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Daily on Defense

Trump cranks his ‘madman’ persona up to 11: ‘Open the F*’ Strait, you crazy b***’

Jamie McIntyre · April 6, 2026 7:38 am

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, gestures as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his speech.

How Trump and Tokyo are tackling the treacherous copper gap with China

Mick Mulvaney · April 6, 2026 7:00 am

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters outside the Senate Chamber following a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, March 21, 2026

Lindsey Graham turns ire toward rivals at home amid Iran and DHS shutdown fallout

Ramsey Touchberry · April 6, 2026 7:00 am

Iranian police special forces stand guard during a funeral procession

What could happen when Trump’s 48-hour Strait of Hormuz deadline lapses?

Emily Hallas · April 6, 2026 7:00 am

President Donald Trump.

Rig the headlines, shift the polls

David Bozell · April 6, 2026 6:00 am

President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi.

It’s not easy being Trump’s attorney general

W. James Antle III · April 6, 2026 6:00 am

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg makes his way through the crowd before speaking at a rally at the Statehouse in Indianapolis

DNC goes local: How the Democrats are repositioning themselves for 2026

Rena Rowe · April 6, 2026 6:00 am

Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti speaks during a President Joe Biden campaign event in Scranton, Pa., April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Democratic candidate in key Pennsylvania House race faces scrutiny over maternity leave cuts

Samantha-Jo Roth · April 6, 2026 5:00 am

Trump Steve Hilton endorsement

Trump endorses Steve Hilton for California governor while blasting Newsom as doing a ‘horrendous job’

Washington Examiner Staff · April 6, 2026 2:35 am

Two police officers walk in front of an anti-U.S. billboard in Tehran depicting the American aircraft into the Iranian armed forces fishing net with signs that read in Farsi: "The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed, The entire Persian Gulf is our hunting ground."

Iran vows to continue Strait of Hormuz chokehold in face of fiery Trump threats

Zach LaChance · April 5, 2026 8:33 pm

President Donald Trump.

Trump’s news conference on Iran rescue mission moved to White House briefing room

Zach LaChance · April 5, 2026 7:15 pm

Schumer, Jeffries, and Trump.

Congressional Democrats lay into Trump’s ‘unhinged’ Iran threats

Zach LaChance · April 5, 2026 5:48 pm