President Donald Trump’s overnight strikes are forcing a hypothetical debate into reality.
And a president with extraordinary control over his party’s base will test how far his supporters will...
Dozens of direct or indirect attacks on Americans both militarily and civilian-wise have been carried out or aided by Iran's Supreme Leaders Khomeini and Khamenei
The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran was met with praise from some lawmakers and world leaders, and left others condemning the Trump administration and declaring its actions illegal. Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), the only Iranian American member of Congress, called Khamenei the "epitome of evil" and said,...
The death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran was met with praise from some lawmakers and world leaders, and left others condemning the Trump administration and declaring its actions illegal. Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), the only Iranian American member of Congress, called Khamenei the "epitome of evil" and said,...
Iran now stands without its supreme leader for 36 years, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, after joint strikes from the U.S. and Israel on Saturday killed him and attacked military command posts and missile sites across the country. President Trump announced the strikes at 2:30 a.m. EST in a video shared on Truth Social. The mission, dubbed...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth late on Saturday broke his silence about the U.S. strikes on Iran, which he described as the "most lethal, most complex, and most-precision aerial operation in history." "The Iranian regime had their chance, yet refused to make a deal — and now they are suffering the consequences," Hegseth said in a...
Tuesday is one of the most consequential days of the year in Texas politics. Voters will decide who appears on the November ballot - or in many cases, who advances to a May runoff.
American and Iranian representatives had a terse exchange Saturday at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, hours after the U.S. and Israel attacked the Middle Eastern country with a barrage of missile strikes. "I advise to the representative of the United States to be polite," Iranian Ambassador to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani...
The U.S. strikes on Iran early Saturday has become the latest major issue addressed by candidates running in some of the more competitive Senate races. Reactions came after the U.S. and Israel carried out joint strikes on Iran overnight, attacking military command and control facilities, ballistic missile and drone launch sites, military airfields and Iranian...
President Trump on Saturday said he will offer immunity to members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), along with its military and police forces, after the U.S. and Israel attacked the country earlier in the day. "We are hearing that many of their IRGC, Military, and other Security and Police Forces, no longer want...
President Trump on Saturday said the U.S. bombing campaign in Iran could stretch over the course of the next week or last as long as "necessary." "The heavy and pinpoint bombing, however, will continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED,...
Young voters are turning away from President Trump more sharply than any other major voting bloc. In 2024, Trump narrowed Democrats’ longstanding advantage with voters under 30, outperforming recent Republican presidential nominees and prompting talk of a generational shift for the GOP. But that same group now appears to be pulling back, with some questioning whether...
President Trump on Saturday afternoon said Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that the White House intended to lead to regime change for Tehran. Trump said the longtime U.S. enemy was dead about an hour after multiple news outlets reported that U.S. and Israel believed he...
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Saturday ripped into Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Democratic lawmakers pushing for a war powers resolution to rein in President Trump after the U.S. and Israel carried out joint strikes on Iran. Lawler said the president must notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying troops or carrying out an attack,...
The launch of strikes on Iran early Saturday morning sent shockwaves across the globe. The joint operation from the U.S. and Israel follows weeks of negotiations between Iranian and American officials over the terms of a new nuclear deal. President Trump issued a stark warning to the Iranian regime in a video posted on Truth...
Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday said she is against "regime change" in Iran and accused President Trump of "dragging the United States into a war the American people don't want." "Let me be clear," Harris wrote in a statement shared on the social platform X. "I am opposed to a regime-change war in...
The United States and Israel launched waves of strikes Saturday morning against Iran after weeks of tensions between Washington and Tehran. Iran swiftly retaliated, firing drones and ballistic missiles at Israel, along with attacking targets in Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. The joint mission, dubbed “Operation Epic Fury,” began shortly...
