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• Live updates: Bill Clinton takes his turn with House panel; Trump heads to Texas

  27-02-2026 15:03 via thehill.com
  
  Former President Bill Clinton will sit for a deposition in New York before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in its probe of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. His closed-door testimony comes a day after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was deposed on the matter, during which she criticized questions that veered off...
  
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• US authorizes departure of non-emergency personnel from Jerusalem ahead of possible Iran strike

  27-02-2026 14:51 via thehill.com
  
  The State Department authorized the departure of non-emergency government personnel and their family members from Israel in an updated travel advisory issued Friday as tension in the Middle East and concerns around civil unrest rise. “The security environment is complex and can change quickly, and violence can occur in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza...
  
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• Bill Clinton to sit for closed-door deposition in Epstein investigation

  27-02-2026 14:07 via thehill.com
  
  Former President Clinton will appear for a closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Friday, a day after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s gave her testimony amid the committee's probe of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The hearings are being held in Chappaqua, N.Y. Both of the Clintons appear in files tied to...
  
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• Democratic senator presses Noem on suspension of global entry, TSA PreCheck

  27-02-2026 13:50 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) is pressing Department of Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem to reopen the Global Entry program and to back off a new threat to suspend the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) PreCheck program amid the DHS shutdown, which is stretching into its third week. Rosen, who represents major tourist hub Las Vegas, is concerned...
  
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• Trump looms large in Texas as GOP gears up for Senate primary

  27-02-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump is looming large over Texas as the Lone Star State’s GOP gears up for competitive primaries next week.The president is set to stop in Corpus Christi on Friday, just days after his State of the Union address and as Texas voters cast their ballots in a high-stakes, three-way Republican primary race for Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) seat in the...
  
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• The big new controversy over the Epstein files, explained

  27-02-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  When the Department of Justice released more than 3 million pages of documents relating to the convicted sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein on Jan. 30, the sheer volume of the material was dizzying. It always seemed plausible that important elements of the release would take time to emerge as reporters and researchers dug into the massive...
  
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• Some Republicans increasingly frustrated stock trading ban touted by Trump is stalled

  27-02-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Some House Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated with leadership for not moving the ball quickly enough on a stock trading ban, an issue that has vexed Congress for years despite repeated bipartisan calls for reform. Last month, the House Administration Committee advanced a bill by Chairman Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) that would allow members of Congress,...
  
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• US military shot down border patrol drone with laser in Texas, lawmakers say

  27-02-2026 04:55 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. military shot down a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) drone with a laser in Texas on Thursday, according to Democratic lawmakers, prompting the closure of airspace near the U.S.-Mexico border.  Democratic Reps. Rick Larsen (Wash.), Bennie Thompson (Miss.) and Andre Carson (Ind.) said in a joint statement Thursday evening that the Pentagon reportedly shot down...
  
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• Vance: 'No chance' any Iran strikes would lead to long war in Middle East

  27-02-2026 04:33 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Vance on Thursday defended the U.S. potentially launching military strikes on Iran, saying there was "no chance" that it would lead to a longer war in the Middle East. Vance said in an interview with The Washington Post that the strikes would be a deterrent to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon...
  
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• Hillary Clinton criticizes UFO, Pizzagate questions from GOP during Epstein deposition

  27-02-2026 01:06 via thehill.com
  
  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday criticized questions she said she got from House Republicans about UFOs and the "Pizzagate" conspiracy during her deposition as part of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "It then got, at the end, quite unusual because I started being...
  
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• Wyden presses DEA for answers on secret Epstein investigation

  27-02-2026 00:22 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Wednesday pressed Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Administrator Terry Cole for answers on an investigation into possible drug trafficking and suspicious financial transactions involving the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Wyden sent a letter to Cole requesting an unredacted version of a 2015 memorandum that references a probe entitled “Chain Reaction,” in...
  
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• Mamdani touts productive meeting with Trump on housing

  26-02-2026 23:56 via thehill.com
  
  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday touted his “productive” meeting with President Trump at the White House, during which the mayor said they discussed the prospect of building more housing in their shared hometown. “I had a productive meeting with President Trump this afternoon,” Mamdani wrote in a post on the social platform...
  
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• US threatens to cut off Swiss bank from financial system over alleged Iran, Russia ties

  26-02-2026 23:18 via thehill.com
  
  The Treasury Department on Thursday threatened to cut off MBaer Merchant Bank AG’s access to U.S. financial institutions over the Swiss bank’s alleged ties to sanctioned Iranian and Russian actors. The Treasury accused MBaer and its employees of enabling corruption linked to Russian money laundering, as well as money laundering and terrorist financing on behalf...
  
