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Department of Justice official Emil Bove once served President Donald Trump as a criminal defense lawyer. Trump has nominated him to a federal appeals court.

President Donald Trump called Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, who introduced a War Powers resolution to bar U.S. military engagement in Iran, a "LOSER."

Germany has said it supports a higher defense spending target even though this could leave Europe's largest economy in fiscal hot water.

Plaintiffs in the case want the right to challenge deportations to countries other than their own because of the risk of persecution, torture or death.

The Iranian attacks on U.S. forces after American B-2 bombers and cruise missiles struck nuclear sites escalate the conflict and raise fears of a regional war ...

Trump's nuclear saber-rattling could suggest he feels emboldened after ordering the bomb attacks against Iranian nuclear sites.

Majority Leader John Thune's comments are a sign of the growing pressure he faces to get Republican hold-outs on board.

President Trump said air strikes on Fordo and two other facilities at Natanz and Isfahan, "completely obliterated" Iran's major nuclear enrichment sites.

While the U.S. openly threw its military heft behind Israel, Beijing's support for Tehran appeared more nuanced, raising doubts over China's objectives.

The Straits are the only sea route from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean, and about 20% of the world's oil transits the waterway.