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Trump's Dirty Dozen - Shepherd Express
Who are the main culprits enabling Trump’s authoritarian, self-serving and bizarre actions during the first 15 months of his second term in office?
Chris Mason: Trump calls Starmer as US and Europe diverge on Iran strikes - BBC
The UK was not involved in, nor has it endorsed, the strikes on Iran by Israel and the US.
U.S. and Israel launch a major attack on Iran, Trump says Supreme Leader Khamenei killed
A major attack launched by Israel and the United States killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Donald Trump announced Saturday, confirming an assassination.
Trump backs Abbott's down-ballot rivals in Texas GOP primary shakeup
The president’s endorsement of Huffines for comptroller and Miller for agriculture commissioner tests governor’s sway before Tuesday vote.
Inside Trump's decision to attack Iran: 'a window of opportunity' - The Guardian
The US joined an Israeli assault after intel suggested Iran’s top clerics and commanders could be hit at once
Netanyahu's war? Analysts say Trump's Iran strikes benefit Israel, not US - Al Jazeera
War with Iran contradicts the US president's own criticism of regime change policies in the Middle East, analysts say.
I Want Iran to Be Free More Than Anything. I Also Don't Trust Trump. | The New Republic
On Saturday, Iranians were going about their morning routine when they suddenly learned they were being bombed. President Donald Trump, with no ...
What countries has Trump attacked since returning to office? - Al Jazeera
The US president, who had said he would avoid needless foreign wars, has embraced military power with few limits.
Pentagon chief blocks officers from attending Ivy League schools and other top universities
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the elimination of certain Senior Service College fellowship programs at numerous elite universities, including Harvard, MIT, Yale, Columbia, Brown, Princeton, Carnegie Mellon, and Johns Hopkins, effective for the 2026-2027 academic year. Hegseth stated the Pentagon will no longer fund institutions that fail to develop warfighting capabilities or "undermine the very values" officers are sworn to defend, calling Ivy League schools "factories of anti-American resentment." In place of these schools, Hegseth proposed a list of new partner institutions including Liberty University, Pepperdine, and several state universities. The move raises practical concerns, as some banned schools have active military partnerships, including Carnegie Mellon's hosting of the Army's AI Integration Center and Johns Hopkins' partnership with the Space Force for officer education.
US launched 'most lethal' aerial operation against Iran, Hegseth says
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the United States launched “Operation Epic Fury,” which he described as the “most lethal, most complex ...
Pentagon to cut ties with top universities and think tanks | The Seattle Times
Hegseth denounced the institutions in blistering language, calling them politically liberal institutions with “wicked ideologies” that were indoctrinating U.S. service members.