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• Top Oversight panel Democrat calls for Trump to testify in Epstein probe

  26-02-2026 22:27 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Robert Garcia (Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, on Thursday called for President Trump to testify under oath before the committee as part of its investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He did so as the panel conducted a deposition with former Secretary of State Hillary...
  
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• Florida Republican on Cuba killing 4 on speedboat: 'We need the regime to go'

  26-02-2026 22:12 via thehill.com
  
  Florida Republicans are repeating calls for regime change in Cuba in the wake of the Cuban coast guard killing four people and detaining others who were in a Florida-registered motorboat that Havana said crossed into Cuban territorial waters.  The deadly confrontation adds another layer of volatility between Havana and Washington, amid President Trump’s fuel blockade...
  
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• Texas GOP rep defends Gonzalez in wake of calls to resign

  26-02-2026 22:03 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) on Wednesday defended Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), who has recently faced pressure over allegations that he had an affair with a staffer who later killed herself. “He’s not been indicted for anything. Does it look good? No, I don’t like the appearance of it. He’s got a problem here, don’t get...
  
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• Rove: Trump made 'key mistake' during State of the Union

  26-02-2026 22:02 via thehill.com
  
  Republican strategist Karl Rove on Wednesday accused President Trump of making a “key mistake” during the State of the Union by not addressing the concerns of disenchanted voters who are seeking relief from financial hardship. “For them, the president’s speech almost certainly didn’t sound based in reality. Many Americans, especially swing voters, are pessimistic about...
  
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• Second GOP lawmaker backs Iran war powers act, barring 'new information'

  26-02-2026 21:54 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Warren Davidson (Ohio) on Thursday became the second House Republican to pledge support for a resolution aimed at limiting President Trump’s ability to take unilateral military action in Iran. Davidson wrote in a post on the social platform X that he has requested a classified briefing on the “mission in Iran,” but he intended...
  
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• Democrats fume after Boebert leaks deposition photo of Hillary Clinton: 'Clown show'

  26-02-2026 21:53 via thehill.com
  
  Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee tore into Republicans on the panel after Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) leaked a photo from inside former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s deposition on Thursday. Clinton is testifying as part of the panel’s probe into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Ranking member Robert Garcia (D-Calif.)...
  
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• Burgum: Sanders data center moratorium would be like waving 'surrender flag' to China

  26-02-2026 21:36 via thehill.com
  
  Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Thursday slammed Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) proposal for a national moratorium on data centers, deeming the idea as an intentional “surrender” to China amid their rapid development of artificial intelligence. “A moratorium on data centers would — would be like, we might as well wave the surrender flag to China...
  
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• Virginia Democrats in House backing redistricting proposal

  26-02-2026 21:23 via thehill.com
  
  Virginia Democrats in the U.S. House are urging voters to support a constitutional amendment that would permit redistricting ahead of the midterm elections after a state judge recently imposed a temporarily block on the referendum. The judge's emergency injunction remains in effect until March 18, past the beginning of the early voting period starting on...
  
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• Astronaut Mike Fincke reveals he was crew member with medical issue

  26-02-2026 21:21 via thehill.com
  
  NASA brought Crew-11 home from the International Space Station early due to a medical event.
  
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• Walz unveils antifraud package after Trump administration freezes Minnesota Medicaid funds

  26-02-2026 21:13 via thehill.com
  
  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Thursday unveiled a legislative package intended to mitigate fraud a day after the Trump administration paused $259.5 million in Medicaid funds for the North Star State.  Walz’s package would create a new statute that increases penalties for public fraud by 20 percent and extend statutes of limitations to seven...
  
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• Walz unveils anti-fraud package after Trump administration freezes Minnesota Medicaid funds

  26-02-2026 21:13 via thehill.com
  
  Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Thursday unveiled a legislative package intended to mitigate fraud a day after the Trump administration paused $259.5 million in Medicaid funds for the North Star State.Walz’s package would create a new statute that increases penalties for public fraud by 20 percent and extends statutes of limitations to seven...
  
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• Mortgage rates fall below 6 percent for first time in more than 3 years

  26-02-2026 20:48 via thehill.com
  
  Mortgage rates fell below 6 percent on Thursday for the first time in more than three years, marking an opening for homebuyers as inflation cools.Currently, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is averaging 5.98 percent, down .03 points from last week, according to Freddie Mac.Last year, the rate averaged 6.76 percent.“This lower rate environment...
  
