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Trump teases endorsement in Texas Senate primary as GOP leaders urge him to back Cornyn

Thursday, March 5 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will soon make an endorsement in the heated Texas Senate Republican primary, as Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton head toward a runoff election in May.Trump also expressed his desire for... Read More.

Senate to vote on Democrats’ Iran war powers resolution

Wednesday, March 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate will vote Wednesday on a Democratic-led Iran war powers resolution, according to a press release from Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and bill co-sponsors Sens. Tim Kaine and Adam Schiff.The resolution would direct the removal of United States armed forces from... Read More.

Takeaways from the first primaries of the 2026 election cycle

Wednesday, March 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Primary voting began on Tuesday in Texas, Arkansas and North Carolina, marking the beginning of the 2026 midterm elections, which are expected to be seen in part as referenda on the first year of President Donald Trump's second term.Here are a few... Read More.

US sub sinks Iranian ship by torpedo in Indian Ocean, 1st such attack since WWII

Wednesday, March 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A U.S. Navy fast-attack submarine on Tuesday sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean using a single torpedo, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters Wednesday, saying this was the first time since World War II that an American submarine has sunk... Read More.

Trump ‘got the last laugh,’ Hegseth says of US killing Iranian assassination plotter

Wednesday, March 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The leader of an Iranian unit behind an attempted 2024 plot to assassinate President Donald Trump has been killed, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters on Wednesday as he gave an update on the administration's war against Tehran."Yesterday, the leader... Read More.

Noem testifies before House committee after refusing to apologize for labeling Good, Pretti as domestic terrorists

Wednesday, March 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is testifying on Capitol Hill for the second day in a row on Wednesday -- this time before the House Judiciary Committee, where she is again being grilled on the agency's immigration enforcement operations under her... Read More.

HHS warns states about removing kids from homes without parents’ approval over gender identity disputes

Wednesday, March 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Trump administration is urging states to stop removing children from their homes over gender-identity disputes at the behest of child welfare agencies without their parents' approval.In a letter first obtained by ABC News, the Health and Human Services Department's Administration for... Read More.

Texas 2026 live primary election results: Cornyn and Paxton headed to runoff, Talarico advances

Wednesday, March 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- ABC News projects Texas Sen. John Cornyn will face a runoff against state Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Replican Senate primary in Texas. The Associated Press has projected that Texas state Rep. James Talarico will win the Democratic Senate primary.The... Read More.

As war with Iran stretches on, some experts raise concerns over ‘war of attrition’ with missile stockpiles

Wednesday, March 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- While President Donald Trump says Operation Epic Fury could last several weeks, a question some are raising is how long U.S. and allies' missile defense stockpiles can last in an extended conflict with Iran.Trump has insisted that the U.S. is well... Read More.

Noem declines to retract ‘definition of domestic terrorism’ comments about Pretti during Senate hearing

Tuesday, March 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem faced questions about immigration enforcement operations as she testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday -- refusing to apologize for or retract her statements about a U.S. citizen shot and killed by federal law enforcement... Read More.