US and Israel vow air dominance over Iran as war powers duel and Texas races heat up

Live coverage shows Pete Hegseth declaring US-Israeli air superiority over Iran within a week as Operation Epic Fury unfolds; Pentagon briefings say the campaign is expanding inland with thousands of Iranian targets hit and several vessels destroyed, including a submarine-sunk warship. The DoD note follows the identification of four American soldiers killed in Kuwait. Democrats push a war-powers resolution to force congressional authorization, but Republicans are expected to block. In domestic politics, James Talarico wins the Texas Democratic Senate nomination and a Cornyn-Paxton runoff looms, alongside other state races.