President Donald Trump’s administration is on the defensive, not only from Iranian strikes in the Middle East but also from incoming criticism from members of his own base.Secretary of State Marco Rubio‘s concession on Monday that the U.S. started proactively striking Iran in the early hours of Saturday morning because...
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President Donald Trump bashed Keir Starmer over his lack of cooperation in Operation Epic Fury, unfavorably contrasting him with another British prime minister, Winston Churchill.Starmer apparently declined to allow U.S. heavy bombers to use the U.K.’s base in Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. Speaking to reporters next to a...
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President Donald Trump threatened to cut off all U.S. trade dealings with Spain in response to the European nation’s opposition to increasing NATO defense spending and its refusal to allow the United States to use its base during strikes against Iran.“Spain has been terrible. In fact, I told Scott (Bessent)...
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President Donald Trump denied on Tuesday that Israel was responsible for dragging the United States into a brewing conflict with Iran.Trump said during an impromptu press conference in the Oval Office with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz that Iran was likely to attack first and that, if anything, the U.S. forced...
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President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the next leader of Iran should be someone from within the current regime, rather than Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the late shah.Trump made the remarks during an impromptu press conference in the Oval Office with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. “Some people like...
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President Donald Trump is hosting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Washington, D.C., as the United States continues its massive air and naval campaign against Iran.The meeting is set to begin at 11:15 a.m. The visit will be Merz’s third since taking office. He will be the first world leader to...
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President Donald Trump has shown a willingness to overthrow foreign leaders not seen since the ouster of Saddam Hussein in Iraq more than two decades ago, but he has yet to try to occupy and pacify another country militarily on that scale.That is why so far, none of Trump’s military...
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President Donald Trump‘s decision to align with Israel in targeting Iran’s regime, including strikes that U.S. and Israeli officials say killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior officials, has exposed tensions inside his “Make America Great Again” coalition that propelled him back into office.Trump signaled Monday that the...
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The White House is attempting to straighten out a mutiny on the Right from pundits accusing the Trump administration of inconsistent messaging when it comes to its military operation against Iran.White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt issued a lengthy statement Monday defending the president from complaints that Trump and his...
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EXCLUSIVE — With the world watching a widening conflict in the Middle East, second lady Usha Vance is keeping an eye on the home front. Second lady Usha Vance reads to patients on Monday, March 2, 2026, at Children’s National Hospital in Washington. (Credit: Emily Higgins, White House photographer) Vance’s...
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President Donald Trump inadvertently alerted the public to a new medical problem he apparently will be dealing with for the foreseeable future.Trump delivered remarks early Monday at the White House‘s Medal of Honor ceremony, where journalists photographed a mystery rash behind the president’s right ear, in addition to an apparent...
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President Donald Trump justified launching strikes against Iran by saying the regime was working on missiles that could have reached the United States, but refused to answer questions from the press two days after the stunning joint operation with Israel.After speaking about the Iran conflict and then awarding the Medal of Honor,...
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