US, Iran representatives clash at UN Security Council meeting

By: The Hill

Published on: March 1, 2026, 12:55 am

American and Iranian representatives had a terse exchange Saturday at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, hours after the U.S. and Israel attacked the Middle Eastern country with a barrage of missile strikes. "I advise to the representative of the United States to be polite," Iranian Ambassador to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani...

Iran attack becomes latest flashpoint in Senate races

By: The Hill

Published on: March 1, 2026, 12:00 am

The U.S. strikes on Iran early Saturday has become the latest major issue addressed by candidates running in some of the more competitive Senate races. Reactions came after the U.S. and Israel carried out joint strikes on Iran overnight, attacking military command and control facilities, ballistic missile and drone launch sites, military airfields and Iranian...

Trump offering immunity to IRGC, Iranian military and police forces

By: The Hill

Published on: February 28, 2026, 11:22 pm

President Trump on Saturday said he will offer immunity to members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), along with its military and police forces, after the U.S. and Israel attacked the country earlier in the day. "We are hearing that many of their IRGC, Military, and other Security and Police Forces, no longer want...

Trump says Iranian bombing campaign could last a week or as long as ‘necessary’

By: The Hill

Published on: February 28, 2026, 10:29 pm

President Trump on Saturday said the U.S. bombing campaign in Iran could stretch over the course of the next week or last as long as "necessary." "The heavy and pinpoint bombing, however, will continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED,...

Why young voters are moving away from Trump

By: The Hill

Published on: February 28, 2026, 10:00 pm

Young voters are turning away from President Trump more sharply than any other major voting bloc. In 2024, Trump narrowed Democrats’ longstanding advantage with voters under 30, outperforming recent Republican presidential nominees and prompting talk of a generational shift for the GOP. But that same group now appears to be pulling back, with some questioning whether...

Trump says Iran supreme leader Khamenei is dead 

By: The Hill

Published on: February 28, 2026, 9:52 pm

President Trump on Saturday afternoon said Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that the White House intended to lead to regime change for Tehran. Trump said the longtime U.S. enemy was dead about an hour after multiple news outlets reported that U.S. and Israel believed he...

Lawler rips Massie, Democrats over war powers push after US strikes in Iran

By: The Hill

Published on: February 28, 2026, 9:37 pm

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Saturday ripped into Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Democratic lawmakers pushing for a war powers resolution to rein in President Trump after the U.S. and Israel carried out joint strikes on Iran. Lawler said the president must notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying troops or carrying out an attack,...

Sunday shows preview: Lawmakers divided over US strikes on Iran as global fallout builds

By: The Hill

Published on: February 28, 2026, 9:32 pm

The launch of strikes on Iran early Saturday morning sent shockwaves across the globe. The joint operation from the U.S. and Israel follows weeks of negotiations between Iranian and American officials over the terms of a new nuclear deal. President Trump issued a stark warning to the Iranian regime in a video posted on Truth...

Harris opposed to ‘regime change’ war in Iran

By: The Hill

Published on: February 28, 2026, 8:27 pm

Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday said she is against "regime change" in Iran and accused President Trump of "dragging the United States into a war the American people don't want." "Let me be clear," Harris wrote in a statement shared on the social platform X. "I am opposed to a regime-change war in...

Five takeaways as Trump wages war on Iran

By: The Hill

Published on: February 28, 2026, 8:01 pm

The United States and Israel launched waves of strikes Saturday morning against Iran after weeks of tensions between Washington and Tehran. Iran swiftly retaliated, firing drones and ballistic missiles at Israel, along with attacking targets in Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. The joint mission, dubbed “Operation Epic Fury,” began shortly...

Protests opposing the US-led strikes in Iran planned in multiple cities

By: The Hill

Published on: February 28, 2026, 7:59 pm

A coalition of organizations on Saturday have planned protests opposing the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran earlier in the day, with demonstrations planned across multiple cities. "Trump’s unprovoked, illegal attack on Iran is an act of war that threatens to cause unthinkable death and destruction. But the people of this country reject another endless...

Congress was just a backdrop at the State of the Union

By: The Hill

Published on: February 28, 2026, 7:00 pm

President Trump's State of the Union address was criticized for reducing Congress to a backdrop and ignoring key issues such as national security and health care, while the next Congress has the opportunity to reassert its authority and push back against executive overreach.

Graham says European allies have 'gone pathetically soft' over Iran response

By: The Hill

Published on: February 28, 2026, 6:23 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) slammed three European heads of state over their response to the latest strikes against Iran, calling the reaction “so sad.” The U.S. military launched the joint military operation, dubbed “Operation Epic Fury,” with Israeli forces early Saturday morning. President Trump announced the attack in a video posted to Truth Social overnight,...

Key pro-Israel Democrat to back war powers vote after Trump's Iran strikes

By: The Hill

Published on: February 28, 2026, 6:00 pm

Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), one of Capitol Hill’s staunchest allies of Israel, will support a war powers resolution limiting President Trump’s use of force in Iran. Schneider, a senior member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, has in recent days declined to say how he’d vote on the war powers resolution, which Democrats plan to force...

Florida has it right: No handouts for AI robber barons

By: The Hill

Published on: February 28, 2026, 6:00 pm

Florida’s message is clear: Innovation is welcome, but welfare for Big Tech is not.