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• US, Iran make 'significant progress' in talks

  26-02-2026 20:34 via thehill.com
  
  U.S. and Iranian officials on Thursday made “significant progress” in negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program, said Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi as the threat of war looms over the Middle East.Oman served as a mediator between the U.S. and Iranian officials for the latest round of talks, which took place at the Omani diplomatic...
  
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• Stephen A. Smith: Trump has been 'playing' Democrats 'like a fiddle'

  26-02-2026 20:34 via thehill.com
  
  Sports personality Stephen A. Smith said Wednesday that President Trump has been “playing” Democrats “like a fiddle” for more than a decade, pointing to comments in Trump’s State of the Union address about immigrants living in the country illegally. “And he’s making the claim that you hate him so much, you’re devoid of objectivity, and...
  
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• Senate Democrat: Trump lacks 'clear objective' for Iran

  26-02-2026 20:22 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Thursday the Trump administration lacks a “clear objective” with respect to its pressure campaign towards Iran.  “The president hasn’t made the case to the American public, and they don’t have a clear objective,” Kaine said on MS NOW. “This looks like [the] Iraq [War], which was a disaster, but without...
  
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• Live updates: Hillary Clinton deposition briefly halted over photo leak; US, Iran talk in Geneva

  26-02-2026 20:04 via thehill.com
  
  The deposition of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was briefly paused on Thursday after a GOP member of the Oversight Committee shared a photo from inside the deposition. Conservative influencer Benny Johnson posted a photo of Clinton to X that he said was provided by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), which a Clinton spokesperson said...
  
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• Democrat calls Noem meeting 'heated and tense' after call for impeachment

  26-02-2026 19:43 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.), who has been pushing for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s impeachment, came face-to-face with her on Wednesday, demanding reforms within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as the agency remains shut down. “Today, I met with Secretary Kristi Noem and, again, confronted and held her accountable for her lawlessness and violations...
  
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• Rubio adviser meets often-imprisoned UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson

  26-02-2026 19:17 via thehill.com
  
  The United Kingdom’s far-right political activist Tommy Robinson completed a tour at the State Department on Wednesday after meeting with one of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s senior advisers. A State Department spokesperson told The Hill that the anti-immigration advocate was there in an “unofficial capacity” for a tour. Robinson toured the department’s diplomatic reception...
  
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• Comer: 'Very possible' Lutnick will be asked to testify on Epstein ties

  26-02-2026 19:03 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) said Thursday it is “very possible” that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick could be called to testify before the House Oversight Committee in its ongoing probe of the case tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “That’s very possible,” Comer told reporters in New York ahead of a deposition with former Secretary...
  
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• Newsom: Vance 'scares me ... almost more than Trump'

  26-02-2026 19:02 via thehill.com
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) shared his trepidation about Vice President Vance in a recent interview with MS NOW, describing him as "dangerous." “Vance, for whatever reason, scares me, almost more than Trump,” the Democratic governor told Jen Psaki. “I mean, talk about a guy who put a mask on and his face grew into...
  
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• Judge declines to halt White House ballroom construction

  26-02-2026 18:51 via thehill.com
  
  A federal judge on Thursday declined to halt President Trump’s White House ballroom construction project at the request of preservationists who sued.U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which sought to block the $400 million project, did not properly challenge the renovations, but could amend its complaint, and the judge...
  
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• FBI fires agents who worked on Trump Mar-a-Lago investigation

  26-02-2026 18:07 via thehill.com
  
  The FBI has fired additional agents who worked on cases involving President Trump, including several who worked on the Mar-a-Lago documents case.  A source who confirmed the firings to The Hill said at least 10 agents were removed Wednesday.The dismissals are just the latest in a wave of firing of FBI and Justice Department...
  
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• Huckabee: Carlson saying Israel pushing around Trump 'offensive'

  26-02-2026 18:06 via thehill.com
  
  U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said Wednesday that it was “offensive” for conservative pundit Tucker Carlson to suggest in a recent interview that President Trump was taking cues from the Israeli government on foreign policy. “It’s very offensive to think that President Trump is, as Tucker Carlson characterized it, somebody who is being pushed...
  
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• Live updates: Hillary Clinton says she 'had no idea' of Epstein's criminal activities; US, Iran talk in Geneva

  26-02-2026 17:49 via thehill.com
  
  In New York, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will tell the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in a closed-door deposition that she "had no idea" of the criminal activities of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, according to the opening statement she released Thursday morning. Her husband, former President...
  
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• Graham: Iran facing 'Berlin Wall moment'

  26-02-2026 17:49 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Thursday that President Trump’s actions toward Iran could result in a modern day version of the Berlin Wall's fall. "It is my strong view that history is watching every move we make. If we follow through by sending help to the protesters risking their lives, we will have a 21st...
  
