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By Ben Finley and The Associated PressMay 1, 2026
Politics‘A strategic blunder’: Democrats confront Hegseth as the Iran war’s price tag hits $25 billion
By The Associated Press, Ben Finley, Stephen Groves, David Klepper and Konstantin ToropinApril 29, 2026
By Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin, David McHugh and The Associated PressApril 25, 2026
PoliticsJD Vance leaves Pakistan after marathon talks with Iran end without a deal as Tehran refuses U.S. demand not to develop nuclear weapons
By Munir Ahmed, E. Eduardo Castillo, Samy Magdy, Cara Anna, Ben Finley, Collin Binkley and The Associated PressApril 11, 2026
LawAppeals court says national security implications of halting White House ballroom construction must be weighed
By Michael Kunzelman, Ben Finley and The Associated PressApril 11, 2026
PoliticsIranian attack on Saudi base injures at least 15 U.S. troops while 2,500 Marines arrive in the Mideast ahead of Trump’s new Hormuz deadline
By Aamer Madhani, Samy Magdy, Ben Finley and The Associated PressMarch 28, 2026
PoliticsAll 6 crew members on KC-135 refueling plane that crashed in Iraq are dead, bringing U.S. death toll to at least 13 service members
By Konstantin Toropin, Ben Finley, Kim Tong-Hyung and The Associated PressMarch 13, 2026
PoliticsAs Trump says military has plenty of munitions for Iran war, Democrats point out U.S. didn’t give Ukraine more interceptors because of low supply
By Ben Finley and The Associated PressMarch 7, 2026
Politics3 U.S. service members killed and 5 seriously wounded in Iran operation, after Trump warned of casualties
By Ben Finley and The Associated PressMarch 1, 2026
PoliticsTrump’s border czar says ‘small’ security force will remain in Minnesota after enforcement drawdown. ‘We’ll get back to the original footprint’
By Ben Finley and The Associated PressFebruary 15, 2026
EnergyU.S. military tracks down a sanctioned oil tanker from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean and ‘shut it down’
By Ben Finley and The Associated PressFebruary 15, 2026
PoliticsPete Hegseth’s plan to test anti-cartel lasers shut down the El Paso airport for a full day, sources say
By Seung Min Kim, Ben Finley, Mary Clare Jalonick, Morgan Lee, Josh Funk and The Associated PressFebruary 11, 2026
LawEpstein files lead to resignation of top Slovakian official, while British prime minister calls on former prince to cooperate with U.S. authorities
By Michael R. Sisak, Danica Kirka, Ben Finley and The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2026
By Emma Burrows, Claudia Ciobanu, Ben Finley and The Associated PressJanuary 14, 2026
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