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Live Updates: Iran Picks Ali Khamenei's Son Mojtaba as Supreme Leader Iranian state media said the son of slain Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would take his place, as the U.S. said a seventh service member had died in the conflict.

Iran picks son of late leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, as next supreme leader as oil tops $100/barrel for first time in four years, causing Americans rapidly growing pain at the pump, @wsj.com rpts: www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

Americans Stranded in the Middle East Say U.S. Left Them to Fend for Themselves A State Department warning to leave the region came days after the U.S. struck Iran.

Tens of thousands of Americans stranded in Middle East because, unlike with past conflicts, US government didn’t tell them to leave until after airspace closed to commercial travel, @wsj.com rpts: www.wsj.com/world/middle...

U.S. Lost 92,000 Jobs in February The U.S. lost 92,000 jobs in February, the Labor Department said Friday, missing expectations.

In unexpected downturn, US lost 92,000 jobs in February, far worse than predicted and with US adding fewest jobs outside of recession since 2003, @wsj.com rpts: www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

Trump Announces He Is Replacing Noem With Oklahoma Senator

BREAKING:Pres Trump fires his embattled homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, replaces her with Sen Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), after she was grilled by Republican lawmakers at congressional hearings & detainment, death of US citizens on her watch, @nytimes.com rpts: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

Live updates: 3 U.S. service members killed in Iran operation, military says; Tehran vows to avenge Khamenei Three U.S. service members were killed in action and five seriously wounded, Central Command said, the first reported U.S. casualties in the joint attack with Israel.

UPDATE: 3 US service members killed in action, 5 seriously wounded, Central Command says—first reported US casualties in joint attack with Israel on Iran, @washingtonpost rpts: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

Live updates: Trump say Iran’s supreme leader is dead The U.S. and Israel struck Iran on Saturday. President Donald Trump said Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, telling Iranians to take back their country.

BREAKING: Pres Trump says Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead, calls it ‘greatest chance’ for Iranians to take back the country, @apnews.com rpts: apnews.com/live/live-up...

Live updates: U.S. and Israel launch attack on Iran as Trump calls for regime change The U.S. launched “major combat operations in Iran,” President Donald Trump said, promising to destroy its missiles and give rise to a change in government.

MORE: Pres Trump, in video, says US in “major combat operations in Iran,” to “defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime,” @washingtonpost.com rpts: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

US and Israel launch a major attack on Iran and Trump urges Iranians to 'take over your government' The U.S. and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran. President Donald Trump called on the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” and rise up against the Islamic leadership that has rul...

LATEST: US & Israel launch major attack on Iran, US Pres Trump urges Iranians to ‘take over your government,’ @apnews.com rpts: apnews.com/article/iran...

Mortgage rates fall below 6% for the first time in more than 3 years | CNN Business US mortgage rates dropped below 6% this week, cracking a key threshold after years of punishing borrowing costs that sidelined millions of would-be buyers.

US mortgage rates drop below 6% for the first time in more than three years, @cnn.com rpts: www.cnn.com/2026/02/26/e...

Fact checking Trump's 2026 State of the Union address CBS News is fact checking President Trump's 2026 State of the Union address.

MORE: Fact checking Pres Trump's 2026 State of the Union address #SOTU, @cbsnews.com rpts: www.cbsnews.com/news/fact-ch...

Live updates: Trump declares a 'golden age of America' at State of the Union President Donald Trump's State of the Union is timed in advance of the midterm elections, where Republicans must defend the party's economic and immigration platform.

HAPPENING NOW: Pres Trump delivers State of the Union address live from the @uscapitol; president starts by claiming “Our nation is back” after, he says without evidence, U.S. being “a dead country”; WATCH LIVE via @apnews.com: apnews.com/live/trump-s...

UPDATE: Appears @TSA & @DHSgov backtracking from announcement last night, rolling back previously-announced suspension of trusted traveler programs:

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Man shot and killed after "unauthorized entry" into Mar-a-Lago perimeter, Secret Service says A man in his early 20s was shot and killed early Sunday morning after an "unauthorized entry" into the secure perimeter at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, the U.S. Secret Service said.

BREAKING: US Secret Service says man in his early 20s shot & killed early this morning after "unauthorized entry" into secure perimeter at Pres Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, @cbsnews.com rpts; president in DC this weekend and unharmed: www.cbsnews.com/news/man-sho...

Maps show winter storm forecast to bring snow, blizzard conditions to East Coast Blizzard warnings were issued Saturday for New York City, New Jersey and coastal communities along the East Coast.

WEATHER ALERT: Nearly 30M people under blizzard warning along East Coast as massive winter storm expected to bring up to 2’ of snow, @cbsnews.com rpts; power outages may be widespread, hundreds of flights already canceled: www.cbsnews.com/news/east-co...

