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March 4, 2026
Gulf countries 'raging' they're 'collateral damage' in Trump's Iran bombing campaign
March 3, 2026 4:00PM ET Gulf countries targeted by Iran after the U.S. and Israel attacks were reportedly frustrated by the escalating regional conflict, an analyst revealed Tuesday. CNN's political and national security analyst David Sanger described how Iran's objective is to put financial pressure on the countries allied with the United States and Israel in the fallout over the military strikes, all while midterm elections loom for President Donald Trump. "Look, the Iranians have one ...
Go to discussionExclusive: Defense executives plan to meet at White House as strikes on Iran diminish stockpiles
March 3, 2026 8:04 PM EST Updated 7 hours ago WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration plans to meet with executives from the biggest U.S. defense contractors at the White House on Friday to discuss accelerating weapons production, as the Pentagon works to replenish supplies after strikes on Iran and several other recent military efforts, five people familiar with the plan told Reuters. Companies including Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), opens new tab and Raytheon paren ...
Go to discussionGallego on Israel allegedly leading Iran operation: 'An absolute abdication of leadership'
03/03/26 4:16 PM ET Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) slammed Israel allegedly leading the recent U.S. operation in Iran, calling it “an absolute abdication of leadership.” “We lost six men and women so far, and I’m not sure there was, what kind of preplanning and planning was actually created in enough time to actually be able to even execute this correctly. Like, right now I’m hearing that our stockpiles are running low, and it takes forever for us to redo and rearm ourselves, all because Israel ...
Go to discussionKristi Noem Grilled in Senate Hearing Over DHS Allegedly Giving Former Associates Massive Government Contract
Mar 3rd, 2026, 3:47 pm Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem took heat from several lawmakers over former associates of hers alleged receiving a massive government contract for an ad campaign. Noem on Tuesday faced the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify on Department of Homeland Security funding. Throughout the hearing, numerous senators confronted Noem about the $220 million that DHS spent on an ad campaign in which she stars. The ads focused on the department’s deportation efforts in ...
Go to discussionTalarico wins Texas Senate Democratic nomination while Cornyn and Paxton head to Republican runoff
Updated 3:51 AM EST, March 4, 2026 DALLAS (AP) - State Rep. James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in an expensive and fiercely contested Texas Senate Democratic primary that once again has the party dreaming of a big upset in November. Who Talarico will face depends on a May runoff between longtime Republican Sen. John Cornyn and MAGA favorite Ken Paxton - a race expected to get increasingly nasty over coming months and could hinge on whether or not President Donald Trump offer ...
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