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Trump declares Iran war is not over in dramatic U-turn

Trump again reiterated that his offensive against Iran is far ahead of schedule

By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 07:00 EDT, 10 March…

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March 10, 2026

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Report: Trump’s sons face corruption accusations over drone investment

Donald Trump's sons are facing corruption accusations after investing in a drone start-up competing for Pentagon contracts. Don Jr . and Eric Trump have poured money into Powerus, a Florida-based defense start-up competing for Pentagon drone contracts, the Wall Street Journal reported. The company, formed in 2025, is competing for a slice of the Pentagon's $1.1 billion Drone Dominance initiative and is merging with a publicly traded golf company to list on the NASDAQ. The Pentagon's push to acquire its own drone fleet has been thrown into sharp focus by Iran's battlefield deployment of Shahed drones costing approximately $25,000 per unit, as the US burns through missile stockpiles priced at up to $13 million each.

By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 14:58 EDT, 9 March…

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March 10, 2026

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Hegseth snaps at reporter when pressed on Trump’s Iran war timeline

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had no patience for reporters asking about the timeline for the US war with Iran . President Donald Trump told the Daily Mail on Sunday that he expected the conflict to last for four weeks or less. Hegseth refused to confirm that timeline or provide any others. He insisted that, unlike previous administrations, this one would not share minutiae about war plans, pointing out that such transparency would provide information to US adversaries.

By KATELYN CARALLE, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 12:36 EST, 2 March…

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March 8, 2026

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Trump says US ready to fight Iran for ‘far longer’ than four weeks

Donald Trump on Monday assured the American public that the US was equipped to fight a lengthy war with Iran if necessary, but boasted that Operation Epic Fury was already ahead of schedule. The President also stressed he would not get 'bored' if the war dragged on longer than expected. Trump was in the East Room for a Medal of Honor ceremony when he gave his first public comments on this weekend's Iran strikes, which resulted in the deaths of four US troops. 'Today, we grieve for the four heroic American service members who have been killed in action, and send our love and support to their families,' the President said. 'In their memory, we continue this mission with ferocious, unyielding resolve to crush the threat this terrorist regime poses to the American people.'

By KATELYN CARALLE, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER and NIKKI SCHWAB, CHIEF CAMPAIGN…

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March 8, 2026

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Dan Crenshaw ousted following clashes with MAGA

Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw was ousted in a primary by a state legislator following bruising clashes with MAGA Republicans during his time on Capitol Hill. Crenshaw, a fourth-term congressman representing Texas' Houston-area Second Congressional District and former Navy Seal, was defeated Tuesday by State Representative Steve Toth, according to the Associated Press. The stunning defeat is also a victory for Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who last week came out against his congressional colleague and endorsed Toth. Toth, an ordained pastor and businessman who owns two pool maintenance companies, has come after Crenshaw for not being sufficiently conservative, as well as being too focused on international affairs.

By VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 06:30 EST, 4 March 2026…

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March 8, 2026

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Jasmine Crockett endured a humbling loss in the Texas US Senate

By NIKKI SCHWAB, CHIEF CAMPAIGN CORRESPONDENT Published: 07:36 EST, 4 March 2026…

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March 8, 2026

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Trump denies that Israel pushed US into war with Iran

Donald Trump strongly denied that Israel pushed the US into war with Iran, saying that he actually 'may have forced' their hand, following fury from his MAGA base. During his first interaction with members of the press after the weekend operation, Trump was asked if Israel dragged the US into conflict. 'No, I might have forced their hand,' he stated to the contrary. Trump's comments appear to contradict what Secretary of State Marco Rubio said yesterday after briefing lawmakers on Operation Epic Fury. 'We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action. We knew that that would precipitate an attack against American forces,' Rubio said. 'And we knew that if we didn't preemptively go after them before they launched those attacks, we would suffer higher casualties.'

By KATELYN CARALLE, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 08:46 EST, 4 March…

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March 8, 2026

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Trump fires Kristi Noem | Daily Mail Online

By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, US POLITICAL REPORTER and SHAWN COHEN, US SENIOR…

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March 7, 2026

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Kristi Noem’s closest adviser Corey Lewandowski expected to exit DHS

By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER and CHARLIE SPIERING, US POLITICAL REPORTER…

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March 7, 2026

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Karoline Leavitt’s swipe at conservatives against Iran war

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took a swipe at members of President Donald Trump's MAGA base who have criticized his military action in Iran . 'X is not real life,' Leavitt said. 'This President lives in the real world.' Leavitt had stopped to gaggle with reporters Friday on the White House driveway when asked about Republican Party infighting. 'And with respect to MAGA, President Trump is the leader of MAGA,' she continued. 'He's the creator of the MAGA movement. And there is nothing more "America First" than taking out terrorists who have maimed and killed our own service men and women, who chant "death to America," and who pose a threat to the homeland.' Former Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly have thus far led the Iran war opposition.

