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US Congress taking first votes on Iran war as debate rages about US goals

WASHINGTON March 4, 2026 (AP) — The U.S. Senate is headed towards a vote Wednesday on President Donald Trump’s decision to embark on a war against Iran, an extraordinary test in Congress for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy. The legislation, known as a war powers resolution, gives lawmakers an opportunity to demand congressional approval before any further attacks are carried out. The Senate resolution and a similar bill being voted on in the House later this week face unlikely paths through the Republican-controlled Congress and would almost certainly be

Takeaways from the first primaries of 2026 US midterm elections

WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) – America’s 2026 midterm congressional elections kicked off on Tuesday as voters cast their ballots in the first Republican and Democratic primaries in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas. There were marquee races, particularly in Texas, that offered the first glimpse of how the two parties are navigating President Donald Trump’s tumultuous second term, and ahead of November’s general election that will decide control of the U.S. Congress. Republicans hold razor-thin majorities in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of ​Representatives. Here are some takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries: DO DEMOCRATS WANT ANTI-TRUMP FIGHTERS OR PRAGMATISTS? In

Goldman CEO says markets may take a ‘couple of weeks’ to digest Iran war impact

SYDNEY, March 4 (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said on Wednesday that he was surprised at the “benign” reaction ​in financial markets over the conflict in the Middle East, and it may take a “couple of weeks” for investors to ‌more fully digest the impacts. “I look at the market reaction, and I’m actually surprised that the market reaction has been more benign given the magnitude of this as you might think,” Solomon said in a speech at a business summit in Sydney. The Week in Breakingviews newsletter offers insights and ideas from Reuters’ global financial commentary team.

6 US soldiers were killed in Iranian drone strike on operations center at Kuwait civilian port

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2026 (AP) — An operations center targeted by an Iranian drone strike that killed six American soldiers on Sunday was located in the heart of a civilian port in Kuwait, miles away from the main Army base, according to satellite images and a U.S. official. The husband of one of the slain soldiers, who was part of a supply and logistics unit based in Iowa, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the hub was a shipping container-style building and had no defenses. The development, reported earlier by CNN and CBS News, raises questions about the safety

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