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Two U.S. troops killed, another missing after Iranian attack on base in Jordan

An Army carry team salute transfer vans with the remains of U.S. Army Reserve soldiers Maj. Jeffrey O'Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa, Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesot, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska and Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa, who was killed in a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait after the U.S. and Israel launched its military campaign against Iran, during a casualty return, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Two American troops were killed and another is missing after an Iranian drone and missile attack Friday on a military base in Jordan, Pentagon officials said.

AIPAC withholds funds for House Democrats against aid to Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks on a video from Israel to the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, at Washington Convention Center, in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has suspended contributions to multiple House Democrats who voted this week to cut off U.S. aid to Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks on a video from Israel to the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, at Washington Convention Center, in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

AIPAC withholds funds for House Democrats against aid to Israel

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Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, speaks to reporters following his White House meeting as Republicans work to push President Donald Trump's signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts across the finish line even as conservative and moderate GOP holdouts slow that effort, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ralph Norman jumps into GOP Senate race to succeed Lindsey Graham

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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., speaks ahead of Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz during a campaign event in York, Pa, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Fetterman cites anti-Israel sentiment in Democratic Party as reason to potentially leave

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The New York City skyline is seen through a cover of wildfire smoke, in Jersey City, N.J., Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Trump says he will demand payment, through tariffs, over Canadian wildfires

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This image released by Universal Pictures shows Matt Damon as Odysseus in a scene from "The Odyssey." (Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures via AP)

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The New York City skyline is seen through a cover of wildfire smoke, in Jersey City, N.J., Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

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This image released by Universal Pictures shows Matt Damon as Odysseus in a scene from "The Odyssey." (Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures via AP)

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters as he arrives at his office after praising the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Newly-sworn Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., sister of Lindsey Graham, walks past cameras as she leaves the Old Senate Chamber following a cermonial oath of office ceremony allowing her to serve as her late brother's temporary replacement, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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An Army carry team salute transfer vans with the remains of U.S. Army Reserve soldiers Maj. Jeffrey O'Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa, Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesot, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska and Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa, who was killed in a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait after the U.S. and Israel launched its military campaign against Iran, during a casualty return, Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Two U.S. troops killed, another missing after Iranian attack on base in Jordan

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks on a video from Israel to the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference, at Washington Convention Center, in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

AIPAC withholds funds for House Democrats against aid to Israel

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Pro-government demonstrators gather at a square in Tehran, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a Nasdaq closing bell ceremony at the Alamo, Thursday, March 5, 2026, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) ** FILE **

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (left) speaks at a news conference on Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Annapolis, Md., as Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown stands next to him. (AP Photo/Brian Witte) ** FILE **

Trump administration sues to stop Maryland from giving in-state tuition to illegal immigrants

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Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, speaks to reporters following his White House meeting as Republicans work to push President Donald Trump's signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts across the finish line even as conservative and moderate GOP holdouts slow that effort, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ralph Norman jumps into GOP Senate race to succeed Lindsey Graham

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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., speaks ahead of Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz during a campaign event in York, Pa, Oct. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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Newly-sworn Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., sister of Lindsey Graham, walks past cameras as she leaves the Old Senate Chamber following a cermonial oath of office ceremony allowing her to serve as her late brother's temporary replacement, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump asks Sen. Darline Graham to run for full term, ‘honor the legacy of her beloved brother’

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The New York City skyline is seen through a cover of wildfire smoke, in Jersey City, N.J., Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

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The Internal Revenue Service 1040 tax form for 2022 is seen on April 17, 2023. The IRS is planning to launch a pilot program for a government-run, online tax filing system that’s free for all. After months of research, the IRS published a feasibility report on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, laying out taxpayer interest in direct file, how the system could work, its potential cost, operational challenges and more. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

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Vintage clocks are displayed at Electric Time Company, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in Medfield, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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San Diego County Animal Services seized more than 820 birds from a property on July 16, 2026, after reports that the animals were not cared for properly. (Credit: County of San Diego Communications Office)

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A pro-Israel student holds a sign while pro-Palestinian supporter hold picket line outside Barnard College, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

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A Taco Bell fast food restaurant is shown Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Taylor, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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A woman holds a painting of the Virgin Mary as she accompanies a Catholic priest supporting people searching for the remains of relatives in the rubble of residential buildings that collapsed during the earthquakes that struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

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Sunflowers bloom in Kalyvia Varikou, near Litochoro in northern Greece, backdropped by Mount Olympus, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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Residential and business buildings damaged by fallen rocks and mud are seen after a landslide in Pengshui County in southwestern China's Chongqing on Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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Washington Nationals' C.J. Abrams crosses home plate after hitting a solo home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller during the third inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Nationals trade Hassell, aim to bring up Ford as deadline nears

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World Cup momentum in question after U.S. flames out

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Iran says it targeted U.S. base in Syria as strikes expand

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An FBI official places an evidence card where a man was reportedly killed in a shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, Monday, July 13, 2026 in Biddeford, Maine. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via AP)

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