WORLD Radio News - WORLD Radio News: 3-4-26 (1/3)

Episode Date: March 4, 2026

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With World Radio News on Kent Covington. The Pentagon says the U.S. military, along with the Israelis, have largely devastated Iran's Navy and Air Force, among other things. Admiral Brad Cooper, with the U.S. Central Command, said U.S. forces have struck more than 2,000 targets already. We have severely degraded Iran's air defenses and destroyed hundreds of Iran's ballistic missiles, launchers, and drones. And in simple terms, we're focused on shooting all the things that can shoot at us. Cooper added that his words, Thus far, we have destroyed 17 Iranian ships, including the most operational Iranian submarine

that now has a hole in its side. For decades, the Iranian regime has harassed international shipping. Today, there's not a single Iranian ship underway in the Arabian Gulf, straight of Moos, or Gulf of Oman, and we will not stop. And he said that in retaliation, the Iranian regime has launched more than 500 ballistic missiles and over 2,000 drones, firing them off largely indiscriminately at targets all over the region.

On Capitol Hill, members of a Senate panel grilled Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noem for more than four hours, sparring with her and one another on immigration enforcement. World's Harrison Waters has more. In one fiery exchange, GOP Senator Tom Tillis noted that President Trump placed borders are Tom Holman in charge of operations in Minnesota in January. That came after a pair of fatal shootings involving federal agents, souring public perception of immigration enforcement. Who does Tom Holman work for?

You are the president? The president. Okay. Why is that? Because I believe the president recognized that you weren't getting it done in Minneapolis, and you're putting us further away from pointing to this. We're beginning to get the American people to think that deporting people is wrong. It's the exact opposite.

The way you're going about deporting them is wrong. Nome defended ICE operations, and while she expressed regret for protester deaths, she did not apologize for them. She also called out Democrats for blocking funding to the rest of DHS in their efforts to extract reforms. More than 100,000 dedicated DHS employees are once again being asked to work without pay

for the third time in just five months. Secretary Nome will testify to lawmakers at the other end of the Capitol later this morning. Reporting for World, I'm Harrison Waters. Voters went to the polls in primary elections in several states on Tuesday. former Democratic North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and ex-Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Watley

have won their respective party nominations for a North Carolina U.S. Senate seat. But when the clock struck midnight, a big race in Texas was still too close to call. John Cornyn is trying to fend off a challenge by Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. For World Radio, I'm Kent Covington. For more sound journalism grounded in facts and biblical truth, visit worldradiot. Additional support comes from Waters Edge, competitive rates, and supporting churches. 4.55% APY on a 13-month term investment, watersedge.com slash invest.