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A look at how the Trump team’s reasons for the Iran war, along with objectives and timing, have shifted since the air assault began

A look at how the Trump team’s reasons for the Ira...

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Republican lawmakers showed signs Tuesday they were getting nervous about the course of the Iran war and the economic impact on voters ahead of the November elections.

Republican lawmakers showed signs Tuesday they wer...

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As events shift in Iran so does the White House messaging about the war. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:

As events shift in Iran so does the White House me...

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Each side in the Iran war seems to have miscalculated how the other would behave, triggering an ever-expanding conflict with few clear ways out in the foreseeable future

Each side in the Iran war seems to have miscalcula...

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Who will Trump pick as MAGA heir for the ’28 election? He has lately extolled Rubio amid the focus on foreign policy, but many see Vance as a better fit.

Who will Trump pick as MAGA heir for the ’28 elect...

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Lawrence Summers has lost his affiliation with America’s leading economics organization, the latest consequence for the former Treasury secretary stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein

Lawrence Summers has lost his affiliation with Ame...

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How Iran is building a religious mythology around its new supreme leader

How Iran is building a religious mythology around ...

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Anthropic filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for designating the artificial-intelligence company a security threat and trying to cancel its federal contracts

Anthropic filed a lawsuit against the Trump admini...

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Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are backing Powerus, a drone company vying to meet Pentagon demand and fill a hole left by the administration’s ban on new Chinese drones in the U.S.

Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are backing Poweru...

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Ask members of Congress if the U.S. is at war with Iran, and suddenly a reticence to use the word “war” appears. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:

Ask members of Congress if the U.S. is at war with...

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Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader, Iranian state media reported

Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the slain ...

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When President Trump voiced hope last weekend that the air war he was unleashing against Iran would topple the country’s regime, he was making a bet against history

When President Trump voiced hope last weekend that...

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The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei, son of slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as Iran’s supreme leader defies Trump and signals that Tehran won’t back down as it fights a war with the U.S. and Israel

The appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei, son of slain ...

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President Trump is under pressure to address surging gas prices, stretched-thin munitions and sustained opposition to the war

President Trump is under pressure to address surgi...

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Some Republicans complain Virginia’s most prominent GOP figure is missing from their counterattacks against Democrats’ plan to redraw the state’s congressional maps

Some Republicans complain Virginia’s most prominen...

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Few people lobbied President Trump to intervene militarily in Iran as effectively as the hawkish and persistent Sen. Lindsey Graham

Few people lobbied President Trump to intervene mi...

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María Corina Machado, a Nobel laureate and opposition leader, is fighting to be a part of President Trump’s plans for Venezuela

María Corina Machado, a Nobel laureate and opposit...

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Trump wants Iran’s unconditional surrender, a DOJ official goes after Cuban leaders, and RFK Jr. angers Boston. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:

Trump wants Iran’s unconditional surrender, a DOJ ...

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