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US uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon

By Dan Lamothe, Tara Copp and Noah Robertson
Mar 27, 2026 8:21 pm - The U.S. military has fired more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles in four weeks of war with Iran, burning through the precision weapons at a rate that has alarmed some Pentagon officials and prompted internal discussions about how to make more available, said people familiar with the matter.
Attacks ramp up in Iran war including strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and US troops in Saudi

By FARNOUSH AMIRI, JON GAMBRELL and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Mar 27, 2026 7:33 pm - Israel struck Iran’s nuclear facilities hours after threatening to “escalate and expand” its campaign against Tehran on Friday. Iran vowed to retaliate and struck a base in Saudi Arabia, wounding U.S. service members and damaging planes.
Judge won’t block meeting that could exempt Gulf drilling from Endangered Species Act

By ALEXA ST. JOHN
Mar 27, 2026 5:04 pm - A judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration can convene a meeting next week to seek an exemption from the Endangered Species Act on the basis of national security for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
Vance holds first meeting of a new anti-fraud task force targeting benefit programs

By MICHELLE L. PRICE
Mar 27, 2026 4:53 pm - Vice President JD Vance on Friday held the inaugural meeting of a new anti-fraud task force he’s leading as the Trump administration seeks to show it’s cracking down on potential misuse of social programs.
Pro-Iranian hacking group claims credit for hack of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal account

By ERIC TUCKER
Mar 27, 2026 4:43 pm - A pro-Iranian hacking group claimed Friday to have hacked an account of FBI Director Kash Patel and has posted online what appear to be years-old photographs of him, along with a work resume and other personal documents. Many of those records appeared to be more than a decade old.
Plot to firebomb Palestinian activist’s home disrupted by NYPD undercover operation

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK
Mar 27, 2026 4:08 pm - A New Jersey man who planned to firebomb the home of a prominent Palestinian activist was arrested Thursday following a weekslong undercover operation led by the New York City Police Department, according to officials and court papers.
Pentagon considers diverting Ukraine military aid to the Middle East

By Noah Robertson and Ellen Francis
Mar 26, 2026 7:16 pm - The Pentagon is considering whether to divert weapons intended for Ukraine to the Middle East as the war in Iran depletes some of the U.S. military’s most critical munitions, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Trump administration opens investigations into race in admissions at 3 medical schools

Mar 26, 2026 7:09 pm - The Trump administration has opened investigations into how race is considered in admissions at three medical schools, ratcheting up its pressure campaign against colleges and universities.
Far fewer immigrants are moving to big cities in US, data shows

By Marianne LeVine
Mar 26, 2026 6:57 pm - The number of new immigrants settling in metropolitan areas in the United States has declined steeply, according to a Brookings Institution analysis of recently released U.S. Census Bureau data, a shift that comes as the Trump administration restricts arrivals from other nations.
Israel says it killed Iran’s top naval commander in bid to reopen Strait of Hormuz

By Leo Sands and Susannah George
Mar 26, 2026 4:11 pm - Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Thursday that Iran’s top naval commander, Alireza Tangsiri, was killed in an overnight airstrike, casting it as an effort to support the United States’ push to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to maritime traffic.

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