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Donald Trump gives Iran 48 hours before ‘blowing up the whole country’

He named bridges and power plants as targets in a phone interview with ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott.

Sadik Hossain·Apr 6, 2026

Democratic lawmakers condemned the president's Truth Social threats, with some calling them potential war crimes.

Sadik Hossain·Apr 6, 2026

The profanity-laced Truth Social post came more than a month after the shipping lane was effectively closed by the war.

Sadik Hossain·Apr 5, 2026

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield led the coalition, calling the March 31 executive order unconstitutional, the BBC reports.

Sadik Hossain·Apr 4, 2026

Tens of thousands of workers have gone nearly 50 days without pay. The memo directs back pay for the agency's entire workforce, The Hill reports.

Sadik Hossain·Apr 4, 2026

US officials told ABC News one crew member was rescued, while the status of the second was not immediately known.

Sadik Hossain·Apr 4, 2026

The press secretary made the claim at a Turning Point USA event at George Washington University on April 2.

Sadik Hossain·Apr 3, 2026