vying to be the home for the 2028 convention,…

Former CIA Director John Brennan said Monday the Trump administration is “making things up” to justify its military operations against Iran. “But what we’ve seen in the past several days is devastating attacks against Iran,” Brennan said on MS NOW’s “The Weeknight.” ”And the Iranian government, the Iranian regime, is not relenting at this point,…

The “Late Night” host revealed what’s “especially weird” about the president’s rationale for a “war no one asked for.”

The “Last Word” host enumerated the many ways in which President Donald Trump’s war is illegal and skewered his seeming indifference to the human cost.

A Minnesota prosecutor launched an investigation Monday into tactics used by the Trump administration’s federal agents during immigration enforcement operations. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said she is looking into 17 cases where federal officers potentially acted in an “unlawful” way.  “One is when [U.S. Border Patrol] Commander Greg Bovino threw gas at residents near…

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) questioned President Trump’s “mental state” on Monday, slamming him over U.S. military operations against Iran. “Well, I want to ask a question, a serious question: What is in his mind? What is his mental state if he doesn’t think he’s going to heaven, and he is a man towards…

President Trump and his allies are pushing back on a number of top conservative media figures typically loyal to him who have questioned ongoing U.S. military action in Iran amid fears of a prolonged war in the Middle East. “I have to do what’s right, number one — and you can’t have Iran getting a nuclear…

The pop star charged the administration with “trying to make light of war” after the White House shared a clip set to her hit song.

President Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz are holding a bilateral meeting at the White House on Tuesday, just days after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran. Merz is the first world leader to meet face-to-face with Trump since the attacks. While the meeting was planned in advance, the widening conflict in the…

Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon’s under secretary of defense for policy, will testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday morning on the U.S. national defense strategy. The hearing comes days after the U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran, killing its leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other officials, and raising fears of a wider…

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday condemned Tehran’s drone strikes against the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh as conflict in the Middle East heats up following U.S. strikes on Iran. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expresses its rejection and condemnation in the strongest terms of the treacherous Iranian attack that targeted the building of the United States Embassy…

President Trump on Tuesday will host German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House, as the U.S. military operation in Iran is ongoing and Europe is mixed in its support. The State Department has warned U.S. citizens in 14 Middle Eastern countries to leave immediately and has closed its embassies in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia,…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Monday that the company has added further protections to its agreement with the Pentagon to bring its AI models to the military’s classified network. The latest additions come as the ChatGPT maker faced pushback over the deal, which came on the heels of the Trump administration’s announcement Friday that it…

President Trump said late Monday that the U.S. has “virtually unlimited” munitions to fight wars “forever,” just days after the U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes in Iran. “The United States Munitions Stockpiles have, at the medium and upper medium grade, never been higher or better — As was stated to me today, we have…

The Middle East’s influence on world sports has surged as countries like Saudi Arabia and Qatar host major events and become crucial financial backers.

More than 50 Republican state lawmakers are calling on the White House to stop efforts to prevent the passage of state AI laws, as the Trump administration takes aim at a Utah measure. In a letter to President Trump on Tuesday, the lawmakers said they are “deeply concerned” by the push to pressure those in…

VoteVets delivered a Call of Duty-themed zinger.

The Trump loyalist said he would “run the risk of uncertain absence and missed votes.”

The White House didn’t elaborate on what condition it is treating.

The 2026 primary cycle officially kicks off Tuesday, with Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas hosting the first round of contests that will shape several consequential elections this year. In Texas, Sen. John Cornyn is fighting for his political life in a heated Senate GOP primary against state Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt,…

Voters in Texas are set to deliver a verdict on the Lone Star State’s closely watched Senate primaries on Tuesday, kicking off the midterm cycle and this year’s high stakes battle for control of Congress. Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is in the fight of his political life in the GOP primary against Texas Attorney…
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The Iranian Red Crescent Society said the U.S.-Israeli operation has killed at least 787 people.