DHS will suspend TSA PreCheck and Global Entry as shutdown continues The Department of Homeland Security will temporarily halt both programs as part of several emergency measures expected to go into effect early Sunday.

JUST IN: Trump administration to suspend TSA PreCheck & Global Entry trusted traveler programs as DHS shutdown continues, @washingtonpost.com rpts; steps not taken in previous shutdowns: www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

MORE: By 6-3, justices find Trump exceeded constitutional authority; "the President asserts the independent power to impose tariffs on imports from any country, of any product, at any rate, for any amount of time. Those words cannot bear such weight."
• READ: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Global Tariffs Ruling finds president exceeded his powers by imposing duties without clear authorization from Congress.

BREAKING: US Supreme Court strikes down Pres Trump global tariffs as illegal in stinging repudiation of signature White House initiative, @WSJ rpts; Tax Foundation had found Trump’s trade war cost American households $1,100 in 2025: www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

Economic Growth Slows in Fourth Quarter, Hurt by Government Shutdown U.S. GDP grew at 1.4% annual rate in 2025’s final quarter.

New data show US economy grew 44% slower than expected in Q4 last year, weighed down by last fall’s record-long government shutdown & slower consumer spending, @wsj.com rpts: www.wsj.com/economy/us-g...

Exclusive | U.S. Is Withdrawing All Forces From Syria, Officials Say The Trump administration is looking to strengthen its diplomatic relations with Syria’s new leaders.

US process of withdrawing all of its roughly 1,000 troops from Syria, ending decadelong military operation in the country, @wsj.com rpts: www.wsj.com/world/middle...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84 The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson has died. He was 84. Jackson was a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King and became a leader of the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King was assassinated in 1968.

The Rev Jesse Jackson, protege of the Rev Martin Luther King Jr. & two-time presidential candidate who led Civil Rights Movement for decades after revered leader’s assassination, dies at 84, @apnews.com rpts: apnews.com/article/jess...

Robert Duvall, Chameleonlike Actor of Film, Stage and TV, Dies at 95

Robert Duvall, Chameleonlike Oscar-Winning Actor of Film, Stage and TV, Dies at 95, @nytimes.com rpts: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/m...

Realtors report a 'new housing crisis' as January home sales tank more than 8% Home sales in January fell more than expected as mortgage rates didn't move much and consumer confidence dropped.

January homes sales tank 8%+, as Realtors say potential buyers 'struggling' with home prices, faltering supply & weaker consumer confidence in the economy, @cnbc.com rpts; “a new housing crisis”: www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/j...

National debt on track to rise to 120% of GDP in 2036 off of Trump policies The U.S. government is spending much more than it raises, even in the absence of a recession, war or other crisis.

Non-partisan CBO estimates One Big, Beautiful Bill Act—Trump administration's signature tax law—will widen cumulative deficits by $4.7 trillion over next decade, @axios.com rpts: www.axios.com/2026/02/11/t...

US debt forecast to hit $64T in a decade as Trump policies widen deficit Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper predicts that the annual deficit will grow to $3.1 trillion by 2036.

US debt forecast to hit $64T in a decade as Trump policies widen deficit, @politico.com rpts: www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

First surveillance photos released in connection with disappearance of Nancy Guthrie disappearance, mother of @todayshow.com co-host Savannah Guthrie, show masked, apparently armed man, @axios.com rpts: www.axios.com/local/phoeni...

Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.

DHS data show just 14% of immigrants arrested by ICE in past year charged or convicted of violent crimes, @cbsnews.com rpts; not what Pres Trump promised: www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...

Dow 50,000: Stocks clinch historic milestone | CNN Business The Dow on Friday climbed above 50,000 points during trading. It’s the first time the blue-chip index has crossed the historic milestone.

Dow hits 50,000 for first time ever, as Wall Street looks beyond AI disruption, @cnn.com rpts: cnn.it/4ae1iAv

Artemis II could take humans farther than they've ever gone before NASA is working to take astronauts farther from Earth than any humans have ever gone, but the ambitious and costly moonshot has been plagued by delays.

For first time in 50+ years, NASA set to launch astronauts to moon in upcoming Artemis II mission with four astronauts— flying deeper into space than any humans ever before, @cbsnews.com rpts/ www.cbsnews.com/news/artemis...

"Doomsday Clock" moves to 85 seconds to midnight, closest point to catastrophe since its debut The "Doomsday Clock" is a metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation.

"Doomsday Clock" moves to 85 seconds to midnight, closest point to catastrophe since its debut, @cbsnews.com rpts: www.cbsnews.com/news/doomsda...