U.S. military consumed 950,000 gallons of coffee and “a lot of nicotine” during Iran war, Caine says

Washington — Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, offered a by-the-numbers look Wednesday of the meals and caffeine the U.S. military has consumed during Operation Epic Fury, as a fragile ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran begins to take hold. Briefing reporters hours after President Trump and Iran announced the pause…

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Watch Live: Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine holding press briefing after Trump agrees to 2-week ceasefire with Iran

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine are briefing reporters Wednesday at the Pentagon after President Trump said Tuesday night he’d agreed to an immediate, conditional two-week ceasefire with Iran. After the announcement, there were signs that shipping traffic was picking up in the vital Strait of Hormuz. “Iran has been a…

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Bible stories would be required reading under controversial proposal for Texas public schools

Biblical stories like Jonah and the whale would be required reading for Texas public schools students under proposals that are putting the state at the center of renewed contentious wrangling over the role of religion in classrooms. Religious leaders, teachers, parents and students spent hours Tuesday before the state education board arguing about the reading…

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