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President Trump issuing a new warning to Iran, telling the regime to ‘get smart soon,’ as the president refuses to lift his naval blockade on Iranian ports. He says that Iran now has to ‘cry uncle’ and that he will be keeping Tehran under that blockade until the regime agrees to a nuclear deal. President Trump says the U.S. is currently in telephone talks with Iran, saying that there could be a po...

President Trump is expected to host the four astronauts who were aboard the Artemis II mission at the White House on Wednesday. White House spokeswoman Liz Huston says the president and the crew will be celebrating their unmatched achievements. That's as the Artemis II crew set a record for the farthest distance ever traveled from Earth during a 10-day lunar flyby. The Artemis III mission is expec...

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt held a press conference on Monday, saying that the White House Correspondent Dinner shooting is now the third major assassination attempt on President Trump’s life in the last two years. The White House also condemning elected officials and some media for what it calls the systemic demonization of President Trump, saying it leads to political violence. President Tr...

The suspected gunman in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner will be arraigned on Monday in federal court in Washington, D.C. President Trump says the suspect was radicalized, speaking on Sunday in an interview on 60 Minutes. Authorities say the suspect breached a security checkpoint near the ballroom and opened fire, hitting a Secret Service agent. President Trump and First Lady...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine held a press conference at the Pentagon on Friday. Hegseth reiterated to reporters that the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports is ‘growing and going global.’ 34 ships have been turned around from the Strait of Hormuz so far. President Trump is also saying the country is struggling with internal leadership issues,...

Speaking on Fox News, President Trump said that he is under ‘no time frame’ and was ‘in no rush’ to reach a deal with Iran. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also saying there's a lot of internal division in Iran, saying the U.S. is completely strangling Iran’s economy through the blockade of its ports. U.S. Central Command saying yesterday it has instructed 31 vessels around the Strait...

According to the UK Maritime Trade Organization, Iranian gunfire has struck at least three container ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. One Liberia-flagged vessel suffered heavy damage after being approached and attacked by an Iranian gunboat. Two other ships were also targeted but were not damaged, with all crew members reported safe. Virginia voters have approved a new congressional map...

President Trump is signaling he is unlikely to extend the current ceasefire with Iran, as a key deadline to reach a deal quickly approaches. The president saying the truce, set to expire Wednesday evening, will likely end if negotiations fail. With pressure mounting on Iran, Vice President JD Vance preparing for another round of talks in Pakistan aimed at ending the conflict. President Trump telli...

President Donald Trump says U.S. representatives will arrive in Pakistan on Monday for negotiations with Iran. The U.S. delegation is set to include Vice President JD Vance, Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner. Those efforts may face challenges, though, with Iran saying it will not participate unless the U.S. ends its blockade of Iranian ports. This follows the U.S. seizure of an Ir...

Israel and Lebanon enter into a 10-day ceasefire. President Trump saying the brief pause of violence began after conversations with the Lebanese President and Israeli Prime Minister. It was the first time leaders from the neighboring countries met in-person in the U.S. Capitol for 34 years. The State Department says Lebanon, with international support, is expected to take steps to prevent Hezbolla...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine gave an update on the operation in Iran at the Pentagon on Thursday. Secretary Hegseth warning Tehran to ‘choose wisely’ ahead of possible peace talks in Pakistan. Pentagon officials said U.S. joint forces will be ready to restart combat operations if Iran does not agree to a deal. Homeland Security employee...

President Trump saying on Tuesday that Pakistan's capital city Islamabad is the likely location for US-Iran peace talks. The President confirmed that he would not attend the Iran peace talks, but did not say who would be attending. Speaking on Fox News, President Trump saying he views the war as close to over. Late Tuesday night, House lawmakers advanced a controversial section of a spy bill known...

Lebanon and Israel are expected to hold talks on Tuesday in Washington, to discuss the situation with Hezbollah. Lebanon's foreign minister says Beirut will use the meeting to push for a ceasefire, while Israel says a ceasefire with Hezbollah is not on the table. This is as the Israel Defense Forces is keeping up the pressure against the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group in Lebanon. President...

The U.S. military is launching a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, after peace talks over the weekend failed to produce a deal. CENTCOM says the blockade will be enforced against vessels leaving or entering Iranian ports and coastal areas. U.S. forces said though, that they will not interfere with normal transit through the strait, as long as vessels are not traveling to or from Ir...

NASA’s Artemis II mission is now halfway home, as the crew prepares for a high-stakes return to Earth. Flight teams are carefully tracking every step, with almost no margin for error, as the Orion spacecraft will enter Earth’s atmosphere at approximately 25,000 miles per hour. Splashdown is scheduled for around 8:07 PM Eastern, off the coast of San Diego. Pakistani authorities locking down the cap...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says that the Trump administration is sending a negotiating team to Pakistan for talks with Iran led by Vice President JD Vance. The first round of talks is set to begin on Saturday morning. The team will also include U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser. This will come just days af...

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine held a press conference at the Pentagon on Wednesday, declaring a ‘historic military victory’ against Iran. Secretary Hegseth saying that Iran’s missile program and defense industrial base has been destroyed, and that the Strait of Hormuz is open for commerce. Following the cease-fire announcements, oil price...

President Trump now vowing to wipe out Iran's power plants and bridges, if it does not reach an agreement with the U.S. by 8 PM EST on Tuesday, to end the conflict and open the Strait of Hormuz. Trump posted on Truth Social on Tuesday morning saying ‘A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.’ The four-person crew aboar...

The United States is continuing to strike Iran following a stunning rescue of a U.S. airman. President Donald Trump will address the nation on Monday on Operation Epic Fury. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the president's press conference on Iran will take place in the White House Briefing Room due to popular demand from the press. NASA's Artemis II mission is now entering a crit...

NASA’s Artemis II crew is officially heading to the moon after a final major engine firing on Thursday, taking them out of Earth’s orbit. The four astronaut crew are on a 10-day mission as they plan on circumnavigating the moon, marking the first time humans have left Earth’s orbit since Apollo 17’s 1972 mission. President Trump is warning of further military action against Iran, saying more strik...

In a primetime address on Wednesday night, President Trump says the U.S. is nearing the end of its war with Iran. Since the operation began, U.S. forces have targeted Iran's military infrastructure, including vessels, missile systems, and proxy networks. The campaign is also focused on preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. President Trump also reiterated that Operation Epic Fury will co...

President Donald Trump is set to address the nation in a prime-time address on April 1. The White House says he plans to provide an important update about Iran. The president said U.S. forces could wrap up combat operations in as little as two to three weeks, after striking more than 11,000 targets since the start of the campaign. The Trump administration says the military effort has significantly...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine declared at a news conference on Tuesday that ‘the upcoming days will be decisive’ in the war with Iran. In a post on social media early Tuesday, President Trump called on other countries to ‘go get your own oil’ by taking control of the Strait of the Hormuz. Gas prices are climbing sharply, with the nationa...

The Senate approved a partial funding package for the Department of Homeland Security early Friday morning, covering most agencies but leaving out immigration enforcement operations. The measure now heads to the House, which is expected to vote on it on Friday, just before lawmakers depart for a two-week Easter recess. President Donald Trump is extending his pause of strikes on Iranian energy plan...

President Trump says talks with Iran are going very well. The President telling reporters aboard Air Force One that the U.S. is negotiating directly and indirectly. He also said that Iran has allowed 20 oil ships to pass through the Hormuz Strait as a ‘sign of respect.’ President Trump also saying the U.S. military is having enormous success, decimating the Iranian Navy and Air Force. President Tr...