Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) listens during a news conference on the Epstein Files on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 26, 2026. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Congressional leaders of the Democratic Party have mostly been quick to decry President Donald Trump and Israel’s joint operation in Iran over the weekend, which killed Iranian leader
U.S. President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland before departing for Texas on Feb. 27, 2026. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said on March 2 that the U.S. military operation in Iran is expected to last four to five weeks and
President Donald Trump speaks during a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on March 2, 2026. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said on March 2 that the U.S. military operation in Iran is expected to last four to five weeks and is progressing ahead
President Donald Trump speaks during a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 2, 2026. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said on March 2 that the U.S. military operation in Iran is expected to last four to five weeks and is progressing ahead of schedule.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Aug. 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on March 2 that the military campaign against Iran is designed to achieve specific military objectives—not to engage in nation-building. Speaking at the Pentagon, Hegseth rejected
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (L) and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (R) take questions on U.S. military action in Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, on March 2, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images ARLINGTON, Va.—The U.S. military intends to send additional forces to the Middle East amid
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press conference on U.S. military action in Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington on March 2, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on March 2 that four U.S. service members were killed during the Iran conflict after an Iranian projectile—which he referred