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The White House on Wednesday sought to distance itself from Joe Kent, a top counter-terrorism official who resigned in protest of the Iran war, by depicting him as not involved in U.S. intelligence assessment.

Sen. Rand Paul unloaded on fellow Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin Wednesday, calling him "a man with anger issues" and saying his combativeness makes him a questionable choice to become secretary at the Department of Homeland Security.

The Israeli military announced Wednesday that an overnight airstrike killed Esmaeil Khatib, Iran's minister of intelligence, in yet another massive blow to the Iranian security structure.

U.S. forces used multiple 5,000-pound bombs to strike Iranian missile facilities near the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon officials said late Tuesday.

President Trump said Wednesday the U.S. might finish off the Iranian regime and let countries that rely on the Strait of Hormuz as an oil-shipping channel deal with its security.

Israel said Wednesday it killed another top Iranian official, the third in two days, while Iran lashed out with attacks on its Persian Gulf neighbors and Israel, using some of its latest missiles to evade air defenses and killing two people near Tel ...

High-profile attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz have epitomized Iran's hit-and-run response to superior American and Israeli firepower, but analysts warn that Tehran's asymmetric strategy isn't limited to guns, bombs or the physical ...

Gregory Bovino, who became a face of the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement tactics in large cities, confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that he plans to retire from the Border Patrol in the coming weeks.

Leaders of U.S. military forces in the Western Hemisphere told Congress on Tuesday that Chinese activities and influence pose a growing threat to U.S. national security.

The U.S.-Iran war is certainly a modern fight. But many of its overarching themes feel familiar, deeply reminiscent of past Mideast wars and in some ways unaffected by massive leaps in military technology.