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Pentagon, Trump warn more US troops likely to die in Iran operation

(WASHINGTON) -- Additional American troops are being sent into the Middle East as the joint U.S.-Israeli war against Iran entered its third day Monday, with senior Pentagon officials warning that the death toll of American troops will likely rise as the conflict widens across ...
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Texas state primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two hotly contested U.S. Senate primaries in Texas will help officially kick off the 2026 midterm election cycle Tuesday, when voters in three states will pick nominees to compete in the November general election. Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate. ...
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Carolina’s state primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) - North Carolina voters will narrow down the field of candidates Tuesday in a competitive U.S. Senate race that could decide control of the closely divided chamber in November. Also on the ballot are contested primaries for U.S. House, state Senate and ...
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Ruben Gallego backs Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine Democrat Graham Platner has picked up another high-profile endorsement in his bid to flip a key Senate seat blue, marking another sign of the oyster farmer and combat veteran's political resiliency even as he continues to face controversy throughout ...
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A look at some of the contenders to be Iran’s supreme leader after the killing of Khamenei

Iran's leaders are scrambling to replace Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ruled the country for 37 years before he was killed in the surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment. It's only the second time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution that a new supreme leader is ...
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Iran operation could last weeks, Trump tells ABC News, saying of Khamenei, ‘I got him before he got me’

(WASHINGTON) -- An Iranian plot to kill then-candidate Donald Trump was clearly on the president's mind when he ordered the attack that killed Iran's supreme leader."I got him before he got me," Trump Sunday night, not long after he announced Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had ...
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Hegseth defends US attack on Iran as ‘our retribution’

(WASHINGTON) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday defended the ongoing U.S. attack on Iran as necessary because of Tehran's missile arsenal and nuclear ambitions, calling it "our retribution" for its yearslong role in sponsoring terrorism.Hegseth declined to say how long the operation would ...
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US lawmakers see no Trump plan for Iran following strikes

By Doina Chiacu March 1 (Reuters) - The United States has yet to spell out a "day-after" strategy for Iran following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed much of the country's leadership, lawmakers from both major political parties said on Sunday. U.S. President Donald Trump has called ...
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US Senate candidates in Texas make final pitches to voters ahead of Tuesday’s primary

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A heated U.S. Senate race in Texas entered its final stretch on Sunday with candidates on both sides of the aisle making final pitches to voters ahead of Tuesday's primary, the nation's first big contest of the 2026 midterm elections. Incumbent ...
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Just one in four Americans supports US strikes on Iran, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - Only one in four Americans approves of the U.S. strikes that killed Iran's leader, while about half - including one in four Republicans - believe President Donald Trump is too willing to use military force, according to ...
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Trump cheers death of Iranian leader, says strikes will continue

By Bo Erickson, Steve Holland, Humeyra Pamuk and Jasper Ward PALM BEACH, Florida, Feb 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday celebrated U.S.-Israeli airstrikes that killed Iran's leader, but warned attacks would continue. The strikes, which Trump said were aimed at destroying Iranian ...
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Trump’s ‘America First’ campaign battle cry gives way to military strikes abroad

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump, whose fierce denunciation of military adventurism abroad fueled his unlikely rise to the top of the Republican Party, risks becoming ensnared by that very type of conflict. The U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran Saturday cemented Trump's decade-long ...
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