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Fake pictures look authentic – and authentic ones get mistaken for fake. Here are three rules for navigating the war coverage The videos look authentic – and they are spreading like wildfire on social media. One, for example, shows Iranian missiles exploding upon the airport in Tel Aviv, Israel. Another shows US soldiers being held … Read more
President posts on Truth Social to ‘watch what happens today’ and says it is an ‘honor’ to be killing regime’s leaders Sign up for the Breaking News US email for newsletter alerts in your inbox Middle East liveblog – latest updates Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that the US is … Read more
At least four United States crew members are dead after a military refueling plane crashed in Iraq. U.S. Central Command says it was not the result of hostile or friendly fire and that a rescue operation was launched immediately. NBC’s Richard Engel reports and “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker joins TODAY with analysis.
Top House Republicans are eyeing a surge in military funding as the U.S. continues its joint operation with Israel against Iran, and some are arguing that a second “big, beautiful bill” is the vehicle to get it done. Republicans are discussing the possibility of supplemental funding to aid the U.S. effort as Iran continues to … Read more
President Donald Trump said on Friday that the U.S. was “totally destroying” and “killing” Iran, warning to watch “what happens to these deranged scumbags today.” “We are totally destroying the terrorist regime of Iran, militarily, economically, and otherwise,” Trump wrote on Truth Social in the early morning hours on Friday. “Iran’s Navy is gone, their … Read more
War Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a Friday morning press briefing that the U.S. “is decimating the radical Iranian regime’s military” and that the Islamic Republic’s new supreme leader was injured and “likely disfigured.” “Desperate and hiding, they’ve gone underground, cowering,” Hegseth said of Iranian leadership. “That’s what rats do. We know the new so-called … Read more
In the President’s first term, Iran demonstrated what tactics it would use in a confrontation with the U.S. Yet the Administration seems to have no game plan.
The 2026 NWSL season kicks off on Friday. Our writers discuss the teams, players and story lines they’re watching this year How the High Impact Player (HIP) rule evolves the NWSL’s place in the global transfer market. The league has regained some control of the “is the NWSL still the best league in the world” … Read more
A state visit is a connecting of people, not governments; of cultures, not commentators – our national bonds should be honoured Should King Charles’s state visit to the United States next month be cancelled? The case for doing so is powerful. America is waging an unprovoked war on Iran in which more than 1,000 innocent … Read more
As Minnesota’s fraud scandal continues to make headlines, signature legislation signed by Gov. Tim Walz extending the amount of paid leave available to Minnesota workers is already causing major headaches and concerns from critics worried about potential abuse of even more dollars. The legislation, which took effect on January 1, allows Minnesota workers up to … Read more
