Lawmakers in both parties are asking pointed questions about the USS Abraham Lincoln — and about what its nine-month deployment says about the price of the ongoing war with Iran, in dollars and in strain on the people who fought it. The Lincoln left San Diego in November, made its last scheduled port call in Guam that December, and was due home by May. Instead, it was redirected into the Iran war and kept at sea, spending 200 of its first 269 days in a combat zone — 200 of th

Hundreds of newly released emails show that U.S. immigration officials coordinated directly with the Iranian government to deport more than 100 Iranian immigrants back to Iran. The flights took place in September and December 2025 and January 2026, and the emails offer the clearest picture yet of how that process actually worked.

Across the country, Americans are paying more every time they fill up their tanks. Since U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities began in late February, gas prices have climbed steadily — from around $3.50 in March to $4.30 at its peak, about a dollar more than the same week the prior year, according to AAA data. By August, the national average was still sitting at $4. Trump was asked about it in early March, when prices were already rising. "I think it's fine. It's a litt

Every time Americans pull into a gas station, the price on the pump is doing more than draining their wallets — it's eroding their confidence in the administration that promised to bring costs down. New polling data shows that frustration over gas prices and the escalating financial toll of the war with Iran are reshaping how millions of Americans — including many who voted for President Trump — feel about his leadership.