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Trump cracks a joke about Pearl Harbor, with Japanese PM sitting nearby
When asked about the surprise attack on Iran, President Trump recalled Pearl Harbor. 'Who knows better about surprise than Japan?' he said.
U.S. faces growing concern about war escalating as Iran attacks oil and gas facilities
Iran has intensified its attacks on oil and gas facilities around the Persian Gulf, sending shock waves through the global economy.
Schools left wondering how to proceed after Supreme Court ruling on transitioning students
The Supreme Court's ruling was a big win for parents' rights, but it is not clear how broadly it extends.
Deported 6-year-old deaf boy could die in Colombia without medical attention, his attorney says
Attorney Nikolas De Bremaeker said deaf 6-year-old boy Joseph Lodano Rodriguez, who was snatched from Northern California and deported to Colombia earlier this month, needs to be returned to the U.S.
Israel kills Iran's spy chief; Gabbard says government is 'intact but largely degraded'
Trump floated the prospect of a decisive military endgame against Iran: 'I wonder what would happen if we "finished off" what's left of [Iran].'
Contributor: The U.S. desperately needs functional counterterrorism
America's defenses are divided, disorganized and under-resourced at a high-risk moment during the war against Iran.
'Temperament matters': Senators question Homeland Security nominee at confirmation hearing
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, President Trump's choice to succeed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary, testified at his confirmation hearing.
Contributor: Ukraine's aid against Iran shows who the U.S. allies really are
Kyiv has hard-won expertise on intercepting drones like the ones Tehran and its proxies are using against the U.S. and its allies.
Airfares set to take off as fuel prices fly
With the war in Iran restricting the oil market and sending prices up, U.S. customers will likely have to shell out more for airfare soon.
Barabak: Talk about rigged elections. In Montana, Republicans snub voters to anoint a U.S. senator
Incumbent Steve Daines timed his retirement to all but guarantee his preferred successor will replace him. Never mind what voters, or other hopefuls, had in mind.
Democrats face the possibility of a historic upset in California governor's race, poll finds
Despite Democrats' long reign in California, a poll shows two Republicans leading by slim margins in the race for governor as the June primary fast approaches.
Trump attacks Newsom again for having dyslexia, says it disqualifies him from being president
Trump said Newsom was 'dumb' and should never be allowed to be president because he has 'admitted that he has learning disabilities, dyslexia.'
'Cannot in good conscience': Trump's counterterrorism chief quits over Iran war
Joe Kent, a Trump appointee to lead the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned Tuesday, saying he could not back the administration's war in Iran.
In blow to Tehran, Iran's top security official killed in Israeli airstrike
Israel said Tuesday that Iran's top security official and the head of the Revolutionary Guard's Basij militia were both killed in overnight strikes.
Eliminating a corporate tax break is pitched as a way to make up for federal healthcare cuts
A corporate tax policy that costs California billions in lost revenue each year could be eliminated as the state struggles to resolve a budget deficit.
In hunt for Hezbollah, Israel is devastating south Lebanon
As Israel ramps up attacks on Hezbollah, the longtime Iran ally in Lebanon, health facilities have been increasingly under assault, with dozens of healthcare workers killed or wounded and 13 health ce
Supreme Court will rule on Trump's plan to end temporary protection for Haitians, Syrians
Twice last year, the court's conservatives set aside judges' rulings that blocked Trump's orders.
Trump calls on allies to help guard the Strait of Hormuz. Most have refused
The diplomatic friction reflects the limits of Trump's influence at a moment when the global economy is absorbing one of the worst oil supply shocks in modern history.
Cuban leaders signal concessions to appease Trump, but also ensure political survival
Cuba, reeling from an oil blockade, is in talks with the Trump administration. Though Havana might make economic concessions to appease Washington, experts say, political change is harder and less lik
Downtown L.A. wants San Francisco's pop-up secret to get shoppers back
DTLA needs S.F.'s retail resuscitation secret: subsidized pop-ups
How Congress became an afterthought in the war with Iran
Republicans blocked measures in both the House and Senate that would have halted the Iran war and forced President Trump to seek congressional approval for additional hostilities.
More Mexicans were deported annually under Biden than by Trump
Mexican government data analyzed by a Mexico City-based investigative outlet show that deportations of Mexicans were lower in 2025 than in each of the previous four years.
Barabak: For disabled fliers, hope took wing. Then Trump returned to office
A regulation that would have eased travel for wheelchair users is on hold while airlines sue to overturn it. A Paralympic gold medalist said the rule addresses safety as well as people's dignity.
Trump's war rhetoric is coarse. It's also heard differently, depending on the audience
President Trump and other administration officials have projected confidence and power in Iran in a coarse tone that is unprecedented, according to experts in wartime rhetoric.
Trump is searching for an endgame to the Iran war
Senior officials privately expressed doubt the Trump administration can achieve the overthrow of Iran's government and the destruction of its nuclear program through military means.