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WATCH: U.S. seems 'on a path' to deploying ground troops in Iran, Blumenthal says after classified briefing

By Associated Press

“I am left with more questions than answers, especially about the cost of the war,” Blumenthal told reporters after the briefing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

News Wrap: Georgia holds special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene

In our news wrap Tuesday, Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi is fighting off a primary challenge from newcomer Evan Turnage, there's a crowded field in a Georgia special election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Democrats sued the Trump…

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WATCH: White House says Trump will accept outcome of investigation into bombing of school in Iran

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt didn’t answer why President Donald Trump falsely asserted on Monday that Iran has access to the U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missile, the weapon likely used to strike a girls school in Iran, killing 165 people.

State Department approves up to $40M to evacuate Americans from Mideast on charter flights

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The State Department has authorized the use of up to $40 million in emergency funds to pay for evacuation charter flights for Americans to leave the Middle East because of disruptions in transportation caused by the Iran war.

Live Results: Mississippi midterm primary elections

Longtime U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson won the Democratic nomination for Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating two challengers, including a young antitrust lawyer with experience working in Washington.

Live Results: Georgia's 14th Congressional District special election

Democrat Shawn Harris and Republican Clay Fuller advanced to a runoff for Marjorie Taylor Greene's former U.S. House seat in Georgia after no candidate won a majority in Tuesday's special election.

Polls show what Americans think about the war in Iran

By Linley Sanders, Associated Press

Americans are divided along party lines on U.S. military action against Iran, according to polls conducted since the war began.

WATCH: White House holds briefing as U.S. announces 'most intense' day of strikes on Iran

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump “is not making anything up” as he offers varying justifications for launching the war.

Sharing a stage, Justices Jackson and Kavanaugh spar over emergency Supreme Court orders favoring Trump

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Kavanaugh and Jackson sat a few feet apart in a courtroom in which they both heard cases when they served on the federal appeals court in Washington.

Georgia voters are choosing a successor for Marjorie Taylor Greene

By Jeff Amy, Associated Press

The winner will serve out the remaining months of Greene’s term. But if they want to remain in Congress beyond next January, they will have to run again.