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The American F-15E crew member rescued in Iran Sunday carried a “very sophisticated” beeper-like device that helped save his life, President Trump revealed Monday.
WASHINGTON — The White House’s new app aiming to deliver news and spin directly from President Trump’s team has notched about 2 million downloads, according to data shared with The Post.
WASHINGTON — Lefty Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner, a Marine veteran who has positioned himself as a staunch anti-war candidate and critic of the US military campaign in Iran, once defended a Marine who urinated on a dead Taliban fighter, newly unearthed Reddit posts show.
US President Donald Trump has threatened to take out Iran "in one night" if it fails to make a deal before the deadline he set for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy route.
MINNEAPOLIS — The city of Minneapolis released a video Monday showing a chase and scuffle that ended in a nonfatal shooting in January and the suspensions of two federal officers involved in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
El presidente de EEUU, Donald Trump, se retira tras hablar con periodistas durante una conferencia de prensa en la Casa Blanca, en Washington, el lunes 6 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
The Issue: The US military’s rescue of a missing crewman from a downed fighter jet in Iran.
President Donald Trump has suggested the United States may be looking to charge a toll in the Strait of Hormuz after the war, a move that would likely require direct US military control over the strategic waterway.
US President Donald Trump took a victory lap on Monday as he described how "hundreds" of soldiers were involved in an operation relying on "subterfuge" to rescue a downed airman after an F-15E warplane was shot down over Iran.
Donald Trump threatened Iran's "complete demolition" could "happen over a period of four hours". (AP: Alex Brandon)
O presidente dos EUA, Donald Trump, reiterou nesta segunda-feira (06/04) seu ultimato ao Irã para que o regime reabra o estreito de Ormuz, sob pena de ver sua infraestrutura civil ser "dizimada", incluindo pontes e usinas de energia. Ele também chamou os líderes do Irã de "animais" e lamentou que não pode confiscar …
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(RNS) — As politicians in Washington singled out Somali and Muslim immigrant communities in Minnesota last year, a familiar stereotype resurfaced: Muslims as outsiders and “takers.”
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Monday afternoon that he’s unconcerned about critics claiming that airstrikes on critical infrastructure would amount to a war crime — insisting that Iranian civilians “want us to keep bombing.”
President Donald Trump intervened in the California gubernatorial primary on Monday, endorsing former Fox News contributor Steve Hilton.
US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his threat to "obliterate" Iran's critical infrastructure, which could include its energy, communications and water systems, if Tehran doesn't agree to his preconditions for a deal by 8pm local time in Washington on Tuesday.
Tiffany Trump made a rare appearance with her son, Alexander, at the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday.
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President Donald Trump spoke with Steve Hilton during a phone call in which Hilton made sweeping promises to voters just hours before the president endorsed him in California’s governor’s race.
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s presidential library will be the biggest building in Miami and feature a replica of the ballroom he’s adding to the White House, his son Eric said on Monday.
Conspiracy theorist and ex-National Counterterrorism Center boss Joe Kent has been called out for promoting wild Iranian propaganda that suggested the United States was actually trying to kill a downed American airman — just hours before he was dramatically rescued.
Iran's ambassador to Armenia, Khalil Shirgolami, said on Monday that "Iran is objecting to any kind of ceasefire" floated by the Trump administration.
President Donald Trump pretends to aim a sniper gun while speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
The United States Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Justice Department to move forward with dismissing a criminal case against Steve Bannon, a key ally of President Donald Trump, who was convicted after refusing to testify or provide documents to Congress despite being issued a subpoena.
The U.S. stock market drifted higher in tentative trading ahead of a deadline President Donald Trump has set to bomb Iranian power plants.
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WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Monday he would lay waste to every bridge and power plant in Iran if it fails to bend to his demands, as he touted the high-risk operation that rescued two downed airmen.
The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
WASHINGTON, April 6 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Monday to destroy Iranian bridges and power plants by 12 p.m. on Tuesday (Washington time) if Tehran does not reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz and reach a peace deal with the United States, warning that "the entire country can be taken out in …
Oil prices pushed higher yesterday (06) after President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian energy facilities if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened.
US President Donald Trump’s war with Iran has been driven by a “council of one” style of decision-making and could have serious repercussions for the United States, his former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has warned.
US President Donald Trump’s war with Iran has been driven by a “council of one” style of decision-making and could have serious repercussions for the United States, his former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has warned.
In April last year, former US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social: “Fentanyl continues to pour into our country from China, through Mexico and Canada, killing hundreds of thousands of our people, and it better stop, NOW!”
U.S. defense stocks showed signs of stabilizing in April after tumbling since Operation Epic Fury began in late February and sustaining a Mach bloodbath. The improvement followed Friday's White House proposal to lift military spending sharply, to roughly $1.5 trillion in 2027.
America and Israel have dragged other nations into a war, against Iran. The ripple effects are strongly felt across the world. Energy security is affected to alarming levels. The entire annual operating budget of the United Nations stands at $3.45 billion for 2026- covering diplomacy, political missions, human right…
President Donald Trump looks to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine as he speaks with reporters during a news conference in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Wall Street has pared some of its earlier gains after President Donald Trump said Iran could be “taken out in one night” as he warned Tehran it had to make a deal by the deadline of Tuesday night (Wednesday AEST) or face a wider bombing campaign.
En esta foto de archivo del 5 de febrero de 2018, el sello de la Junta de Gobernadores del Sistema de la Reserva Federal de EEUU en el Edificio de la Junta de la Reserva Federal Marriner S. Eccles, en Washington. (Foto AP/Andrew Harnik, Archivo)
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday threatened an unspecified media outlet with jail time if it does not reveal the person who leaked information about a US military pilot who was missing in Iran.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is seen before a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of the White House, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
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Spanish citizens see US President Donald Trump as the world leader who presents the greatest threat to world peace, followed by Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a poll published Monday by Spanish news outlet El País.
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FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 12, 2013. Mueller died on Friday, March 20, 2026. He was 81. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
President Donald Trump’s endorsement of former Fox News host Steve Hilton in the California governor’s race isn’t exactly high praise — according to one Dem rival.
US President Donald Trump has endorsed a former top adviser to ex-British PM David Cameron for governor of California, shaking up an unusually unpredictable race in the heavily Democratic state.