President Donald Trump said the objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime. He said Iran has continued to develop nuclear weapons.

Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham said the operation would be "violent, extensive and I believe, at the end of the day, successful."

Kansas political leaders are weighing in after the United States and Israel launched a major military attack on Iran on Saturday.

Protesters criticized the Trump administration for cutting agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the name of cost savings while spending an untold amount on foreign conflicts

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth deemed artificial intelligence firm Anthropic a supply chain risk on Friday, following days of increasingly heated public conflict with the AI company.

The United States has an indispensable geopolitical role, providing a security umbrella for dozens of allied nations and acting as the guarantor of global trade. Partially as a result, nearly 15% of the 1.1 million active-duty troops in the U.S. military ...

In January 2026, the U.S. government approved the potential sale of American-made missiles to Denmark to strengthen its defensive capabilities in and around Greenland. On its face, the transaction looked routine: a NATO ally purchasing weapons through the ...

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The United States spent $997.3 billion on defense in 2024, more than the next nine highest spending countries combined, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. While this level of investment helps to maintain American military ...

US-Israel Iran Attack War Live Updates:<br />Tensions escalated sharply after the United States and Israel carried out major airstrikes inside Iran on Saturday, targeting senior leaders, key military installations,