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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: U.S. forces prepared to restart strikes if ceasefire with Iran fails

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine declared victory over Iran on Wednesday and said the Pentagon is prepared to act quickly if Iran fails to uphold the terms of the newly announced ceasefire.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: U.S. forces prepared to restart strikes if ceasefire with Iran fails

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The New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Wall Street rebounds strongly, oil prices dip after U.S. and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire deal

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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a news conference regarding developments in the Trump administration's anti-fraud efforts, at the Justice Department in Washington on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Reporters scolded for ignoring Biden ‘weaponization,’ acting AG Blanche says Trump has a duty

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia, that arrived clearing the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

Trump floats a toll-charging venture with Iran in Strait of Hormuz

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Federal agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection walk along West Wacker Drive in the Loop, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) ** FILE **

Judge orders ICE to let clergy minister to migrants in detention in Chicago area facility

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Liberia-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia, that arrived clearing the Strait of Hormuz, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

Trump floats a toll-charging venture with Iran in Strait of Hormuz

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Federal agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection walk along West Wacker Drive in the Loop, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Chicago. (Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) ** FILE **

Judge orders ICE to let clergy minister to migrants in detention in Chicago area facility

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Large stone columns from the original buildings stand on the main campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia. File photo credit: James Kirkikis via Shutterstock.

Mizzou quits sponsoring multicultural student groups, in line with Trump direction

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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) ** FILE **

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez: Trump had to ‘show up with a bucket’ to stamp out his own global crisis

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Iran war has reached crisis point for U.S. economy

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Know thine enemy: America fights Iran’s rulers, not its people

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Virginians must reject Spanberger’s redistricting push

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Powell’s Pottery Barn rule led to failure and must not guide America’s policy in Iran

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Blue state climate litigation policies drive higher utility bills as Hawaii doubles down

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Firefighters extinguish a fire in the historic Magic Castle in Hollywood

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Large stone columns from the original buildings stand on the main campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia. File photo credit: James Kirkikis via Shutterstock.

Mizzou quits sponsoring multicultural student groups, in line with Trump direction

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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks during a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) ** FILE **

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez: Trump had to ‘show up with a bucket’ to stamp out his own global crisis

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President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump is expected to meet NATO leader Rutte as he muses about pulling out of the military alliance

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President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump agrees to two-week suspension of threatened attacks on Iran

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President Donald Trump, accompanied by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance shakes hands with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban as they meet in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

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