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The U.S. is now engaged in a full-scale military offensive against Iran — codenamed Operation Epic Fury — costing an estimated $1 billion per day, while at home the House passed a massive spending bill pouring $28 billion into border enforcement and detention expansion. President Trump fired DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and tapped Senator Markwayne Mullin as her replacement, 24 states are suing to block the administration's global tariffs, and a voluntary tech company pledge to self-fund AI data center power may or may not keep your electricity bills from rising.
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Trump, Zeldin roll back Obama-era climate change rule — cite savings of more than $3,800 per American: https://nypost.com/2026/02/12/us-news/trump-lee-zeldin-announce-largest-deregulatory-action-in-american-history/
Hegseth: U.S. ‘Winning Decisively, Without Mercy’ as Iran’s Air, Missile, and Naval Power ‘Evaporates’https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/03/04/hegseth-u-s-winning-decisively-without-mercy-as-irans-air-missile-and-naval-power-evaporates/
Starting last night, and in the next few days, there will be complete control of Iranian skies. U.S. forces have struck or sunk to the bottom of the ocean more than 20 ships from the Iranian regime. America's military might on FULL DISPLAY. Operation Epic Fury 🇺🇸 https://t.co/qdOxC5qm6n
SECRETARY RUBIO: We are going to destroy Iran’s missiles and their missile launchers. We are going to destroy their capability to make them. We are going to destroy their navy. Acting at this time gave us the highest probability of success in achieving these objectives. https://t.co/aYaytMWQo1
Operation Epic Fury is a bold, decisive, and necessary act of strength against a BELLIGERENT and RUTHLESS enemy of freedom. The battle with Iran has been raging for nearly half a century. @POTUS is ending it once and for all. https://t.co/zjTkRfoAlE
Trump started a war in the Middle East. Six Americans dead. Thousands stranded. His justification? He had “a feeling.” https://t.co/F5EsyKveIK