Politics
Political Tensions Rise Amid Iran Comments and Vaccine Mandate Scrapping
Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) accused Iranian leaders of wanting to destroy American civilization, following recent peace talks. Meanwhile, a flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas has been linked to the scrapping of mandatory vaccinations.
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The Hill
More than 220 troops have contracted influenza at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, up from 160 reported last week in a major outbreak that comes less than two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that flu vaccinations would no longer be mandatory for service members. Rep. Joaquin Ca
2026-06-22 20:44 UTC
The Hill
Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) said that leaders in Tehran “want to wipe our civilization off the map,” comments that follow recent U.S.-Iran peace talks. “I hope that Vice President Vance and [Jared] Kushner and [Steve] Witkoff are successful in convincing Iran to be a normal country and to open their m
2026-06-22 20:50 UTC