By NIKKI SCHWAB, CHIEF CAMPAIGN CORRESPONDENT Published: 15:10 EST, 6 March 2026…

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March 6, 2026

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Renegade Fetterman sparks Democratic firestorm for Noem’s replacement

Kristi Noem's exit from the Department of Homeland Security had barely been confirmed when one Democrat had already signed up to support her replacement. Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman moved to back his Senate colleague Markwayne Mullin for the top DHS job almost immediately — earning the vicious fury of Democrats who are growing tired of his independence. 'I'm not sure how many fellow Democrats will vote to support our colleague @SenMullin as the next DHS Secretary, but I am AYE,' Fetterman posted on X.

By VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 07:32 EST, 6 March 2026…

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March 6, 2026

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Rubio backtracks after Trump rewrites Iran strike narrative

Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed the media misunderstood his comments indicating that the 'imminent threat' prompting the US to strike Iran was a pre-planned strike by Israel. Rubio, speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill before a closed-door Senate briefing on Iran Tuesday, said he was the victim of a bad clipping job and that he never indicated that Israel forced the US to strike Iran preemptively. 'I told you this had to happen anyway,' Rubio said. 'The President made a decision, and the decision he made was that Iran was not going to be allowed to hide behind its ballistic missile program, that Iran was not going to be allowed to hide behind its ability to conduct these attacks. That's what I said yesterday, and you guys need to play it. If you're going to play these statements, you need to play the whole statement, not flip it to reach a narrative that you want to,' he added.

By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 06:15 EST, 4 March…

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March 4, 2026

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US submarine sinks Iranian warship with torpedo for first time since WWII

The US submarine sank an Iranian vessel using a torpedo, a first for a US submarine since WWII, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday. 'An American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters,' the secretary said at a morning press conference at the Pentagon . 'Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo, quiet death, the first sinking of an enemy ship by a torpedo since World War II .' Hegseth said the torpedo attack occurred on Monday in the Indian Ocean. The secretary did not name the ship, but earlier an Iranian warship sank off the coast of Sri Lanka.

By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 10:05 EST, 4 March…

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March 4, 2026

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Hillary Clinton’s heated exchange with Nancy Mace during Epstein deposition

Hillary Clinton exploded on Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace while explaining how she met Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick after the 9/11 attacks. Mace grilled Clinton over her ties to Jeffrey Epstein and the current Trump official during a marathon congressional deposition last Thursday. Lutnick had attempted to recruit Epstein to attend an 'intimate fundraiser' for Clinton during her 2016 presidential campaign. In a video of the deposition released Monday, the former first lady and secretary of state can be seen getting visibly angry after Mace interrupts her.

By VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 10:24 EST, 3 March 2026…

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March 3, 2026

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Trump obliterates Iran’s navy by sinking eleven boats

The US military said it struck Iran ’s largest naval warship following the launch of Trump’s ‘Operation Epic Fury.’ US Central Command also rebuked Iranian leadership for falsely claiming it had sunk an American aircraft carrier in the Gulf. 'The Iranian regime’s false messaging machine continues to falsely claim that it has sunk a US aircraft carrier. The only carrier that has been hit is the Shahid Bagheri, an Iranian drone carrier,' the US Central Command said. 'US forces struck the ship within hours of launching Operation Epic Fury.' Tehran reportedly used the IRIS Shahid Bagheri as a launching pad for drone attacks against US military base and Gulf allies following the death of the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

By PHILLIP NIETO, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 05:45 EST, 3 March 2026…

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March 3, 2026

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Backlash grows after Rubio concedes Israel forced US hand in Iran war

The US launched preemptive strikes against Iran after learning Israel was about to attack — and American troops in the region faced an imminent threat of retaliation, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday. Rubio made the revelation on Capitol Hill, where he briefed a small group of congressional leaders on the joint US-Israel offensive. 'There absolutely was an imminent threat,' Rubio stated. 'And the imminent threat was that we knew that if Iran was attacked, and we believed they would be attacked, that they would immediately come after us, and we were not going to sit there and absorb a blow before we responded.' Rubio said the Department of War determined that a defensive posture following an Israeli attack would only open the US to more casualties. Five American soldiers have died so far in combat.

