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3 U.S. soldiers reported killed as Iran strikes continue

A person in a hard helmet with a jacket that says "Bahrain Civil Defence (Volunteer)" looks up at a building which is on fire.

Pentagon announces first American casualties of Iran attack

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3 U.S. soldiers reported killed as Iran strikes continue

A person in a hard helmet with a jacket that says "Bahrain Civil Defence (Volunteer)" looks up at a building which is on fire.

Pentagon announces first American casualties of Iran attack

Erum Salam & Akayla Gardner

Three service members were killed and five seriously wounded a day after President Donald Trump announced the launch of U.S. military action against Iran.

How my fellow lawmakers and I can try to end Trump’s new ‘war’ in Iran

Sen. Andy Kim

How Trump’s attack on Iran could help define his presidency

Daniel R. DePetris

Rachel Maddow

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

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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.

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President Donald Trump speaks in Corpus Christi, Texas

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

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

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Several people hold up pro-transgender rights signs.

My fellow Kansas lawmakers targeted trans people. They’ll end up hurting everybody.

Kansas Rep. Abi Boatman

President Donald Trump

Inside Trump’s decision to strike Iran

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Smoke billows from an explosion in Iran

Trump warns of ‘war’ casualties without Congress declaring war

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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

Pete Hegseth is seen looking serious and upset.

Anthropic was right not to trust Pete Hegseth

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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.

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Nancy Mace is standing among other politicians outside.

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A CNN logo stands outside the CNN Center on.

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  1. Pete Hegseth during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House.

    Democrats decry ‘incompetence’ after another reported drone debacle

    Ja'han Jones

  2. President Donald Trump leaves the House Chamber after concluding his State of the Union address at the US Capitol.

    Republicans in Congress are left waiting for instructions from Trump

    Hayes Brown

  3. Pete Hegseth; Mark Kelly.

    Pete Hegseth can’t let Mark Kelly go. There’s a reason for that.

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    Florida’s new sociology syllabus goes against every tenet of sociology

    Robyn Autry

  5. Donald Trump, center, lifts a gavel while surrounded by world leaders.

    After its first meeting, one thing is clear about Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

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  6. RFK Jr. raises his eyebrows with his glasses in his hands.

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  7. Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett speaks with reporters at the White House.

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    Hayes Brown

  8. A gun shot perforation in a window pane in front of a makeshift memorial for Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

    I study violence. There’s a term for this kind of ICE withdrawal playing out in Minnesota.

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