Trump News for Wednesday, March 4, 2026

US president says on a scale of one to 10, he would rate the war's success at 15, as Iran details civilian sites hit.

Tehran hopes that he will declare a hollow victory and abort the mission.

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Several high-ranking federal election officials attended a summit last week at which prominent figures who worked to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 elect…

A funeral for the country's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been postponed amid explosions.

The committee wants to hear from the attorney general behind closed doors.

The US-Israeli assassination of Iran's top leadership has left a power vacuum in the country.

US President Donald Trump said if he had to rate his war on Iran from one to ten, he would give it a fifteen.

His use of the Iran war dead to attack the media was disgraceful.

This is not how it was supposed to go for Iran.  For years, the Islamic Republic worked to build up a network of allies throughout the Middle East, widely known as the “Axis of Resistance,” which, in the event Iran itself were attacked, could rain down destru…

In 47-52 procedural vote, a resolution to curtail Trump's powers was defeated, though a separate House vote is expected.

It is the latest example of Donald Trump's White House using video games in their propaganda

Critics have questioned the increasing scope and deadly consequences of US anti-narcotics operations in Latin America.

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: President Donald Trump’s war in Iran is already starti…

The health secretary recently announced his plans to have companies like Dunkin' Donuts prove their foods are safe to eat.

Tu Bloom, the Grammys' official botanical artist for nearly two decades, shares flower care tips and a look at the Philadelphia Flower Show.

Leaders from Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, xAI, OpenAI, and Amazon signed the pledge at the White House on Wednesday.

It's not yet clear whether the legislation will have the votes to advance.

This is not what the Founders intended.

The US State Department is urging Americans in 14 Middle Eastern nations to "depart now" as strikes from Iran conflict spill over in the Gulf region.

Trump has launched strikes on Iran while Congress debates war powers.

TerraPower, a start-up founded by Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, is set to build a new kind of nuclear power plant in Wyoming

We’ve been pointing out the fundamental contradiction at the heart of mandatory age verification laws for years now. To verify someone’s age online, you have to collect personal data from them. If that someone turns out to be a child, congratulations: you’ve …

Timothy Snyder on strongmen. “Once you accept that Trump is strong, you are accepting that you are weaker than Trump. And once you accept the strongman form of

In the week leading up to President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, the Pentagon was waging a different battle: a fight with the AI company Anthropic over its flagship AI model, Claude. That conflict came to a head on Friday, when Trump said that the federal gove…

Resolution aims to constrain Trump’s war capabilities, but faces uphill battle with veto likely if passed by Congress.

Of course, we’ll see what comes of this, but it’s starting to look like this administration won’t outlast this level of judicial scrutiny. It may have bullied its way past courts during Trump’s first year back in office, but now lines are being drawn. Whether…

"The machinery of our current republic seems to be in such disrepair that it is hard to see how it lasts," writes Dean Ball.

ABC News' Ashan Singh tells us all about the Hindu holiday celebrating rebirth, renewal and the triumph of good over evil.

Parenting expert and GMA e-commerce editor Bethany Braun-Silva discusses how to lessen the impact from the one-hour shift.

Employees at a Michigan Smoothie King refused to serve a Donald Trump supporter and his wife ... and the contentious argument between the smoothie makers and their would-be customers is all on video. Check it out -- Erika Lindemyer recorded the…

Analysts say it would be difficult, if not impossible, to bring down the Iranian system with US-Israeli air power alone.

Trump offered assurances that the US will protect the flow of oil in the Middle East during the war in Iran, but experts are still worried about disruptions.

Trump’s costly campaign in Iran has come under fire for lacking a clear endgame.

We’ve said it over and over again on this site: when you stand up to the bully, the bully backs down. When you capitulate, you get nothing but a permanent stain and an invitation for more abuse. And here we are again. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that…

The US government, currently headed up by the Trump administration, are reportedly discussing whether to push Chinese conglomerate Tencent to divest their investments in US game companies. Tencent currently own League of Legends developers Riot Games and Back…

Blacklisting Anthropic feels like a peek at an uncertain future.

ABC News’ Rebecca Jarvis goes aboard the newest and biggest ship in the Disney Cruise Line fleet with incoming Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro for an exclusive look before it sets sail from Singapore.

Travelers are sharing their stories of being stranded in the Middle East after the joint U.S.-Israel attack against Iran triggered retaliatory strikes, impacting at least 11 countries in the region.

With Donald Trump saying he doesn't care if Iran participates, the country may be left with no choice but to pull out.

