Washington — U.S. and Israeli airstrikes alone are unlikely to result in the ouster of the Iranian government, according to an expert in air campaigns, who said that the risks are growing for a more drawn-out war that could spread beyond the Middle East. Robert Pape, a professor of political science at the University of
It’s the highest own-party approval rating of any 21st-century president at this point in a second term President Donald Trump’s aggregate approval rating among Republican voters has climbed to 86 percent amid Operation Epic Fury, the highest own-party approval rating recorded for any 21st-century president at this point in a second term, CNN’s chief data
Ninety-three percent of self-described ‘MAGA or Trump Conservatives’ also said they approve of the United States-Israel alliance Donald Trump (White House) More than 9 in 10 self-described “MAGA or Trump Conservatives” say they approve of the joint U.S.-Israeli campaign against the Iranian regime, according to a new poll from the Vandenberg Coalition and TargetPoint shared
Smoke rises from the site of airstrikes in a central area of the Iranian capital Tehran on March 6, 2026. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said on March 6 that he wants unconditional surrender from the Iranian regime and would then work to “bring Iran back from the brink.” His comments come
Lawmakers are demanding an investigation after a man from Haiti who was seeking asylum in Massachusetts died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Emmanuel Damas, 56, of Dorchester, died March 2 at a hospital in Arizona. He was taken into ICE custody in Boston in September 2025 and had been held at
U.S. Secretary of War 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 U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on March 5 that there is no expansion of objectives in the military operation in Iran. “We
Washington — The Justice Department released additional Jeffrey Epstein files Thursday that included uncorroborated accusations by a woman against President Trump that the department said had been mistakenly withheld during an earlier review. The department said last week that it was working to determine if any records were improperly withheld after several news organizations reported