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‘Whatever it takes’: Trump warns of extended Iran war

Debris covers a street beside an apartment building hit by an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburb.

Trump says war with Iran could last ‘far longer’ than a month

Sydney Carruth & Julia Jester

The president claimed without providing evidence that Iran had been close to having missiles that could reach the United States.

Troops loyal to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi arrive to control a crowd of demonstrators outside a burning government building at the height of Islamic revolutionary fervor on Nov. 4 1978 in Tehran.

Trump says Iranians should rise up. Regime change isn’t that simple.

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People attend a 40th-day memorial ceremony for those who lost their lives in protests held in January at Imam Khomeini Mosque in Tehran, Iran on February 17, 2026.

The fundamental flaw in Trump’s ‘major combat operations’ against Iran

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President Donald Trump arrives to speak in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House.

The Iran conflict is Trump’s hour of reckoning — on many fronts

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Who benefits from Trump’s war in Iran? The answer is disturbingly clear.

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Trump’s military offensive in Iran leads to mysteries that shouldn’t exist

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Critics of Iran war say Trump’s attack combines the worst of past U.S. military interventions

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Critics say Trump’s attack combines the worst aspects of past U.S. military interventions.

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The Democratic strategy on Iran: Remind voters of Iraq

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As Trump attacks Iran, his 2017 abandonment of the Iran nuclear deal looks even worse

Steve Benen

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Infighting among MAGA influencers escalates after Trump’s attack on Iran

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Pentagon holds first press briefing since Iran strikes

Protestors burn images of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally on Jan. 11, 2026 in central London.

What two centuries of U.S. interventionism tell us about regime change in Iran

Ali Velshi

Donald Trump waves as he gets on a plane.

Even when launching a war, Trump couldn’t pry himself from Mar-a-Lago

Steve Benen

A person on the left films while a federal agent, center, sprays an orange substance ahead. On the right, other agents standby.

The occupation of Minneapolis is only a rehearsal for Trump

Jacob Frey & Jill Habig

Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson during inauguration ceremonies on Jan. 20, 2025, in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.

Sotomayor laments rejection of poor prisoners’ opportunity to ‘knock on this Court’s door’

Jordan Rubin

People wearing shirts that say "FBI" stand by an FBI truck outside of a bar. The front entrance of the bar is decorated with a big red heart that has the name "Buford's" in cursive in the center.

Suspect identified in Austin mass shooting that killed 2, injured 14 others

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Photoillustration of Jasmine Crockett, James Talarico, John Cornyn, Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt overlaid on collage assets of Texas and election-related symbols.

Texas Republicans battle over the party’s soul. Democrats just want to win.

Ali Vitali & Emily Gold

State Representative James Talarico and Representative Jasmine Crockett shake hands during a debate.

The Crockett-Talarico Senate primary is as a test case for the biggest question of the Trump era

Eugene Daniels

Hillary Clinton is seen from the side as she speaks to the press in this closeup shot.

House Republicans thought they could humiliate Hillary Clinton. Big mistake.

Paul Waldman

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NFL owners are one of the worst boys’ clubs in America. Now one of their own is in the Epstein files.

Jason Page

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Trump’s Iran strikes drive a wedge into the ‘America First’ party

Mychael Schnell

Demonstrators gather outside City Hall during a rally opposing the United States' strikes on Iran on June 22, 2025.

Trump’s next move in Iran is unclear. But Congress’ is obvious.

Sen. Andy Kim

President Donald Trump waves from his official vehicle as he departs from Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Trump says more people are turning to religion because of Charlie Kirk. Let’s check the data.

Philip Bump

A crowd of federal officers in gas masks and helmets.

DHS still has $150 billion to spend on Trump’s deportation campaign 

Laura Barrón-López

Donald Trump speaks into a microphone while wearing a USS Gerald R. Ford jacket and hat.

Trump didn’t even pretend to try to make the case for war with Iran

Michael A. Cohen

Construction workers take down material where the East Wing used to connect to the White House.

Judge allows construction of Trump’s White House ballroom

Sydney Carruth

President Donald Trump speaks in Corpus Christi, Texas

‘It’s fantastic’: Trump tells MS NOW he’s seen celebrations after Iran strikes

Mychael Schnell

Audience members, most of them Black, wear MAGA hats and hold up their phones to take photos.

Trump’s gains among Black voters erode as economic promises fade

Nnamdi Egwuonwu & Akayla Gardner

Several people hold up pro-transgender rights signs.

Kansas’ anti-trans law invalidates thousands of licenses. That should worry everyone.

Kansas Rep. Abi Boatman

Donald Trump, in focus, stands a podium and points in front of him. Out of focus in the foreground, many people raise their hand.

Congress can help Americans recover the money lost to Trump’s tariffs. Here’s how.

Ray Brescia

Pete Hegseth is seen looking serious and upset.

Anthropic was right not to trust Pete Hegseth

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Marco Rubio is seen speaking in front of two US flags.

State Dept. quotas for white South African ‘refugees’ echo a KKK-endorsed law

Ja'han Jones

Donald Trump holds two cover pages of Daily News one of which reads "Trump To City: Let's Build" about building affordable housing. This cover page is made up and given to Trump by Mamdani as a gift.

The one unique skill helping Mamdani break through to Trump

Zeeshan Aleem

Jesse Jackson speaking at the Democratic National Convention on July 19 1988 in Atlanta.

Every eulogy of Jesse Jackson should mention his rare gift

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Pentagon and Anthropic clash over AI guardrails

Walls are closing in on Trump as missing Epstein documents point to avenue of inquiry

Republicans are interviewing the wrong president in Epstein probe, says Hayes

Kash Patel’s girlfriend claims he was ‘providing security’ at Olympics

Epstein files photo appears to show Secretary Lutnick with Jeffrey Epstein

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Nicolle Wallace: ‘There is no issue that divides the MAGA movement more than a hot war with Iran’

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