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WASHINGTON: US senators get a chance on Wednesday to question top aides to President Donald Trump in public about national security. The hearing comes nearly three weeks into the Iran war. The

WASHINGTON: The Iran war is influencing Democratic primaries ahead of November’s midterm elections. Progressives fault moderate rivals for not opposing President Donald Trump’s bombing campaign strongly enough. They also criticize what they

Israel has launched a new phase of its assault on Iran, targeting checkpoints manned by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps based on tip-offs from informants on the ground, a source briefed on

President Donald Trump said the United States will hit Iran “very hard over the next week,” announcing further escalation just after issuing a partial 30-day waiver for purchases of sanctioned Russian oil.

The United States announced Tuesday it has begun facilitating charter flights from multiple Middle Eastern countries. The Iran conflict charter flights aim to assist American citizens stranded by the expanding war. Operations

Governor Greg Abbott secured the Texas Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday, US media projected, advancing toward his fourth consecutive term in office. The Greg Abbott primary win positions the 68-year-old incumbent as the

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani arrived in Venezuela on Tuesday, state television images showed. The top Qatari diplomat was greeted at his arrival by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil.

The US House of Representatives has rejected a Republican leadership bid to block legislative challenges to President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The narrow 217-214 vote on Tuesday derailed a plan to prohibit tariff

Newly released bodycam footage from a Chicago incident last fall has raised fresh questions about a Border Patrol agent’s use of force against a U.S. citizen. The Chicago shooting video, made public

Attorney General Pam Bondi will testify before the House Judiciary Committee on February 11, 2026. Lawmakers plan to question her closely about the Justice Department’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein files. The session