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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.

The optics struck many on social media as jarring.

Britain also initially refused to allow the same but Prime Minister Keir Starmer has now authorized their use for “collective self-defense”.

Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, Lindsey Graham and more appear in the “NewsNight” montage.

“Where is the lie?” asked one critic.

The late night host mocked Trump for doing exactly what he once predicted Barack Obama would do. 

The “Late Show” host suggested the military strike may be more about distraction than any actual threat to the nation. 

The “Daily Show” host tore into the president for dragging the nation into a war that he has failed to justify. 

The military campaign has killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sunk at least 10 Iranian warships and struck more than 1,000 targets.

The president used a somber occasion to brag about his ballroom … and his taste in drapes. 

President Trump on Monday slammed Democrats for criticizing his administration’s strikes in Iran over the weekend. “The Radical Left Democrats, a Party that has completely lost its way, are complaining bitterly about the very necessary and important attack, by the United States and Israel, on Iran,” Trump wrote in a Monday evening Truth Social post.…
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Vice President JD Vance dismissed the notion that the U.S. operation in Iran would lead to a prolonged conflict on Monday, saying there is no way Trump would let Washington end up in a multiyear conflict. “What’s so different about this is that the president has clearly defined what he wants to accomplish,” Vance told…

The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was struck by multiple drones on Monday following President Trump’s attacks on Iran.  “The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh was subjected to an attack by two drones according to initial estimates, resulting in a limited fire and minor material damage to the building,” Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense wrote…

He claimed they were addressing an “imminent threat,” while citing longer term goals as well. 

As U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran continue, the growing death toll in the Middle Eastern country includes a number of senior leadership officials. Among those killed in Iran is Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who had ruled the country since 1989. In total, over 500 Iranians have died as of 6 a.m. EST Monday,…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday said Iran posed an “imminent threat” to the United States following a series of strikes in the region. “There absolutely was an imminent threat, and the imminent threat was that we knew that if Iran was attacked, and we believed they would be attacked, that they would immediately…

“The American people should ask questions and demand answers when our blood is shed,” said combat veteran Johnny “Joey” Jones.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday knocked Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for criticizing U.S. strikes in Iran. “She’s a former congressman for a reason. What is it — America first is the following. Make sure that no regime when wishes to hurt America can, to make sure that they don’t have a ballistic…

Watch the moment that an incensed Hillary Clinton learns that Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) took photographs of her during her closed-door deposition on Capitol Hill