Trump Says He Considered Special Ops Raid on Iranian Nuclear Sites but ‘Didn’t Want to Be Jimmy Carter’

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President Donald Trump is joined by 18th Airborne Corps Commander Lt. Gen. Gregory Anderson (R) and other military and civilian leaders as they watch a demonstration by special operations soldiers at the Holland Drop Zone in Fort Bragg, N.C., on June 10, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump, on June 4, said he had

House GOP moves to codify Hegseth’s ‘Department of War’ name change

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Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee moved to codify Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “Department of War” name change during a marathon session of debate over the annual defense policy bill.  Lawmakers on the committee, in a party-line vote, adopted the amendment from Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) to formally change the Department of Defense to the…

NPR reporter says Santos threatened him: ‘He was boiling with rage’

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An NPR reporter on Thursday accused former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) of threatening him during a heated phone call that included the phrase “a gun in your face.”  NPR’s Bobby Allyn said the comments from Santos came a day after he published a report on the Justice Department (DOJ) investigating the ex-lawmaker for possible insider…