
ABC News - 3 hours 41 min ago
Texas Democrats have picked James Talarico as their Senate nominee, and the state lawmaker now becomes a national voice against President Donald Trump...

The Raw Story - 3 hours 43 min ago
Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) shredded President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on MS NOW's "Morning Joe" Wednesday, for rushing headlong into a war in Iran without any idea why they are doing it or what they are going to do now that it's happening. "You said on Armed Services, these are issues you've thought a lot about," said anchor Jonathan Lemire. "Give us your take now about these mixed messages from the administration as to why this...

The Independent - 3 hours 47 min ago
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to suggest reporting on the deaths of US troops in Iran is the media "trying to make Donald Trump look bad".

Chicago Tribune - 3 hours 58 min ago
For President Donald Trump, some of the sharpest criticism he's faced in the early days of the Iran war has come from once-loyal media figures far more accustomed to singing his praises.

NBC News - 4 hours 17 min ago
Watch live coverage as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faces questions from members of the House Judiciary Committee on her handling of President Donald Trump's immigration agenda.

The Guardian - 4 hours 31 min ago
Prime minister says getting British nationals to safety is his priority as Badenoch attacks him at PMQs Keir Starmer has told MPs that "hanging on to President Trump's latest words is not the special relationship", after criticism of his stance on the Iran conflict. A day after Donald Trump dismissed Starmer as "not Winston Churchill", angry that the US was denied use of British bases for initial strikes, the prime minister's handling of the UK response to the conflict came...

NBC News - 4 hours 33 min ago
North Carolina state Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger is running two votes behind his primary challenger, Sam Page, despite having the endorsement of President Donald Trump, according to unofficial state election results.

The Guardian - 4 hours 34 min ago
YouGov poll shows 50% support as Kristi Noem defends terrorist' claim and shutdown drags on Half of Americans support the abolition of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, a new poll has found, as opposition to Donald Trump's aggressive federal immigration crackdown continues to grow. The analysis by YouGov revealed that exactly 50% of respondents "strongly or somewhat" want to see the agency dismantled, a 5% rise from a January poll taken between the deaths in Minnesota...

BBC - 4 hours 39 min ago
BBC's Analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at the mixed messaging given by President Donald Trump's administration for its actions in Iran.

ABC News - 4 hours 46 min ago
Wall Street futures are mixed while oil prices are stabilizing after President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy could escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, where about a fifth of the world's oil passes...

CNBC - 4 hours 52 min ago
President Donald Trump touted rising 401(k) balances in his State of the Union speech. Here's where those retirement accounts stand.

Huffington Post - 4 hours 53 min ago
Private Eye detailed how Operation Epic Fury unfolded with a damning series of reworked images.

CNBC - 5 hours 13 min ago
The oil market has calmed after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would insure tankers and provide naval escorts if necessary.

The Guardian - 5 hours 38 min ago
Trump's sweeping tariffs have left many businesses facing higher costs and uncertainty. We want to hear how smaller companies are navigating the fallout Small businesses across the US are reportedly struggling to navigate the fallout from Donald Trump's global tariff wars and the legal battles surrounding them. Last month, the US supreme court struck down the president's so-called "liberation day" tariffs, potentially opening the door to as much as $175bn in refunds for businesses...

The Guardian - 5 hours 48 min ago
The US president's plan will hurt consumers, companies and the stock market, as well as relations with other countries After the US supreme court overturned Donald Trump's global tariffs , he had two options: do what's best for the US economy or do what's best for his ego. Trump of course chose what's best for his ego, and he did that by seizing on a never previously used legal provision to impose new tariffs that Trump who can never admit defeat insists will be just as good...

The Guardian - 5 hours 51 min ago
Administration offers shifting explanations as it acts without congressional approval or legal premise The Trump administration is waging an illegal war on Iran, one that defies both the US constitution and international armed conflict laws, according to several legal scholars and bipartisan lawmakers. The Senate will vote Wednesday on whether to halt Donald Trump's military offensive, which he launched on 28 February. Hundreds of people, including six US personnel , have been killed in a conflict...

CNBC - 6 hours 3 min ago
The Supreme Court last month ruled that President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs are not authorized under the law known as IEEPA.

Eurogamer - 6 hours 15 min ago
Donald Trump's administration is apparently debating whether to let Tencent , a Chinese tech company, keep its investments in video games companies based in the US, such as Fortnite maker Epic Games and League of Legends maker Riot Games. Read more...

CNBC - 6 hours 18 min ago
President Donald Trump wants to ban big investors from buying single-family rental homes, but investors have already been selling due to high home prices.

NBC News - 6 hours 28 min ago
With the war against Iran escalating and expanding, President Donald Trump is attempting to silence criticism about the administration's mixed messaging. The president rejects the idea, made by his own Secretary of State, that Israel's plan to attack forced the United States' hand. "It was my opinion that they were going to attack first. They were going to attack if we didn't do it," he said, adding, "If anything, I might've forced Israel's hand." NBC's...

The Raw Story - 6 hours 32 min ago
Donald Trump may have already lost his grip on the war in Iran, and his statements on the former and current leadership of the country show it, according to reporting. Political analysis from the New York Times highlighted how the president had wavered in his rhetoric on Iran and its leaders, and that it may be because he does not hold as much sway in this conflict as first thought. Michael Crowley, Julian E. Barnes, and Ronen Bergman suggest the president is beholden to an allied nation, rather...

The Independent - 6 hours 50 min ago
President Donald Trump has so far refrained from backing either incumbent Republican senator or MAGA challenger but may now have his hand forced following win for Democratic rising star...

The Guardian - 6 hours 57 min ago
Republican contest in May could provide Democrats with opening to finally win over staunchly red state Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. As the war in the Middle East rages on half a world away, the midterm primary season kicked off with James Talarico winning the Democratic nomination for a US Senate seat in Texas and a Republican runoff . Senate Republicans are expected today to vote down a Democratic-backed...

The Raw Story - 7 hours 7 min ago
President Donald Trump picked a fight with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over his opposition to the invasion of Iran but Sanchez isn't backing down. According to The Guardian, Sanchez "responded to Donald Trump's extraordinary threat to cut off all trade with Spain over his government's refusal to facilitate the US's ongoing attacks against Iran, comparing the growing conflict in the Middle East to playing 'Russian roulette with the destiny of millions'. S nchez...