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Remnants of the F-15 shot down over Iran, one of two fighter jets this week. All pilots have since been recovered. (Anadolu / Contributor / Getty Images)

Iran downs planes, US rescues pilots

Former "Cosby Show" actor Geoffrey Owens, once went viral working retail in between acting jobs, now guest starring on one of the biggest shows "The Pitt." (Courtesy of HBO Max)

Geoffrey Owens’ full-circle moment

President Trump and Bondi at a meeting in Memphis on March 23, 2026, just days before he fired her from office. (Roberto Schmidt / Getty Images)

Bondi fired, DOJ portrait really trashed

President Donald Trump takes the stage during a rally with U.S. Army troops on June 10, 2025 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump wants $1.5 trillion for military

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Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links Golf Club looks on after the match against the Los Angeles Golf Club at SoFi Center on March 24, 2026 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/TGL/TGL Golf via Getty Images)

Woods called Trump before DUI arrest

French President Emmanuel Macron walks towards the statue of Winston Churchill in Paris, on November 11, 2024, as part of the commemorations marking the 106th anniversary of the November 11, 1918, Armistice, ending World War I (WWI). (CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Macron to Trump: Be serious about Iran

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) departs a House Republican Conference Meeting at the U.S. Capitol on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Dems, GOP declare victory in DHS deal

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President Donald J. Trump returns to the White House before his address tonight on December 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C.. (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump storms out of SCOTUS

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Voters fill out their ballots at a polling station in New York City on Election Day, November 5, 2024. (LEONARDO MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump critics: Voter roll EO is illegal

The Supreme Court may decide to end birthright citizenship at President Trump's asking. The cost could be more detrimental for generations of US residents as people question the legitimacy of such an action to repeal the 14th Amendment. (Chris Hackett / Tetra Images / Getty Images)

SCOTUS rules for conversion therapy

A warehouse purchased by the Department of Homeland Security that is slated to become an immigration detention facility is seen on March 10, 2026 in Williamsport, Maryland. DHS spent $102.4 million earlier this year to buy the 830,000-square foot warehouse in an industrial park "to provide short-term housing for individuals in immigration custody awaiting immigration processing and related administrative procedures," according to a DHS notice. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Lawmakers probe ICE detention centers

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a visit to Sierra Space in Louisville, Colorado on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Did Hegseth make sketchy investments?

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A building in Tehran's commercial district is in ruins due to recent Israel-US strikes in the city. (Majid Saeedi / Getty Images)

A widening Iran War with no easy exit

Singer Barry Manilow performs onstage during the "Manilow: The Last Seattle Concert" at Climate Pledge Arena on July 12, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images)

Manilow: Pop full of "run-on sentences"

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at the 2026 CPAC, an annual conservative conference. With little to no "big names" on the stage, attendees didn't exactly turnout in the droves they have for the last decade to validate the de factor leader of the GOP - Donald Trump. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)

United in Trump, divided on the rest

Mark Levin (Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Radio Hall of Fame)

Trump soft-sells Iran invasion

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Pope Leo XIV gave a strong rebuke to leaders who use faith to justify their violence, including that God will not listen to their prayers, a sentiment echoed multiple times in the same Bible many leaders like to cite to support their violent actions.

Pope: God refuses prayers of warmongers

A protester in Munich, Germany, holds a ''No Kings, No Fascists'' sign during the ''No Kings, No Fascism'' demonstration. The rally is part of a global movement advocating for democracy and civil rights. (Michael Nguyen / Getty Images)

“No Kings 3" target Trump and Iran war

President Trump's signature has become ubiquitous with his many executive orders, but now it will be featured on legal U.S. currency, a first in over 100 years for a sitting president. (Samuel Corum / Getty Images)

Trump is putting his name on everything

TSA security lines at Houston's largest airport extended out the doors and snaked around baggage claims. Travelers waited long hours to make it to their waiting flights. All because Congress cannot agree how to or whether to fund DHS. (Antranik Tavitian / Getty Images)

House: 'No deal!' Long TSA lines persist

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Kash Patel testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Kash Patel hacked by Iran-backed group

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents are seen working as passengers wait in long lines outside of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on March 23, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

House rejects Senate plan to fund TSA

Crate of fresh fruit and vegetables, including carrots, cauliflower, parsnips, brussel sprouts, apples and oranges. (David Davies/PA Images via Getty Images)

The dirtiest produce on any grocery list

Bets on Iran war draw scrutiny

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