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Trump demands Iran relent while US aims to calm energy markets
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump demanded Iran capitulate in the war’s seventh day, suggesting a longer timeframe for the conflict even amid energy-market tumult and worries about whether the U.S. has the military stockpiles to carry on the fight indefinitely.
Trump called for “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” and noted a plan for the U.S....Read more
Trump demands Iran relent while US aims to calm energy markets
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump demanded Iran capitulate in the war’s seventh day, suggesting a longer timeframe for the conflict even amid energy-market tumult and worries about whether the U.S. has the military stockpiles to carry on the fight indefinitely.
Trump called for “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” and noted a plan for the U.S....Read more
Trump demands 'unconditional surrender,' role in picking Iran's next leader
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States would accept nothing short of Iran's "unconditional surrender," signaling that the possibility of regime change may be emerging as an objective as the expanding war in the Middle East entered its seventh day.
In a Truth Social post, Trump indicated that diplomatic ...Read more
Veteran Rep. Darrell Issa decides not to seek reelection in new Democratic-leaning district, sources say
As the deadline approaches to file to run for office, veteran Republican Rep. Darrell Issa has decided not to run for reelection in his newly-configured congressional district in California's San Diego and Riverside counties, according to two GOP strategists familiar with his plans.
An Issa spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment, ...Read more
Court process kicks off for tariff refunds
WASHINGTON — A federal court in New York took the first official steps this week to start the refund process for the worldwide tariff regime that the Supreme Court said violated the law.
Judge Richard K. Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade said in an order Wednesday that importers were due refunds for tariffs paid under the ...Read more
Trump demands 'unconditional surrender,' role in picking Iran's next leader
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States would accept nothing short of Iran's "unconditional surrender," signaling that the possibility of regime change may be emerging as an objective as the expanding war in the Middle East entered its seventh day.
In a Truth Social post, Trump indicated that diplomatic ...Read more
Analysis: Can Trump avoid 'magical thinking' on Iran?
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s decades-old fixation on Iran threatens to derail his second term, as he displays the kind of “magical thinking” about the Middle East that has hobbled previous commanders in chief.
Overly optimistic views helped spawn the lengthy and expensive post-9/11 conflicts that Trump ran against during three ...Read more
GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas gives up on reelection bid
WASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas announced Thursday night he was dropping his reelection bid after the Ethics Committee opened an investigation into his alleged affair with a staffer who later died by suicide.
Gonzales’ decision came hours after House Republican leadership called on him to abandon his bid for another term...Read more
Kids online safety bills move forward from Senate, House panel
WASHINGTON — Bills that would seek to provide greater online protections for kids moved forward on both sides of Capitol Hill on Thursday, though a House measure was pulled back from a committee vote in a bid for bipartisan support.
The Senate passed a bipartisan bill by unanimous consent that would amend current law to enhance protections ...Read more
Trump demands 'unconditional surrender,' role in picking Iran's next leader
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States would accept nothing short of Iran’s “unconditional surrender,” signaling that the possibility of regime change may be emerging as an objective as the expanding war in the Middle East entered its seventh day.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said negotiations with ...Read more
Trump wants 'unconditional surrender,' won't seek Iran deal
President Donald Trump said he doesn’t want to negotiate an end to the war with Iran in a post on social media that demanded Tehran capitulate as U.S. and Israeli airstrikes continue.
“There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that the U.S. and its allies would select a “GREAT &...Read more
Trump demands Iran surrender as war upends global markets
U.S. President Donald Trump demanded Iran surrender as the war on the Islamic Republic raged for a seventh day, with the impact reverberating across global supply chains and energy markets.
Washington won’t negotiate an end to the conflict and will only accept “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday, raising fears...Read more
Trump wants 'unconditional surrender,' won't seek Iran deal
President Donald Trump said he doesn’t want to negotiate an end to the war with Iran in a post on social media that demanded Tehran capitulate as U.S. and Israeli airstrikes continue.
“There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that the U.S. and its allies would select a “GREAT &...Read more
Trump demands 'unconditional surrender' of Iran and 'acceptable' leaders
President Donald Trump Friday demanded the “unconditional surrender” of Iran and installation of “acceptable” leaders as conditions to end the weeklong war with Tehran that has spread across the volatile Middle East.
“There will be no deal with Iran except unconditional surrender … and the selection of a great & acceptable leader(s)...Read more
When Washington and the states are in conflict, the ultimate winner is not always certain
The Trump administration’s aggressive policies on immigration are receiving pushback not just on Capitol Hill but across the country. Democratic leaders in multiple states are refusing to cooperate with immigration arrests.
In response, the federal government is refusing to share evidence with state investigators in the deaths of ...Read more
DOJ releases Epstein files with accusations against Trump
Three FBI interviews that contain graphic sexual and physical assault allegations against President Donald Trump were released Thursday by the Justice Department.
The reports were follow-up interviews a woman gave to the FBI in 2019, when the agency was investigating Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking crimes.
There is no...Read more
Crowded Democratic primary emerges in Illinois' 2nd District race to replace US Rep. Robin Kelly
CHICAGO — The candidates are as varied as the Democratic Party itself: a legacy name shadowed by controversy, a big-money-backed moderate, a dyed-in-the-wool progressive and seven more.
But the crowded field in the March 17 Democratic primary vying to represent the Illinois 2nd Congressional District agrees on much. They promise to expand ...Read more
GOP looks to move on from Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia
WASHINGTON — In the two months since former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned from her seat in Congress, Georgia Republicans have been going out of their way to minimize her presence in the race to replace her.
Seventeen candidates, including a dozen Republicans, are set to face off March 10 in a special election for the 14th District in ...Read more
How Denver’s Northeast Park Hill community reduced youth violence by 75%
Northeast Park Hill, a Denver neighborhood, has a long history of violence. During Denver’s summer of violence in the early 1990s, it was considered ground zero for gang conflict.
From the late 1990s through 2014, violent crime in Northeast Park Hill declined from its peak in the early ’90s but remained persistently higher than ...Read more
Operational secrecy kept the US from making evacuation plans – and that means Americans in the Mideast could wait days
As the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, American citizens living in or visiting the Middle East found themselves stranded in countries facing bombing attacks by Iran. The State Department on March 2, 2026, urged Americans in 14 Middle Eastern countries to leave via “available commercial transportation, due to serious safety risks.�...Read more
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