By JON MICHAEL RAASCH, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 06:20 EST, 3 March…

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March 3, 2026

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Poll: Americans overwhelmingly oppose Trump’s Iran war

A new poll paints a bleak picture of public support for Operation Epic Fury: just 27 percent of American adults approve of the US strikes that killed Iran's supreme leader. The Reuters/Ipsos survey, which published Sunday, found 43 percent disapprove and 29 percent are undecided. The poll also found that about half of Americans believe the president is too willing to use military force to advance U.S. interests. Overall, 56 percent of those surveyed said Trump's readiness to deploy military power is excessive.

By VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 07:14 EST, 2 March 2026…

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March 2, 2026

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Trump breaks silence Sunday on the first US casualties of the Iran war

President Donald Trump broke his silence Sunday on the first US casualties of the Iran war in an exclusive phone interview with the Daily Mail. Three US service members were killed in the fighting. They have yet to be identified publicly. 'They're great people,' the president said. 'And, you know, we expect that to happen, unfortunately. Could happen continuous - it could happen again.' Trump acknowledged that the three casualties were the first in his second term, as the January capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and the June bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities were pulled off without a single American death.

By NIKKI SCHWAB, CHIEF CAMPAIGN CORRESPONDENT Published: 05:45 EST, 2 March 2026…

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March 2, 2026

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Iranian leader plots for doomsday as Trump prepares for Iran strike

Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei is plotting for a doomsday scenario as President Donald Trump has set a new deadline for nuclear negotiations with the nation. Trump's top Middle Eastern negotiators - special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner , are set to meet with Iranian representatives in Geneva this Thursday to discuss a new nuclear deal. President Donald Trump, however, is not ruling out strikes against Iran in the next 10 to 15 days. Ali Larijani, a top Iranian national security official and Khamenei advisor, believes that his country is ready for whatever will come their way. 'We are ready in our country,' Larijani told Al Jazeera in Qatar this month. 'We are definitely more powerful than before. We have prepared in the past seven, eight months. We found our weaknesses and fixed them. We are not looking for war, and we won't start the war. But if they force it on us, we will respond.'

By VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 06:40 EST, 23 February 2026…

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March 1, 2026

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Inside the private world of Tulsi Gabbard and husband

Tulsi Gabbard pulled back the curtain on her typically hush-hush relationship with her cinematographer husband in a rare public post. Abraham Williams doesn't appear to spend much of his time in the nation's capital, where his wife works at the headquarters for America's intelligence community. Rather, the two appear to enjoy spending most of their time at their shared home in Texas . On Gabbard's usually job-focused social media accounts, the top US Intelligence official posted a romantic tribute to Williams last week accompanied by 10 images of them trailblazing the world together.

By KATELYN CARALLE, SENIOR U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 06:50 EST, 23 February…

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March 1, 2026

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Report: Biden’s inner circle worried about his health

Members of former President Joe Biden's inner circle are concerned that the 83-year-old Democrat is showing the strain of cancer treatment while still appearing publicly. Biden is slated to travel to South Carolina on Friday to try and save the Palmetto State's first-in-the-nation Democratic primary, something the ex-President lobbied for after a win there in 2020 propelled him to the Democratic nomination. But the Washington Post reported Monday , citing two former Biden officials and an elected Democrat, that the former President at times has appeared more fatigued in private interactions in recent weeks.

By NIKKI SCHWAB, CHIEF CAMPAIGN CORRESPONDENT Published: 13:12 EST, 24 February 2026…

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February 28, 2026

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Trump declares Iran war is not over in dramatic U-turn

Report: Trump’s sons face corruption accusations over drone investment

Hegseth snaps at reporter when pressed on Trump’s Iran war timeline

Trump says US ready to fight Iran for ‘far longer’ than four weeks

Dan Crenshaw ousted following clashes with MAGA

Jasmine Crockett endured a humbling loss in the Texas US Senate

Trump denies that Israel pushed US into war with Iran

Trump fires Kristi Noem | Daily Mail Online

Kristi Noem’s closest adviser Corey Lewandowski expected to exit DHS

Karoline Leavitt’s swipe at conservatives against Iran war

Renegade Fetterman sparks Democratic firestorm for Noem’s replacement

Rubio backtracks after Trump rewrites Iran strike narrative

US submarine sinks Iranian warship with torpedo for first time since WWII

Hillary Clinton’s heated exchange with Nancy Mace during Epstein deposition

Trump obliterates Iran’s navy by sinking eleven boats

Backlash grows after Rubio concedes Israel forced US hand in Iran war

Poll: Americans overwhelmingly oppose Trump’s Iran war

Trump breaks silence Sunday on the first US casualties of the Iran war

Iranian leader plots for doomsday as Trump prepares for Iran strike

Inside the private world of Tulsi Gabbard and husband

Report: Biden’s inner circle worried about his health

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Joshua Jackson breaks his silence on the death of former co-star James Van Der Beek

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