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The U.S. said Tuesday it had destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying ships, amid fears Tehran could deploy hundreds of mines to effectively booby-trap the critical shipping lane.

Cornyn, who spent years defending the filibuster, is locked in a competitive GOP runoff in Texas against Ken Paxton, who has aligned with Trump on the issue.

Thousands attend funeral for Iranian commanders ...

On Tuesday morning, Mark DeRosa said "our ticket's punched to the quarterfinals," when it had, in fact, not been. Later that day, the U.S. lost to Italy, putting its WBC fate in jeopardy.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, was asked by NBC News about his past defense of the Senate filibuster and his recent decision to support a potential rule change to pass the SAVE America Act by eliminating the measure.

Since the war began, U.S. crude oil prices are up more than 25%.

As Israeli strikes tain, the number of people registered as displaced in Lebanon rose by 100,000, between Monday and Tuesday, according to figures released by the government.

In February, inflation rose by 0.3% month over month and 2.4% year over year. NBC News' Brian Cheung reports on the latest economic data, which comes from before the war in Iran began.

Hern's plans come after President Donald Trump tapped Mullin to serve as the next homeland security secretary.

Voters in Georgia held their special election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene with Democrat Shawn Harris and Republican Clay Fuller, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, advancing to the runoff in the closely-watched race. NBC's ...