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• Democrats will force vote next week to limit Trump’s war powers in Iran

  26-02-2026 17:46 via thehill.com
  
  House Democrats will force a vote next week to curb President Trump’s war powers in Iran.The resolution is expected to fail, given the overwhelming opposition from Republicans and a small handful of Jewish Democrats. But party leaders want to get all lawmakers on the record by using a procedural move to sidestep GOP leaders...
  
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• Marjorie Taylor Greene: Everything in DC will be 'purely performative' ahead of midterms

  26-02-2026 17:44 via thehill.com
  
  Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said Thursday that activity in Washington, D.C., will be “purely performative” for the rest of year and focused on attempts to “gaslight you to vote in the midterms.” “We all knew and discussed in internal meetings back in January of 2025 that we only had 6-9 months to do...
  
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• Oversight panel deposes Hillary Clinton in Epstein investigation

  26-02-2026 17:16 via thehill.com
  
  The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has kicked off its deposition of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in its investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The deposition, taking place Thursday in Chappaqua, New York, comes after the former first lady and former President Bill Clinton reversed course earlier this month and...
  
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• Hillary Clinton says she does not recall meeting Epstein as Oversight deposition kicks off

  26-02-2026 17:16 via thehill.com
  
  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in a deposition on Tuesday that she had no information about the criminal activities of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, and did not recall ever encountering Epstein. “As I stated in my sworn declaration on January 13,...
  
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• Senate Republican: Past Casey Means magic mushroom recommendation a 'red herring'

  26-02-2026 16:48 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) said Wednesday that the focus in Washington on surgeon general nominee Casey Means's past recommendation for using psilocybin, commonly known as magic mushrooms, is a “red herring.” “Look, no way would I support people taking these psychedelics. I think it's — it’s not part of my practice, it's nothing that I...
  
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• Cindy McCain stepping down as World Food Programme chief

  26-02-2026 16:39 via thehill.com
  
  Cindy McCain announced Thursday she will step down as executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), citing health issues.  McCain, who suffered a mild stroke in October and returned to her role last month, said in a news release that while she hoped to serve through the rest of her term, her...
  
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• Former Trump surgeon general: 'Incomprehensible' Senate is considering Means

  26-02-2026 16:35 via thehill.com
  
  Former Surgeon General Jerome Adams is again raising doubts about President Trump’s surgeon general nominee Casey Means, arguing she lacks the qualifications needed for the role. “As a former U.S. Surgeon General who held an active medical license and practiced medicine while in the role (at Walter Reed and aboard the USS Comfort) it is...
  
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• ICE won't be at polling places during midterms: DHS official

  26-02-2026 16:25 via thehill.com
  
  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers will not be stationed at polling sites this year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed during a Wednesday meeting with secretaries of state from across the country. Heather Honey, DHS’s assistant secretary for election integrity, made the assurance during the private call in a response to a...
  
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• Tillis: Kushner, Witkoff leading peace talks ‘doesn’t make any sense’

  26-02-2026 16:24 via thehill.com
  
  Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) is asking why Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are leading peace talks with Russia, Iran and Israel, given their general lack of foreign policy experience and the fact that they never underwent formal Senate confirmation proceedings. Tillis told ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl that peace talks to resolve the...
  
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• Majorities back Trump on deportations, but oppose methods: Survey

  26-02-2026 15:56 via thehill.com
  
  A majority of Americans in a new survey said they support President Trump’s deportation agenda broadly, but not necessarily the methods used to enact it. The Reuters/Ipsos poll, released Thursday, found that 61 percent of U.S. adults support deporting undocumented immigrants. Broken down by party, 92 percent of Republicans and 35 percent of Democrats supported...
  
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• Most doubt Trump judgment on use of military force abroad amid Iran tensions: Poll

  26-02-2026 15:19 via thehill.com
  
  A majority of Americans doubt President Trump’s judgment when it comes to using military force abroad, even as many say they are concerned about the threat Iran’s nuclear program poses to the U.S., according to a new survey. The latest AP-NORC Research Center poll, released Thursday, found that 48 percent of respondents are "extremely" or...
  
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• Live updates: US, Iran look for common ground in Geneva talks; Hillary Clinton faces Epstein questions

  26-02-2026 15:13 via thehill.com
  
  Trump administration envoys are in Geneva, Switzerland, for another round of critical talks with Iranian and Omani officials on the Islamic republic's nuclear program. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday he was hoping for "productive" conversations and that "diplomacy is always on the table." Oman's foreign ministry said on social platform X the talks...
  
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