Rep. Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin defended President Donald Trump’s authority to conduct military operations in Iran during a Saturday interview, dismissing criticism from fellow lawmakers amid debate over Congress’ war powers. Van Orden described Representatives Ro Khanna of California and Thomas Massie of Kentucky as “barking up the wrong…

By Solange Reyner | Saturday, 28 February 2026 03:27 PM EST Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., said he trusts President Donald Trump “implicitly” along with top national security officials as lawmakers await additional details about the U.S. and Israel’s strikes on Iran Saturday. “I trust President Trump’s judgment implicitly,” Fine told…

By James Morley III | Saturday, 28 February 2026 02:30 PM EST Democrats are split over President Donald Trump’s announcement this weekend of Operation Epic Fury, a new U.S. military action the administration claims aims to restore stability in the Middle East. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) broke with many Democrats…

By Nicole Weatherholtz | Saturday, 28 February 2026 05:02 PM EST Following the U.S.-Israel joint attack on Iran on Saturday, Ambassador John Limbert cautioned that the Trump administration may be underestimating Iran’s staying power. Appearing on special coverage of the attack, the retired U.S. diplomat and longtime Iran scholar said…

By Michael Katz Saturday, 28 February 2026 07:56 PM EST Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Saturday that Iran had a chance to avoid war and make a deal but is now “suffering the consequences” as a result of a joint Israeli-U.S. military operation targeting the regime’s leadership and military…

French President Emmanuel Macron broke with the usual careful language of Europe’s top leaders Saturday after the United States and Israel launched a joint strike on Iran, calling the developing crisis “dangerous” and demanding an urgent response from the United Nations. “The ongoing escalation is dangerous for all,” Macron said…

By Newsmax Wires | Saturday, February 28, 2026, 8:25 p.m. EST A tense exchange unfolded Saturday at the U.N. Security Council as American and Iranian diplomats confronted each other hours after U.S. and Israeli forces executed coordinated strikes on Iranian military and leadership targets. Iran’s ambassador to the U.N., Amir…

Former national security adviser John Bolton, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, on Saturday defended the administration’s decision to launch preemptive strikes on Iran over its continued nuclear program and endorsed calls for regime change in Tehran. “Trump has every right to eliminate threats from the ayatollahs, the IRGC,…

By Sam Barron Saturday, 28 February 2026 Billions of dollars in arms sales to Taiwan are being delayed by the Trump administration ahead of President Donald Trump’s trip to Beijing in April. The package, valued at $13 billion and approved by a bipartisan group of lawmakers after the State Department…