Trump News for Tuesday, March 3, 2026

The GOP and Democratic primaries mark a potential litmus test for what direction base voters want their parties to go ahead of midterm elections this fall that will determine power in Congress.

Trump on Tuesday contradicted the words of Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Israel’s plans to attack Iran prompted the president to launch strikes.

Dropout CEO Sam Reich lent the world of 'Game Changer' to ABC's police procedural with Nathan Fillion and faced backlash from subscribers. Analysis.

US officials confirmed the US didn’t attack Iran because of an ‘imminent threat’ but because Israel was going to strike.

Texans will vote in the high-stakes Senate race.

A conversation with Arash Azizi about Iranians’ hopes for their country and what it will take to get there

The administration has burnt the “presumption of regularity” to a crispness normally reserved for conquered bridges succumbing to heat death. It is now well known that the Trump administration will do whatever it wants to do, whether or not it’s supported by …

The Pentagon on Tuesday identified four of the six American service members killed by an Iranian drone strike at a base in Kuwait that wounded 18 others.

It's unclear if other types of non-AI video will also be penalized.

US President Donald Trump says he does not care if Iran take part in this summer's 2026 World Cup.

Travelers will hopefully see flight operations return to normal soon, but they may also see higher prices.

Despite President Trump's efforts to deeply cut science funding from the federal budget in 2026, Congress quietly restored much of the funding to previous levels in recent weeks.

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: The US is four days into a war with Iran — and the Tru…

The US has relocated 15 aircraft, including refuelling tankers, from military bases in southern Spain.

A federal judge just ruled against the Trump administration.

Will Iran compete? Will violence in Mexico flare up? And what about funding for host cities in the U.S.? With only 100 days left before it beings, the 2026 World Cup in North America is facing a lot of uncertainty.

Fuel prices surged after the Trump administration launched strikes against Iran on Saturday, immediately raising questions about whether the war would increase energy costs for Americans, put more pressure on power grids, and push companies to pump out more o…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran, saying “the world will be safer”.

A suspected Iranian drone strike near the U.S. Consulate in Dubai sparked a raging fire Tuesday night, according to multiple reports ... and the aftermath was caught on video. Footage of the explosion soon began flooding socials today, showing the…

Oman had been mediating talks between Iran and the US before Washington attacked Tehran.

Donald Trump’s post on Truth Social about Iran echoed a conspiracy theory that has been circulating online for years.

The State Department wants US diplomats to fight data localization around the world. The policy position is correct. It’s just that the messenger has spent the last few months systematically destroying every reason anyone might listen. Reuters has an exclusiv…

Trump appeared to dismiss Reza Pahlavi as an option and sketched a vision of Iran's government similar to Venezuela's.

US President Donald Trump said Iranian dissident Reza Pahlavi could be a possible successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Primaries will determine party candidates in November race to control Congress, give early window into voter sentiment.

The U.S. and Israel are racing to destroy Iran’s missile supplies before their own air defenses are exhausted.

GOP race marked by vitriol while Dems see a chance for the first time in years.

US Navy 'will begin escorting' oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway, if necessary, Trump says.

American travelers are speaking out amid the ongoing attack on Iran by joint U.S.-Israeli forces.

The Supreme Court’s Republican majority just did the legal equivalent of grabbing J.R.R. Tolkien’s One Ring, placing it on their collective fingers, and dancing around singing, “I just can’t wait to become a Nazgûl.” On Monday evening, the Court handed down M…

Iran has already announced new interim leadership to replace Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed this weekend, along with several other high-ranking Iranian officials in an Israeli strike. But who will lead the country in the long term is far from certain …

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has allowed the US to use British bases for so-called “defensive strikes” targeting Iran.

Trump contradicts Rubio by saying US attacked Iran because 'he had a feeling' Tehran would attack Washington first.

Trump criticises Starmer saying “This is not Winston Churchill we’re dealing with”.

Trump faces challenges as Iran resists negotiations after military escalation and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's killing.

The United States went to war with Iran for reasons that remain unclear.  At various points, the president and his allies have argued that this was a war of preemptive self-defense, an effort to prevent Iran from rebuilding its nuclear program, and even an at…

Too little, too late?

"Creating AI profiles of Americans based on that data represents a chilling expansion of mass surveillance," said Wyden.

The Trump administration is purposefully cruel. That much cannot be argued, not when it has deliberately sent deportees to foreign torture prisons, dumped them in war-torn countries with histories of human rights abuses, and stranded people its has been order…

U.S. citizens face flight cancellations and embassy closures as tensions rise. Matt Rivers reports from Beirut amid black smoke and explosions at the airport.

Yesterday, the Justice Department gave up trying to justify President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting law firms. Now it wants another shot.

Analysts say the joint US-Israeli strikes against Iran appear to breach the UN Charter's prohibition on aggression.

The updated Denza Z9 GT can drive up to 1036 km (644 miles) on a single charge, the Chinese automaker says.

Donald Trump targeted Spain in an Oval Office tirade, saying he was going "to cut off all trade" with the country.

The House Oversight Committee released video of the the Clintons' depositions as part of an inquiry into the federal government's handling of investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

President Donald Trump pushed back on the idea that Israel forced the Trump administration's hand to attack Iran, telling ABC News that Iran was "going to attack if we didn't do it."