A U.S. submarine used a torpedo to sink and Iranian ship in the Indian Ocean Tuesday, the first such attack since WWII , the Pentagon said.

How to turn constant disruption into an advantage.

Emergency calls recently placed from Texas' Dilley Detention Center reveal a series of medical emergencies that advocates say underscore concerns about the facility.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called the sinking of an Iranian warship with a single Mk48 torpedo a "quiet death."

The United States is burning through scarce munitions while Russia and China watch and wait.

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James Talarico did not mention Donald Trump when he greeted exuberant supporters at his primary night celebration. With his victory over U.S. Rep. Jasmine...

We’ve noted repeatedly how Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr has been abusing the FCC’s “equal opportunity” (or “equal time”) rule to try and threaten daytime and late night talk shows with government retribution if they refuse to enthusiastically coddle Republican…

Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Michael Strahan and others from the “GMA” team put their own spin on the nostalgic trend taking over social media.

Body camera video captured the rescue of a 19-year-old trapped in her overturned vehicle after losing control of it on a winter road and crashing into the Little Miami River in Ohio.

That's how researcher Beatriz Garcia Nice describes the new U.S. stance under the Trump administration to programs addressing gender-based violence.

President Trump's administration is currently debating whether to allow Chinese megacorp Tencent's stakes in major U.S. companies such as Fortnite maker Epic Games and League of Legends developer Riot Games to continue.

ABC News' Danny New talks to NBA legend Marques Johnson, who says this year may be his final birthday dunk.

Spain's socialist president is locked in a war of words with Washington, which has threatened to cut trade ties.

Ryanair's CEO says more Europeans are looking to vacation on their home continent, with a "big collapse in bookings to the Middle East."

The U.S. Ambassador to Israel also said that, if you do end up having a baby in nine months, he expects "that you will want to name the little bugger after me!” Hard pass!

Israel's military said it had begun a "broad wave of strikes" in Tehran Wednesday morning. U.S. officials touted early gains, while Democrats warned the war could widen.

First the Iran War would be over in days. Then Trump said weeks. Now Pete Hegseth says it could be months. Sound familiar?

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools — purchased as its budget has ballooned under this administration — to monitor, apprehend and intimidate the people it seeks to deport and th…

OpenAI's debacle is arguably its least technical challenge yet. It also means Sam Altman can't just push out an app update to alleviate the issue.

The United States Supreme Court has ended the long saga over whether an AI can be registered as the author of an artwork after it declined to take up the case brought by computer scientist Dr. Stephen Thaler. [Read More]

Voters headed to the polls Tuesday in the first primaries of the midterm election season. The latest results from Arkansas, North Carolina and Texas.

Spain's prime minister delivers a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump's threat to end trade with his country.

Gavin Newsom appeared on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' where host Jimmy Kimmel presented him with his own version of Donald Trump's FIFA Peace Prize.

Trump hasn't ruled out ground troops in Iran, but experts expect targeted special ops over an invasion.

Strikes have hit nuclear-related facilities in Tehran, while Iran has launched hundreds of missiles and drones.

One-fifth of the global oil is shipped through the strait, which remains effectively closed amid US-Israeli war on Iran.

Trump told reporters that most of the people he had considered as potential future leaders for Iran are now dead.

Conservative dissent over the war is fracturing the GOP and testing the durability of US support for Israel.

A couple from Texas are stuck in Dubai after the attack on Iran and retaliatory strikes. They said they can't get help from the US.

The Chines conglomerate could be forced to divest over security concerns

Tuesday’s Senate Republican primary in Texas ended in an anticlimax, with no candidate winning a majority of the vote. Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn will face state Attorney General Ken Paxton in a May 26 runoff. Though Cornyn will likely receive more votes than…

Democratic senators voiced alarm after a classified briefing on the US‑Israeli war with Iran.

Some of the main questions asked about the military developments in the Middle East, and what we know so far.

“The Genius Act is being threatened and undermined by the Banks, and that is unacceptable — We are not going to allow it,” the president wrote.

If you didn't wake up before dawn to see it, the next total lunar eclipse will be New Year's Eve 2028.

While investigating a reported assault, two deputies came under fire when a man emerged and began shooting.

The instructor and student on board were able to get out and swim ashore.

Commentators across political spectrum, including MAGA base, seize on Rubio's words amid shifting war justifications.

MAGA commentators are criticizing Donald Trump's war on Iran following Marco Rubio's comments that Israel essentially forced America's involvement.