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Trump touts cutting drug prices, slams fellow Republican Rep. Massie during stops in Ohio, Kentucky​

By WILL WEISSERT and SAGAR MEGHANI
Updated 7:14 PM CDT, March 11, 2026

HEBRON, Ky. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday touted lowering prescription drug prices in Ohio and campaigned in the Kentucky district of Rep. Thomas Massie, calling his fellow Republican a “nutjob” he said should lose their party’s upcoming primary.

It was a full day on the road as Trump attempted to project economic and political strength even as war in Iran has scrambled financial markets and hurt his poll numbers.

Massie is one of the few remaining Republicans who has dared defy Trump in Congress, and the president took the unusual step of holding a rally in Massie’s northern Kentucky district. He gleefully told the crowd, “I just can’t stand this guy,” and called him “stupid” and a “disaster.”

“We’ve got to get rid of this loser,” said Trump, who has endorsed Massie’s challenger, Ed Gallrein, in Kentucky’s primary on May 19.

The event felt like vintage Trump from his reelection bid in 2024 — so much so that he briefly called Gallrein, a farmer, business owner and retired Navy SEAL, to the stage. There, Gallrein declared, “Tom Massie stands with the ladies of ‘The View.’ Mr. President, we stand with you!” ...

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Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources say

Outdated intelligence has likely led to the United States carrying out a deadly missile strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed over 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict, according to a U.S. official and a second person briefed on findings of a prelimina
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FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war: Alert

The warning came in a bulletin that was reviewed by ABC News.
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What's actually in Trump's voting bill

Trump has made the SAVE America Act his top priority. He also routinely misstates what's in it.
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Lawmakers vent frustration over DHS shutdown as lines grow at nation's airports

Senators are venting their frustrations about the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security as travelers endure long lines at airports.
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Trump administration releasing 172 million barrels of oil from strategic reserve as Iran war causes soaring prices

President Trump ordered the release of 172 million barrels of oil from the U.S.'s Strategic Petroleum Reserve on Wednesday, after oil prices rocketed to their highest levels in years amid the U.S.'s war with Iran.
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Trump pushes economic messages in Kentucky and Ohio as Iran looms large, in photos

President Donald Trump spent Wednesday on the campaign trail in Ohio and northern Kentucky. It was a full day on the road as Trump attempted to project economic and political strength even as the war in Iran has scrambled financial markets and hurt his poll numbers.
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Latino Texans fueled a surge in Democratic primary turnout. Here's what it could mean for this year's midterms.

Latino voters helped propel record turnout in last week's Texas Democratic primary, a trend Democrats are watching closely as they try to reclaim ground with the group and pull off an upset win in the red-leaning state's Senate contest.
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Trump administration kicks off new process to try to replace tariffs struck down by Supreme Court

The Trump administration is opening a new trade investigation into manufacturing in foreign countries.
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House GOP leader launches Senate bid as Trump taps Markwayne Mullin for DHS

GOP Rep. Kevin Hern launches his Oklahoma Senate bid to replace DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin, vowing to be a "loyal ally" to President Trump’s "America First" agenda.
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Trump launches the next phase of his trade war with new investigations of key partners

The probes could result in fresh tariffs on imports from 16 major trade partners, including China and the European Union.
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Dems call for probe into 'troubling pattern' of legal wins for Pam Bondi's brother

Two Democrats are calling on the DOJ internal watchdog to launch a probe into what they say is a "troubling pattern" of favorable outcomes for Brad Bondi's clients.
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Iran targets busiest international airport as top UN body demands halt to attacks on Gulf neighbors

Iran has targeted the world’s busiest international airport and attacked commercial ships. The latest attacks on Wednesday marked an escalation in its campaign aimed at generating global economic pain to pressure the United States and Israel to end its strikes.
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Jeremy Bowen: Trump has called for an Iran uprising but the lessons from Iraq in 1991 loom large

The US president might learn that starting wars is much easier than ending them, writes the BBC's international editor.
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Tracing the US military's learning curve on fighting Iran's drones: What to know

The Iran war is testing America's ability to combat swarms of cheap drones that have become a staple of the modern battlefield after Ukraine and Russia demonstrated how effective they can be.
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Fog of words: A look at Trump's messaging on Iran war timeline, endgame and more

As the U.S. war with Iran stretches further into its second week, Trump and his top officials continue to send conflicting or confusing messages about the conflict.
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Federal officials claim Iran considered drone attack on California

Federal authorities have warned California law enforcement agencies that the state could be a potential target of a drone attack by Iran.
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‘Nothing changes’: Four decades in power, Congo’s Nguesso seeks a new term

Is Brazzaville's stability a result of gradual democratic consolidation or carefully organised political continuity?
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Sen. John Cornyn flips on the filibuster to pass SAVE America Act as Trump weighs endorsement

Cornyn, who spent years defending the filibuster, is locked in a competitive GOP runoff in Texas against Ken Paxton, who has aligned with Trump on the issue.
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