No more hiding in the server closet: Cyber ops mentioned alongside kinetic warfare as critical to conflict In what may be the most public acknowledgment of its cyber operations capabilities to date, the Pentagon has admitted that cyber soldiers are playing a …

In the days that followed the US and Israel's joint military strike on Iran on Saturday, floods of images and videos that supposedly document the war have appeared online. Some are old or depict unrelated conflicts, are made or manipulated with AI, and in som…

President Trump told ABC News' Rachel Scott that Iran was "going to attack if we didn't do it" after she asked if Israel forced his hand to launch strikes against Iran.

Donald Trump denied that Israel forced him into attacking Iran, contradicting his own Secretary of State.

We’ve been writing about Section 230 for a very long time. We’ve written about why it matters, why the people attacking it are wrong, and why most of the proposed “reforms” would make the internet dramatically worse for everyone except the already powerful. A…

"They're running out and they're running out of areas to shoot them, because they're being decimated," Trump said in a Tuesday call with POLITICO.

J. D. Vance says this Middle East entanglement can’t be dumb—because Trump is smart.

President Donald Trump now says it's "too late" for talks with Iran and warned the U.S. has enough munitions to fight "forever."

American AI companies love to say that the US must win the AI arms race, or China will.  Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Meta have all invoked the threat of a Chinese victory to justify speeding ahead on AI development, seemingly no matter what. The…

Hillary Clinton didn't hold back when asked about President Donald Trump during her Epstein deposition last week ... pushing to have him testify under oath, because he's got a laundry list of bad behavior and past connections with the dead…

Both loyalists and dissidents cried over the death of Ayatollah Khamenei. This common reaction to a dictator’s demise is a symptom of the damage they do.

MAGA lawmakers like Nancy Mace are calling for Rep. Tony Gonzales to resign, and for more transparency regarding sexual harassment in Congress.

Eyewitness video captured a large plume of smoke rising over Tehran after an air strike hit the Iranian capital.

Russia, one of Iran's few allies, could profit from the war as it navigates diplomatic relations with Iran and Israel.

You might have noticed that when Netflix was attempting to acquire Warner Brothers, Republicans were suddenly and uncharacteristically interested in media consolidation and antitrust reform. Republican AGs threatened investigation. The Trump DOJ launched a (f…

"GMA" shares details of the rescue more than 900 feet in the air and hears from the firefighters who saved two people trapped in the balloon.

Trump makes adversaries and reluctant partners central to his politics, pairing direct threats with transactional deals.

War powers legislation talks reignite as Democrats push back on Trump's justification for 'preemptive' strikes on Iran.

The AI giants behind two of the world's most popular chatbots, Claude and ChatGPT, have escalated their beef. Now people are picking sides.

The U.S. has evacuated diplomats in the Middle East and closed several embassies as war in Iran intensifies. And, what to expect from the Senate races in the North Carolina and Texas primary elections.

Her testimony comes as part of her department is shut down amid funding fight.

All Kristi Noem had to do was admit, weeks later, that Pretti and Good were not terrorists. She still couldn't bring herself to do it.

'Trump left all options open for when he would be bored with this to decide it's done and find a way to declare victory'

The grandson of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups creator has launched a campaign against The Hershey Company, which owns the Reese's brand. He wants them to stop skimping on ingredients.

Killing anyone without a trial, let alone a foreign leader, involves a moral choice.

If anyone had suggested that I might really be a girl, I don’t know how I would have responded.

Democrats are hoping former Gov. Roy Cooper can flip the seat blue.

In addition to seeking misconduct charges against Bovino, Minnesota is still investigating the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

The midterm elections are officially underway and contests in Texas and North Carolina will be the first major opportunity for parties to hear from voters about what's important to them in 2026.

The focus of the hearing is likely to be on how Kristi Noem is pursuing President Trump's mass deportation efforts in his second term, after two U.S. citizens were killed by immigration officers.

The president's supporters in one town hail his actions in the Middle East - though some comments suggest seeds of trouble.

U.S. first lady Melania Trump presided over a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday focusing on children in conflict, as the United States has joined Israel in attacking Iran.

Analysts say the US could run low on vital interceptor missiles within weeks.

Jon Stewart criticized Donald Trump's attack on Iran alongside Israel on the latest episode of 'The Daily Show.'

US Democratic senator Mark Warner says there was no “imminent threat” from Iran to the US.

Iran struck the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia’s capital with a drone early Tuesday as it kept hitting targets around the region, while the United States and...

Hillary Clinton told the House Oversight Committee she never interacted with Jeffrey Epstein, according to newly released video of last week's closed-door deposition.

Now days into President Donald Trump's war against Iran, much of the administration's messaging has been confusing or contradictory.

When Katy Perry sides with your competitor, something's got to be done.

Donald Trump played a game of hypotheticals and then thanked himself in the third person as part of an attempt to deflect blame for his strikes on Iran...

Predicting the total cost of the campaign is difficult, and experts warn the greater challenge may be inventory.

US First Lady Melania Trump has presided over a UN Security Council meeting focusing on children in conflict.

Kesha lambasted the White House on Monday for using 'Blow' in a TikTok video 'to incite violence and threaten war.'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a new rationale for why the U.S. attacked Iran now.

ABC News chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz reports on Iran's recent history and what life was like under the Ayatollah's regime.

At issue is the mid-term redrawing of New York's 11th congressional district, including Staten Island and a small part of Brooklyn.

Donald Trump has no clear objective in mind, let alone a plan to achieve an endgame in Iran. What is America even doing by attacking the nation?