President Trump approved attack plans on Iran Tuesday night, but did not make a final decision on whether to strike the country and formally join Israel’s air campaign, a senior intelligence source and a Defense Department official told CBS News. Mr. Trump held off on deciding to strike in case Tehran agrees to abandon its
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An interview between Tucker Carlson and Sen. Ted Cruz about Israel’s military campaign against Iran became contentious when the ex-Fox News host quizzed the Texas Republican about Iran — highlighting a rift among President Trump’s allies. The back-and-forth hinged on Cruz’s backing of Israeli strikes against Iranian targets. The Trump administration has stated the U.S.
A part of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline dedicated to LGBTQ+ youth — known as 988 option 3 — is being terminated under the Trump administration, the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced. “On July 17, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will no longer silo LGB+ youth services, also known
President Trump said Wednesday that he had not yet decided whether the U.S. military will join Israel’s ongoing attacks on Iran, and he didn’t believe it was too late to reach a deal with the Islamic Republic on its nuclear program, though he warned it was “very late to be talking.” “I may do it,
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declined to elaborate on potential U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, telling a Senate panel Wednesday his job is to ensure President Trump “has options and is informed of what those options might be.” Hegseth and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine testified Wednesday before the Senate Armed
The Twin Cities home where Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot Saturday was broken into overnight Wednesday, police say. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed in their home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday in what Gov. Tim Walz called a “political assassination.” Brooklyn