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Trump shares ‘West Wing’ clip dismissing ‘proportional response’ after strikes on Iran

10 June 2026 at 12:57
President Trump late Tuesday shared a clip from the series “The West Wing” dismissing the concept of a “proportional response” after the U.S. launched a new round of strikes on Iran in retaliation for an attack on an Apache helicopter. The president first shared on Truth Social the statement issued by U.S. Central Command (Centcom)…

Trump shares ‘West Wing’ clip dismissing ‘proportional response’ after strikes on Iran

10 June 2026 at 12:57
President Trump late Tuesday shared a clip from the series “The West Wing” dismissing the concept of a “proportional response” after the U.S. launched a new round of strikes on Iran in retaliation for an attack on an Apache helicopter. The president first shared on Truth Social the statement issued by U.S. Central Command (Centcom)…

Most in new poll expect gas prices to keep rising

9 June 2026 at 16:40
Nearly 6 in 10 adults in the U.S. expect gas prices to worsen over the next year, as the ongoing Iran war continues to roil energy markets, according to a new poll. The survey, released Monday by Reuters/Ipsos, found that 59 percent of 4,531 respondents said that gas prices will go up in the next…

Most in new poll expect gas prices to keep rising

9 June 2026 at 16:40
Nearly 6 in 10 adults in the U.S. expect gas prices to worsen over the next year, as the ongoing Iran war continues to roil energy markets, according to a new poll. The survey, released Monday by Reuters/Ipsos, found that 59 percent of 4,531 respondents said that gas prices will go up in the next…

Trump says pilots ‘fine’ after helicopter crash near Strait of Hormuz

9 June 2026 at 12:51
President Trump on Monday said two crew members who were aboard a U.S. attack helicopter when they crashed near the Strait of Hormuz are “fine.” The two crew members, whose AH-64 Apache helicopter was patrolling regional waters, were rescued within two hours after they crashed near Oman’s coast, according to U.S. Central Command (Centcom). The…

Trump says pilots ‘fine’ after helicopter crash near Strait of Hormuz

9 June 2026 at 12:51
President Trump on Monday said two crew members who were aboard a U.S. attack helicopter when they crashed near the Strait of Hormuz are “fine.” The two crew members, whose AH-64 Apache helicopter was patrolling regional waters, were rescued within two hours after they crashed near Oman’s coast, according to U.S. Central Command (Centcom). The…

Trump’s Defense Department Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel

The Defense Department has increased the counterintelligence threat assessment to its highest level, and Israel is believed to have eavesdropped on American negotiations with Iran.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last December. The United States and Israel were largely aligned at the war’s outset, with Mr. Trump endorsing Mr. Netanyahu’s goal to oust the Iranian government.

Pentagon Cuts 180 Religious Identities From Military Personnel Records

The new policy, which the Pentagon framed as a largely administrative action, leaves just 31 religious categories to choose from, 22 of which are Christian.

© Salwan Georges for The New York Times

In a video posted to social media on March 24, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the military’s chaplain corps had been “infected by political correctness and secular humanism” under previous administrations.
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