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US forces in the Middle East are prepared to launch new, potentially major, military operations against Iran “within 96 hours of receiving” an order from President Donald Trump, according to two US officials.

President Trump said Sunday that he is nearing a decision on whether to reach a deal with Iran or launch another round of military strikes.

Trump again congratulated Ohio senator’s rear end before his cheeky comment about rapper being ‘hard to miss’...

“What do I tell a soldier who believes an action is immoral, but also believes that God commanded it?” one Army chaplain told The Intercept.

Military Leaders Disobeying Hegeseth’s Transgender Ban...

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A Middle East war that President Donald Trump said would be over in a matter of weeks now looks set to escalate as it enters its ninth month.

With new intelligence and the possibility of all sides seeking pretexts for action, the war in Iran is entering a dangerous phase ahead of elections in the United States and Israel.

Researchers who track online influence operations say Kremlin-backed groups are renewing tactics they've used to sow distrust and discord in previous elections in the U.S. and around the world.

The Director of National Intelligence warned that Iran’s “lethal plotting efforts” have reached “advanced stages.”...

The Maine senator has spent the week prevaricating about her vote for Brett Kavanaugh. It’s time for her reckoning.

Watch as sailors in the USS George Washington strike group prepare for a possible escalation in fighting on the front lines of the Iran war.

Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton warned in a memo to Secretary of State Rubio that Iran has "substantially increased efforts to target U.S. personnel," and the plots have "reached advanced stages."...

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Plus: France in flames.

Navy and Marine Corps boards voted to retain transgender troops in 9 of 12 cases despite Pentagon discharge orders.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that Elon Musk had restored Ukraine’s access to a military-grade version of his Starlink internet service, called Starshield, but Ukrainian officials have said restrictions remain in place that are complicating Kyiv’s war effort.

The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. says the war with Iran could last another year, but he hopes Tehran will "come to the table" sooner.

Questions remain about who put in place plans to hinder Ukraine’s war efforts against Russia.

Senators seem to be signaling a probe of the president's crypto empire.

Research engineer Sofia Liguori stepped down from DeepMind due to current military contracts — not speculative fears of an AI apocalypse.

Democratic Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas has been indicted by federal prosecutors Thursday in connection with an alleged bribery scheme.

Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in a massive missile attack overnight into Thursday, hours after President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin was ready to resume trilateral peace talks next month.

Mike Rogers and Abdul el Sayed clashed over patriotism, the economy, healthcare, and Iran during their final debate Wednesday night.

Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday he would accept a peace deal freezing the Ukraine war at current front lines.

Renewed hostilities might not be any more successful than the war’s first phase, and President Trump has repeatedly canceled plans for a return to major combat.

The U.S. military has also been quietly reducing its footprint at posts in the Middle East due to regional threats from the Houthis and direct threats from Iran, CBS News has learned.

President Trump said Tuesday that the United States must decide whether to secure victory over Iran the “nice way or the not nice way."...

At least 10 patients with kidney failure near Taiz, a city under a Houthi siege, died because they were unable to get to their dialysis treatments.

There are no good answers to how and why we cut off Ukraine’s defense shield without warning, but we can identify the universe of suspects and motives.

GOP lawmakers threaten to pull support for president’s agenda after Russia diesel deal and sanctions pause...

"Under your plan," they wrote, the children’s attorneys work for the administration: "That is unacceptable."...

Endorsing Netanyahu, Trump suggests Israel's election could shape future U.S. military action against Iran...

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Democratic Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia about President Trump's decision to waive new sanctions on Russia.

Downing Street emphasises sacrifices of UK troops and reasserts ‘unwavering’ support for Ukraine amid softening US policy towards Russia...

The disruption hit a myriad of services provided by Yandex, a tech giant akin to Google whose services are deeply integrated into daily life in Russia.

NPR's Eric McDaniel reports on how Congress has reacted to President Trump's executive order exempting Russia from economic sanctions.

JD Vance’s 2026 arguments on Iran war, energy prices and immigration are a test of how, as a 2028 presidential contender, he might handle President Donald Trump’s legacy.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Donald Trump of trying to pressure Kyiv into surrendering to Russia, escalating a week-long row with the US president.

Ukraine's president confirms intelligence cutoff, Bessent avoids calling Kyiv an ally, GOP lawmaker demands answers...

Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, questioning the company’s $6.6 billion in tax breaks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday expressed his openness to engaging in U.S.-led negotiations to end the yearslong Russia-Ukraine war after President Trump placed a hold on Russian…...

A major fire caused deaths and injuries at one of Canada’s busiest military bases on Saturday, sparked by an unspecified “serious incident.”...

The remark comes after the Pentagon raised its official toll to 21 U.S. service members dead and 865 wounded.

The senator in an interview with POLITICO declined to put distance between himself and President Donald Trump.

CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper revealed that America's naval blockade and economic pressure have inflicted “devastating costs” on Iran.

Ukraine's president condemns suspension of sanctions, Moscow celebrates the decision, both brace for winter attacks...

Kyiv lacks an answer, for now, to Moscow’s mass-produced new weapons.

The war between the United States and Iran has upended the global oil market by severely disrupting the flow of oil through two critical waterways: the Strait of Hormuz and, in recent weeks, the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

The White House and Pentagon have prepared plans to use a Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb to hit military sites in Iran if ordered by President Trump, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

As senator, El-Sayed could serve on committees that would give him access to sensitive national security information.

Attacks near the Strait of Hormuz have claimed the lives of at least 25 seafarers. Their survivors are reeling.

Space Force electromagnetic-warfare systems are playing a key role in U.S. military operations around the world. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday visited a base in Colorado to learn more.

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North Korea said it tested submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles, as Pyongyang flexes its military muscle following Donald Trump’s fresh overtures for a meeting with Kim Jong Un.

The suit by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington charges that the president’s son-in-law has numerous conflicts of interest.

Iran's Houthi allies launch a new attack on Saudi Arabia and promise more to come as Trump considers U.S. action on the new front line in the wider Mideast war.

Senator Susan Collins, a Republican, and her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, disagreed over the war in Iran and President Trump in the third of four debates in a key race.

The Georgia senator committed to serving out a full six-year term should he win in November — his most forceful rejection of 2028 rumors yet.

Without a cause of death, it's unclear if Russia's precautions were the right ones.

While Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky suggests he would sign up to a ceasefire on energy infrastructure, Russia has said little.

Senator Marshall is currently in the seat that has been held by the GOP since 1919, and polling shows Democrats could flip it.

Timothy Broglio says Catholics on army firing squad should ask to be excused since it clashes with church teachings...

A Russian strike on a high-rise residential ​building in a suburb of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv ‌killed two people and injured at least nine, while attacks in other Ukrainian regions killed at least six people, officials said on Monday.

With a deal to import millions of tons of diesel fuel from Russia, President Trump is struggling to show voters that he is focused on the cost of living ahead of the midterms.

Trump has largely dismissed the focus on higher gas prices, but this deal with Russia suggests the president knows what’s at stake.

Russian attacks killed six ​people in two ‌Ukrainian cities on Sunday, including a strike ​on a grocery ​store in Kharkiv, Ukraine's ⁠second-largest city, where ​three people died ​and 20 were injured, officials said.

The Iran war and energy crisis aren’t problems for the president. They’re a business model...

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President Donald Trump said Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an “energy ceasefire” effective immediately.

The Saudi-led coalition said a projectile struck a terminal at Riyadh’s airport Sunday, a day after a missile attack killed 12 people and injured 309.

Iran-backed Houthi terrorists killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 300 others in a missile attack on Saudi Arabia’s busiest airport.

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that Ukraine should consider replacing President Volodymyr Zelensky to end the war with Russia.

The Iranian missile and drone threat to our Persian Gulf bases was foreseeable, and yet we didn’t do enough to protect them.

The defense secretary plans to telecast the military’s first firing squad execution since 1945.

President complains about not winning prize in year he started war with Iran and says: ‘We will not forget, Norway’...

Trump says the U.S. will obtain diesel from Russia, relaxing years of U.S. pressure on Moscow, to combat prices before midterms. He said he struck the deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call.

It’s notable that so many who backed the president are ready for Republicans to take that leap, amid an unpopular war in Iran and high costs of living.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on Thursday that Russia agreed ​with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that ‌the Ukraine conflict was in a stalemate.

In Thursday's Michigan Senate debate, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers sparred over the Iran war and cost-of-living issues — and flung insults across the stage in nearly every exchange.