Category Archives: National
Pentagon identifies first US soldiers killed in Iran war
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Tuesday identified four of the first American soldiers killed in the war against Iran as the Trump administration wa...
Mar 04, 2026 A combination image of undated photos shows U.S. Army Reserve Captain Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida, U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska, U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of Des Moines, Iowa, who were killed March 1, 2026, at the Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait during a drone attack.
US lawmakers set to vote on war powers as Iran conflict widens
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate were set to begin voting on Wednesday on a bipartisan war powers resolution aiming to stop the military campaign again...
Mar 04, 2026 A view of the U.S. Capitol building at night in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
Middle East conflict widens as Israeli, US strikes again hit Iran; oil soars, shares slide
DUBAI/TEL AVIV, March 3 (Reuters) - Israeli and U.S. forces pounded targets across Iran on Tuesday, prompting Iranian retaliatory strikes around the Gulf as the conflict spread to Lebanon, rattled glo...
Mar 03, 2026 Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
US lawmakers slam State Dept over lack of help for Americans stuck in Mideast amid Iran war
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers slammed the State Department on Tuesday for urging U.S. citizens in the Middle East to evacuate three days after the U.S.-Israeli air wa...
Mar 03, 2026 FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises after reported Iranian missile attacks, following United States and Israel strikes on Iran, as seen from Doha, Qatar, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo
Israel prepared for weeks-long Iran campaign, unlikely to deploy ground forces, spokesperson says
Tel Aviv, March 3 (Reuters) - The Israeli military has prepared for a campaign against Iran that could last several weeks but is unlikely to see the deployment of ground forces, a military spokesperso...
Mar 03, 2026 A person sits amid debris following an Israeli and U.S. strike on a police station, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
US housing supply gap widens further in 2025, Realtor.com says
WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. housing supply gap widened further in 2025 while more households were formed, an independent report showed on Tuesday, suggesting that many potential homeowner...
Mar 03, 2026 FILE PHOTO: A for sale sign is shown for a residential home in Encinitas, California, U.S. July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
Update: US homeland chief Noem stands by remarks calling slain US citizens terrorists
Updated at 10:32 a.m. By Ted Hesson, Susan Heavey and David Shepardson WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during congressional testimony on Tuesday stood by h...
Mar 03, 2026 U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is sworn in as she testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security," on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
US orders some diplomatic staff to leave Middle East as Iran conflict escalates
DUBAI, March 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. on Tuesday ordered non-emergency government personnel and their family members to leave the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan and closed...
Mar 03, 2026 Vehicles drive past a building that was damaged by an Iranian drone attack, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Seef, Manama, Bahrain, March 1, 2026. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
US Supreme Court blocks California privacy protections for transgender students
March 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court blocked on Monday a series of California laws that can limit the sharing of information with parents about the gender identity of transgender public school s...
Mar 02, 2026 Demonstrators carry a transgender flags outside the U.S. Supreme Court, on the day justices are expected to hear oral arguments in two cases concerning efforts to enforce Republican-backed state laws banning transgender athletes from female sports teams at public schools, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Melania Trump chairs UN meeting on children in conflict
March 2 (Reuters) - U.S. first lady Melania Trump chaired a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on children and education in conflict on Monday, two days after U.S. President Donald Trump a...
Mar 02, 2026 U.S. first lady Melania Trump presides over a United Nations Security Council meeting, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
