Iran official says support for new sanctions would be an act of war, and other Middle East news
The new head of Iran's top security body warned Sunday that Tehran will see any country's support for new U. S. economic measures against the Islamic Republic as an “act of war,” while Iran's president defended a memorandum of understanding with the United States as the best way out of the stalled conflict. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday is expected to announce the new measures after the U. S. vowed to impose an “unprecedented” level of economic warfare and isolation on a a...
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- A US envoy clarifies his comments on Golan Heights that contradicted Trumps position
- Jared Kushner meets with Democratic leader Jeffries with House control at stake in November
- Trump waves the green flag to start the IndyCar race as drivers zoom through Washingtons streets
- Zelenskyy details rift with Ukraines dismissed defense minister Fedorov
- Pete Buttigieg returns to South Carolina as he weighs another White House run
Sat, 22 Aug 2026
- Iran security chief threatens neighbors against economic measures, and other Mideast developments
- A trade war between Canada and the US further ruptures a once-close and durable alliance
- US and Canada fall deeper into a trade war with new tariffs as talks collapse and blame is spread
- Trump urges court to reject BBCs bid to secure records from his family in defamation case
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- Inside Trumps remake of the White House Rose Garden. First a stone patio, then statues
- Trump urges South Carolinians to make Sen. Darline Graham the GOP nominee for US Senate
Fri, 21 Aug 2026
- Trump threatens lawsuit against nonprofit that questioned whether National Guard plan lessened crime
- Pentagon dismisses Stars and Stripes leadership after editor, reporter oppose military interference
- US plans to pay $850 million of the $5 billion it owes the United Nations
- More troops are reporting unwanted sexual contact, but numbers still fall, Pentagon says
- Supreme Courts chief justice allows work on Trumps $400M White House ballroom to continue for now
- Trump loyalist Ed Martin is leaving the Justice Department to focus on election legal battles
- Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, but ranchers and some Republicans are already balking
- Vance campaigns at the Ohio steel plant where his grandfather worked
- MAHA activists urge Trump against promoting coal to power energy-hungry AI data centers
- Trump warns of economic D-Day against Iran, but Tehran is well acquainted with sanctions
- Cuba says US sanctions are blocking its efforts to open the economy to private investment
- Trump appears on former fixer-turned-enemy Michael Cohens radio show after detente
- Federal court is asked to block Kennedy Center from returning Trumps name to building
- California lawmaker Aisha Wahab wins special election to succeed Eric Swalwell in Congress
Thu, 20 Aug 2026
- Federal agents seize devices from ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell in sexual misconduct probe, AP source says
- The Latest: Over 750 US troops have been wounded since the Iran war began, Pentagon says
- Investigators examining foes of Trump seek interviews related to Mar-a-Lago search, AP sources say
- US ramps up Cuba sanctions and detentions of Americans returning from the island
- Trump keeps embracing data centers even as they become toxic in midterm races
- US sends 20 deportees to Liberia, part of 1,200 migrants the country will receive under new deal
- Democrats narrow their list of 2028 presidential convention sites to Boston, Denver and Philadelphia
Wed, 19 Aug 2026
- The US national debt now stands at $40 trillion
- Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead the Food and Drug Administration
- Longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes to retire, citing differences with Pentagon leadership
- New CDC director acknowledges agency problems in first large staff meeting
- Trump plays White House tour guide to show off work on his helipad and ballroom
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- AP Interview: Ralph Norman questions Trumps endorsement of Darline Graham in South Carolina runoff
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- Judge blocks the Trump administration from moving FBI headquarters to DC office building
- ABC sues FCC over challenge to its broadcast licenses, saying actions present existential threat
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- The Latest: Last-minute talks seek to stop US tariffs on Canadian goods
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- Trumps slight of South Korea in favor of the North raises broader US security concerns
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- Trump administration briefly pauses contentious border project in Texas Big Bend National Park
- Trump blames vandals for damaged grass in the spot where he held his big July 4 celebration
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- Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea
- BBC asks a US court for help in getting testimony from the Trump family in defamation suit
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