House Republicans will gather at President Trump’s Doral, Florida resort on Monday for a three-day issues summit aimed at laying out their legislative agenda for the coming year and sharpening their messaging for the 2026 midterm elections. The meeting comes after a tumultuous week for the GOP convention. Representative Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) admitted to having…
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY) on Sunday made no commitment to support or oppose additional funding for the Pentagon amid the war in Iran. Jeffries told host Kristen Welker, “If the Administration requests Congress to consider additional funding, we will cross that bridge when we get to it…” Source link
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that his country could possibly defend itself in the event of US ground incursion. “At the moment we are quite capable. We have very brave soldiers, who are waiting for any enemy who will enter our soil to fight them and kill and destroy them… Source link
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said “there will be more casualties” in the ongoing US campaign against Iran, with seven US service members killed so far in the fighting. “The president is right to say there will be casualties. Things like this don’t happen without casualties,” Hegseth said in an interview, which aired… Source link
Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen said Sunday he is concerned about the prospect of a permanent US conflict in Iran – which has killed seven US service members as of Sunday. “We have friends and allies. We have the world economy, great… Source link
Far-right activist and former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio posted a photo of himself with Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the inaugural “Shield of the Americas” summit in Florida on Saturday. Tarrio posted the photo on social platform X on Saturday with a caption that read, in part, “Proud… Source link
President Trump said Sunday that rising oil prices are a “very small price to pay” for “security and peace” amid the US conflict with Iran. “Short-term oil prices, which will fall precipitously if Iran’s nuclear threat is annihilated, is a very small price to pay for the United States and the world… Source link
Amid America’s ongoing conflict with Iran, US Central Command (CENTCOM) has issued a security alert to Iranian citizens, saying the country’s government is “using heavily populated civilian areas to conduct military operations.” “U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) is issuing a security alert to civilians in Iran on March 8, as Iran’s terrorist regime blatantly disregards ……
Iranian clerics have elected the son of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as the country’s next leader, Iranian state media reported on Sunday, as the US and Israel continue to attack the country with military strikes. Mojtaba Khamenei was elected by a body of 88 Iranian clerics after his death… Source link
Parts of Kansas City International Airport were evacuated Sunday, the airport said in a social media post. “The Kansas City Aviation Department is aware of the situation at Kansas City International Airport (MCI). As a precaution, the department has evacuated portions of the airport terminal,” the airport said in an afternoon post on social media……
