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IRAN, TRUMP, WAR, HEGSETH
Tuesday on Fox New Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Breitbart News senior contributor and author of The Invisible Coup: How American Elites and Foreign Powers Use Immigration as a Weapon Peter Schweizer talked about the U.S. military strikes on Iran being a disaster
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TEXAS, PRIMARY, GOP, TALARICO
In the end, it wasn’t particularly close. Democrats in last night’s Texas Senate primary decisively chose their fighter for November: James Talarico, a 36-year-old state lawmaker who looks—and sounds—like a youth pastor.
At certain moments, the primary between
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NOEM, TRUMP, KRISTI, HEARING
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem heads into a second straight day of high-stakes Capitol Hill combat Wednesday, this time facing House Democrats eager to press her on ICE arrests, warrantless operations and the Trump administration’s mass deportation
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GONZALES, TONY, REP, HOUSE
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, does a TV news interview in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.
House Republican leaders on Thursday called on Rep. Tony Gonzales to drop his bid for reelection after the Texas Republican admitted to having an affair with
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IRANIAN, WARSHIP, TORPEDO, SINKS
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced during a Wednesday press briefing that a U.S. Navy submarine fired a single Mark 48 torpedo to sink an Iranian warship. This strike marks the first enemy vessel sunk by a U.S. submarine torpedo since World War II, delivering
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WALZ, FRAUD, TIM, MINNESOTA
Rep. Jim Jordan grilled Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday on his alleged misstatements about why his administration resumed funding to the $250 million Feeding Our Future scam — arguing that Walz allowed the fraud to continue because he was afraid of upsetting
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EPSTEIN, FILES, BONDI, RELEASE
The committee wants to hear from the attorney general behind closed doors.
In a bipartisan vote on Wednesday, the Republican-led House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify in a closed-door deposition in front of the committee
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GUTHRIE, NANCY, MOTHER, SAVANNAH
TUCSON, Ariz. — Two podcasters, one equipped with a metal detector, scanned a roadside easement at the Tucson home of missing Nancy Guthrie on Tuesday as three unidentified men worked inside.
Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie,
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SENATE, WAR, POWERS, RESOLUTION
The U.S. Senate defeated a war powers resolution opposed by President Trump that would have curbed his ability to conduct further military actions against Iran.
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The White House said Wednesday that U.S. munitions stockpiles are sufficient to carry out Operation Epic Fury – and go "much further" – but the Trump administration is still pressing top defense contractors to ramp up production and quickly.
"President Trump
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KILLED, PENTAGON, IRAN, SOLDIERS
Pentagon releases names of 4 U.S. service members killed in Iran war The Pentagon has identified four of the six U.S. service members killed in the first attacks on Iran.
National Pentagon releases names of 4 U.S. service members killed in Iran war Pentagon
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LOU, LEGENDARY, HOLTZ, COACH
Former ESPN broadcaster Keith Olbermann once again incited backlash on social media Wednesday after he called late legendary college football coach Lou Holtz a "legendary scumbag" in an X post on the day Holtz was announced dead.
"Legendary scumbag, yes,"
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MAYOR, MISTY, ROBERTS, SON
Misty Roberts, the former mayor of a small town in Louisiana, was found guilty of having sex with her son’s 16-year-old friend at a pool party where alcohol was present.
On Tuesday, a jury found Roberts guilty of having sex with a minor at a 2024 house party
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IRAN, STRAIT, HORMUZ, WAR
US strikes Iran: What you need to know
Cargo ships and tankers are seen in the Strait of Hormuz on February 25, 2026. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration
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IRAN, MARLOW, ERNST, JAMES
Tuesday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) discussed Iran.
Ernst said, “If you look at their nuclear aspirations…if you look at the fact that they fund terrorist proxies that target American citizens, and their development and use of ICBMs,
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IRAN, KURDISH, TRUMP, GROUND
This is interesting; while American and Israeli air power is still busily addressing the problem of the Iranian theocracy with a suitable application of high explosives, the remnants of that regime may well now be facing a new threat: There are reports that
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MEDICAID, HOCHUL, PROGRAM, TRUMP
New York's Medicaid program is being thoroughly examined by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, who claims there is evidence of widespread fraud.
In a letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Tuesday, Oz asked state
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RICH, TAX, MAMDANI, HOCHUL
Gov. Kathy Hochul batted away questions about being pegged as the “fall man” in Zohran Mamdani’s pressure campaign to tax the rich — saying publicly she’s not “frustrated” by political posturing by the mayor and his comrades.
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STEVE, DAINES, SEEK, CONFIRMS
In a shocking announcement, lawmaker Steve Daines (R-Mont.) revealed Wednesday that he will not seek reelection to a third term in the US Senate.
“Serving the people of Montana in the US House and US Senate the past 13 years has been the greatest honor of
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OFFENDER, SEX, COUNCIL, CITY
An elementary school in Fresno was forced to file a police report after a child sex offender running for city council held a press conference just steps away.
Rene Campos, 41, a candidate in Fresno City Council‘s District 7 race, spoke Friday on a street outside
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EAST, MIDDLE, STRANDED, IRAN
As the Middle East conflict escalates, many cruise passengers in the region have been left stranded, searching for ways to get home.
Celestyal Journey, Celestyal Discovery and MSC Euribia were all grounded in the last few days.
Thousands of passengers were
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FIGHTER, IRANIAN, JET, TEHRAN
NORAD scrambled U.S. and Canadian fighter jets Wednesday after detecting two Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaskan and Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones (ADIZ), officials said.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said
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BORDER, PATROL, CHECKPOINT, TEXAS
FIRST ON FOX: A man was killed Wednesday after he fled through a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint and led authorities on a vehicle chase and shootout in Texas.
The incident happened at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint in the Big Bend Sector between El Paso and
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KTLA, BACK, AIR, FIRINGS
KTLA weathercaster Kacey Montoya — a fan favorite and casualty of the station’s shocking firing spree — will return to the network this weekend because of a proposition offered to her when she was let go.
Montoya is scheduled to appear on KTLA starting Saturday
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