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Trump Cabinet alum Ryan Zinke joins mass exodus of lawmakers leaving Congress

GOP Rep. Ryan Zinke announces he will not seek re-election in 2026, citing health issues from his Navy SEAL career as the House Republican exodus continues.

Melania Trump makes history, pushes for ‘peace through education’ amid Iran firestorm

First lady Melania Trump presided over the United Nations Security Council meeting Monday, declaring that the United States “stands with all of the children throughout the world," in a historic speech calling for “peace through education," amid the U.S. military involvement in Iran.

Majority of Americans oppose Trump’s Iran strikes, per new polling

Americans broadly disapprove of the Trump administration’s military strikes on Iran, according to several...

Grand Strategy in Iran and Venezuela

What the Trump administration’s thinking might be, and how it might play out.

Trump: Iran operation is ‘ahead of schedule’

President Trump said on Monday that the U.S. operation in Iran is “ahead of schedule,” noting the “big wave” has yet to take place in the operation. “I don’t want to see it go on too long,” Trump said in a phone interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. “I always thought it would be four weeks...

Khamenei’s wife dies from injuries sustained in US, Israeli attack: State media

The wife of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died after her husband was killed in joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Saturday, according to Iranian state television. In a post on the social platform X Monday morning, Iranian state television outlet Press TV said that the late supreme leader’s wife had been injured in a...

Trump’s department of injustice: Impunity for friends, brutality for enemies

The brazen lack of accountability for the rich and well-connected undermines public faith in our democracy.  

Iranian-backed militias in Middle East join war

Iranian-backed militias across the Middle East carried out strikes against American forces and partners across the region, a new escalation following the U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran, which killed the country’s supreme leader and much of its military leadership. An Iranian-backed militia in Iraq and Hezbollah in Lebanon have joined the fight between Sunday and...

Hegseth gives fiery defense of Iran war; Caine predicts more US losses

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth offered a fiery defense Monday of the U.S. operations in Iran, arguing the Trump administration can achieve its objectives without being “foolish” about it. Hegseth during his remarks at a press conference appeared to be pushing back on any arguments the U.S. military operation, which President Trump said he hoped would...

Stocks fall, oil prices spike after Iran strikes

The stock market opened with losses Monday as oil prices spiked in the wake of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than 400 points, falling 0.9 percent shortly after the market opened. The S&P 500 index was down 0.6 percent, and the Nasdaq composite was down 0.7...

Trump’s border-and-order agenda is working

Five years ago, I visited the border town of McAllen, Texas and saw the chaos. A caravan of more migrants than I could count was crossing the McAllen-Hidalgo footbridge into the U.S. They had walked hundreds of miles up Mexico’s cartel-controlled routes. All had been exploited, some abused, and most coached on what to say...

Despite Trump’s efforts, his address didn’t change already set minds

A reminder that a well-executed speech does not always translate into a political windfall.  

Live updates: Hegseth, Caine brief on Iran strikes; Congress set for war powers fight

All eyes have turned to Iran, where U.S. and Israeli joint strikes on Saturday killed the Middle Eastern country's supreme leader. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine briefed reporters at 8 a.m. on the operation, which has now claimed the life of four U.S. service members. Kuwait on Sunday shot...

Fourth US service member killed in Iran operation

A fourth U.S. service member has been killed in the U.S. military operation against Iran, officials said early Monday. In a post on the social platform X, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said that the number of service members “killed in action" had risen to four. “The fourth service member, who was seriously wounded during Iran’s...

Kuwait ‘mistakenly’ shoots down 3 US F-15s: Pentagon

Kuwait “mistakenly” shot down three U.S. F-15 fighter jets on Sunday after strikes were launched against Iran one day earlier, according to U.S. Central Command (Centcom). Centcom said in a statement obtained by The Hill’s sister network NewsNation that the fighter jets were downed in Kuwait shortly after 11 p.m. EST Sunday. The jets “were...

Trump’s overthrow of the Ayatollah won’t bring peace to the Middle East

Ultimately, the best way to advance U.S. interests and promote regional stability is for Washington to retrench from a region that it has destabilized and to cease unwavering support for Israel.

Enough talk: Trump is right to take action in Iran

With the requisite military assets now in place to punish the regime, Trump needs only to act in accordance with the United States Constitution and request congressional authorization.

Watch live: Hegseth, Caine provide update on Iran operation

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine on Monday morning are expected to brief reporters on U.S. military operations in Iran. The United States and Israel on Saturday launched strikes on Iran after weeks of threats from President Trump, who called for regime change in Tehran and warned of American...

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