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Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has given tacit consent to President Donald Trump's threats against Iran (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Joint Chiefs Chair is enabling Trump

Chauncey DeVega
Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 11, 2025. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images)

DOD denies threat to Pope Leo

Garrett Owen
President Donald Trump (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump bombs Iran. Hunger at home

Chauncey DeVega
(Getty Images/Carol Yepes)

Why AI chatbots are getting political

Russell Payne
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President Donald Trump (SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Who will stop Trump on Iran?

Brian Karem
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is known for his chest-thumping (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Pete Hegseth's manly act is backfiring

Amanda Marcotte
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stands at attention during an advanced honor cordon for Canadian National Defense Minister David McGuinty at the Pentagon on September 22, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

DoD nixed plan to avoid civilian deaths

Hannah Allam - ProPublica
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Cabinet meeting on Oct. 9, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Pete Hegseth's action movie rhetoric

Casey Ryan Kelly - The Conversation
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(Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Brendan Smialowski / Anna Moneymaker / Anadolu)

Trump’s Cabinet tries to sell a war

Sophia Tesfaye
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump’s war without rules

Heather Digby Parton
Smoke rises from the area after it was targeted in attacks as a series of explosions are heard in Tehran, Iran on March 01, 2026. The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) building after Iranian authorities said it was targeted in the attacks, as the Iranian army announced it had launched new strikes against U.S. and Israeli targets. (Photo by Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Does the US have an endgame in Iran?

Farah N. Jan - The Conversation
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth attends a Medal of Honor Ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 02, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Hegseth: Iran isn't another forever war

Garrett Owen
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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)

Hegseth issues threat over killer AI

Russell Payne
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting at the Pentagon on January 15, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Boat strike victims' families sue US

Jelinda Montes
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Plane disguised in strike a "war crime"

Jelinda Montes
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speaks to press before the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Kelly sues Hegseth, Pentagon

Alex Galbraith
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President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaks to the press following U.S. military actions in Venezuela on Jan. 3, 2026. (Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

The mass media's blind spot on Venezuela

Sophia Tesfaye
(Getty Images)

The press helped Project 2025 succeed

Sophia Tesfaye
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in the Oval Office on Aug. 25, 2025. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump still can't say "you're fired"

Heather Digby Parton
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers remarks on Dec. 8, 2025. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Hegseth's press purge is now complete

Sabrina Haake
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Detonation of Nuclear Device (CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

A new generation of nukes? No thanks

William J. Astore - TomDispatch.com
U.S. Vice President-elect Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) arrives for the Senate Republican leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Vance joked about Signalgate in chat

Alex Galbraith
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives for his Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

IG: Hegseth put troops at risk

Blaise Malley
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. (Celal Gunes / Anadolu / Getty Images)

Hill presses Hegseth on strike

Blaise Malley
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