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Panicked Pentagon Sends Land Invasion Force to Middle East

53m As many as 5,000 additional U.S. Marines are heading for the Middle East in a possible escalation of Donald Trump’s war on Iran, according to a report. Days after Trump appeared to suggest the conflict was “done,” the Pentagon has reportedly agreed to send additional warships and troops to bolster U.S. forces in the region. U.S. administration officials have refused to rule out using boots on the ground to launch an all-out assault on the Iranian regime. With the two-week air assault fa ...

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GOP leaders openly balk at emergency funding push for Trump's war

March 13, 2026 1:06PM ET Congressional Republicans are openly rejecting Donald Trump's pleas for emergency funding to sustain the Iran war, signaling deep skepticism within his own party about a conflict that remains broadly unpopular with American voters, according to a report. Operation Epic Fury has already consumed staggering sums — over $1 billion per day, with the Pentagon burning through $11.3 billion in just the first six days of combat. Yet Republican lawmakers are unmoved by White H ...

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DOJ to appeal judge's decision to block Fed subpoenas in Powell criminal probe

Published Fri, Mar 13 2026 2:57 PM EDT Updated 29 Min Ago A federal judge in a scathing ruling blocked subpoenas issued by a grand jury to the Federal Reserve as part of a criminal investigation of Chair Jerome Powell. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro immediately said that the Department of Justice would appeal what she called the "outrageous" ruling, after it was unsealed Friday. Friday's action will likely keep Powell in the chairman's seat longer because ...

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House panel seeks testimony from guard on duty when Epstein died

Posted 1:25 PM, Mar 13, 2026 The House Oversight Committee has requested testimony from a prison guard who was on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein died. In a letter to Tova Noel, committee Chairman James Comer said the panel believes she may have information relevant to its investigation into the convicted sex offender. "Due to public reporting, documents released by the Department of Justice, and documents obtained by the Committee, the Committee believes you have information that will as ...

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'We Don't Need Ukraine's Help' -- Trump Rebuffs Zelensky's Drone Defense Offer

The U.S. does not need Ukraine's assistance with strengthening anti-drone defenses amid the ongoing fighting in the Middle East, U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News aired on March 13. "No, we don't need (Ukraine's) help in drone defense," Trump said in the interview. "We know more about drones than anybody. We have the best drones in the world, actually." The comments come as an unexpected rebuff of Kyiv's offer to share its combat‑tested ex ...

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All 6 U.S. crew members killed after refueling plane crashes in Iraq

(NBC News) All six U.S. crew members have been confirmed dead after their military refueling plane crashed in Iraq while taking part in Iran war operations, the U.S. military said Friday. U.S. Central Command said in a post on X early Friday that the KC-135 plane went down at approximately 2 p.m. ET Thursday in western Iraq, with four crew members initially confirmed dead. The statement said that "rescue efforts continue." In a subsequent post, CENTCOM confirmed that all six crew members "are now confirmed deceased."

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Iran may be activating sleeper cells outside the country, alert says

(ABC News) The U.S. has intercepted encrypted communications believed to have originated in Iran that may serve as "an operational trigger" for "sleeper assets" outside the country, according to a federal government alert sent to law enforcement agencies. The alert, reviewed by ABC News, cites "preliminary signals analysis" of a transmission "likely of Iranian origin" that was relayed across multiple countries shortly after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was killed in a U.S.-Israeli attack on Feb. 28.

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Republicans, Democrats warn Trump administration against pulling US troops from Kosovo

(The Hill) A bipartisan group of lawmakers is warning the Trump administration against drawing down hundreds of U.S. troops serving as peacekeeping forces in Kosovo as tensions rise in the region, according to a letter exclusively obtained by The Hill. The letter, sent Thursday, represents a rare moment of unity among Democrats and Republicans serving on key foreign policy and armed services committees. It also puts a spotlight on a potentially escalating conflict despite President Trump’s claims he achieved peace in the western Balkans.

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The US may move its anti-missile system out of South Korea - and it's sparking unease

(BBC) The US is relocating parts of a missile defence system installed in South Korea to the Middle East, according to officials cited by the Washington Post and South Korean news outlets. The reported move comes 12 days into the US-Israeli war against Iran, and follows reports suggesting Iran had destroyed a key radar used by the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, or Thaad, system in Jordan. Thaad was first deployed to South Korea in 2017 to protect against threats from nuclear-armed North Korea.

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Pete Hegseth's manly act is backfiring

(Salon) Pete Hegseth has an abnormal obsession with how he looks in photographs. This is not revelation: The defense secretary is well known for preening for the cameras with a level of self-regard that would embarrass most supermodels. But his fixation on striking a manly pose was confirmed in humiliating fashion this week when the Washington Post reported that the Pentagon banned news photographers for taking what was deemed “unflattering” photos of the former Fox News weekend host during a March 2 briefing about the Iran war.

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Class-action lawsuit filed after the Potomac sewage spill

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Senate committee finds Medicare Advantage overpayments cost seniors billions

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Five Air Force Refueling Planes Hit in Iranian Strike on Saudi Arabia

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Protective detail requested for housing official who asked for probes of NY atty general, Fed governor, Sen. Adam Schiff

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House Democrat moves to sanction Ogles over anti-Muslim posts

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Trump hit with stern ultimatum from GOP senator after DOJ dealt 'resounding defeat'

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Some Republicans warn Trump's SAVE America Act is doomed to fail as Senate tees up a vote

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Democrats say Epstein's accountant made "inconsistent" statements about Trump accuser

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Trump Admin Drops the Olive Branch from U.S. Seal on New Dime Coins, Keeps the Arrows

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