There are new signs that the war with Iran may not be over anytime soon; The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is extending Middle East troop deployments into next year, and Republican Sen. Thom Tillis is now calling him “inept” and urging President Donald Trump to replace him; Trump defended Hegseth. Life-threatening flash floods are swamping southeast Texas, with the remnants of Tropical Storm Edouard dumping nearly two feet of rain in some areas; crews have been racing into the floodwaters to rescue those who are stranded. Two police officers are among the injured after a deadly mass shooting in Minneapolis; the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial remains deadlocked after five days of deliberations. Iran claims the latest round of U.S. strikes hit a wedding ceremony, killing four people; U.S. officials say they are looking into the incident. MapQuest says it has no plans to change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” after Apple Maps and Google Maps followed Trump’s executive order; the company says, “We’re not changing it.” Music legend Lionel Richie is back home after a three-day hospital stay in St. Louis; and King Charles welcomed the 1,000-year-old Bayeux Tapestry to London.

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ABC News Live is breaking down the top stories trending today:

-New season of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ includes Julia Stiles, Jenna Dewan, and Harry Shum Jr.
-Tropical Depression Edouard brings flood threat to Texas and Louisiana.
-USPS Whistleblower warns about Trump’s mail-in ballot system.
-Golfer Tiger Woods changes plea in DUI case; agrees to 5-year driver’s license suspension.
-Scientists searching for Dark Matter find mysterious particle in South Dakota.

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CNN’s Gary Tuchman talks to residents in Williamson, a Republican-leaning town in West Virginia, about their feelings on President Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill recently passed by Congress with no Republican votes.

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President Trump said the war in Iran is “small potatoes” and “not a big thing” for the U.S. and he brushed off comments from Vice President Vance who said he does not consider the Iran conflict to be a war.

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Nick Reiner has been indicted on charges alleging he murdered his parents, renowned director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Reiner, by means of lying in wait, prosecutors announced Wednesday.

ABC News’ Alex Stone and Brian Buckmire have the latest.

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