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President Trump said Thursday that he's not deploying additional troops to the Mideast due to the Iran war.

The federal government registered two extraterrestrial-themed .gov domains this week, but neither site is live, a funding freeze is blocking new domain requests at the agency that registered them and the White House offered only a "Stay tuned!"

President Trump on Thursday told Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that her country has been supportive of the U.S. military action in Iran, contrasting it with European leaders who have largely remained quiet or critical of the operation.

President Trump referenced the attack on Pearl Harbor during a meeting Thursday with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, explaining why the war on Iran had to be a "surprise" to the rest of the world.

President Trump said Thursday he figured the economic dent from his "excursion" into Iran would be even more unpleasant and predicted that high oil prices and other turbulence will be short-lived.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, under the Department of Homeland Security, registered the two extraterrestrial sites Tuesday, according to get.gov, the domain registry managed by the CISA.

Of the 1,117 Americans surveyed who had ACA marketplace coverage in 2025, including those who dropped coverage or changed plans, about 55% said they're planning to deal with health care costs by cutting spending on food and other basic household ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts endorsed Graham Platner's Senate bid in Maine on Thursday, offering him some political cover just days after Gov. Janet Mills launched an ad targeting his past online comments about women and rape.

The FBI has opened an investigation into Joe Kent, who resigned as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center this week, over allegations that he improperly shared classified information, according to multiple reports.

Mailing a first-class letter may soon cost almost $1 as the U.S. Postal Service's financial situation worsens.