President Donald Trump turned heads when he signed a recent executive order promising to defend the state of Qatar from attack and – in so doing – protect U.S. interests. The…
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Senate leaves Washington as government shutdown nears 3rd week, military pay at risk
by adminThe Senate is set to leave town on Friday until early next week as neither side is ready to give in the ongoing government shutdown stalemate. Lawmakers voted deep into…
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GOP senators back Russ Vought’s hardball shutdown strategy as standoff intensifies
by adminSenate Republicans are taking a hands-off approach to threats from White House budget chief Russ Vought, arguing that his pressure on Senate Democrats to reopen the government, for now, is…
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Washington’s shadow war: How strikes on cartels threaten to collapse Maduro’s regime
by adminPublicly, the White House says the latest strikes in the Caribbean are aimed at cartel infrastructure. Privately, some analysts suspect the campaign is calibrated to do something else: weaken longtime…
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President Donald Trump has called off efforts to arrange a meeting with President Xi Jinping after China tightened export controls on rare earth minerals this week. ‘Some very strange things…
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Now that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire and hostage deal, the White House is shifting focus to its next diplomatic goal: expanding the landmark Abraham Accords, which…
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday he might make a trip to the Middle East as Gaza peace negotiations continue. ‘I may go there, sometime toward the end of the week.…
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Israel-Hamas peace deal reached soon after Trump says it’s ‘very close’ in White House note pass with Rubio
by adminPresident Donald Trump said Secretary of State Marco Rubio handed him a note indicating the United States is ‘very close to a deal in the Middle East,’ a revelation he…
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Tense confrontation between House speaker, Senate Dems caught on camera over shutdown
by adminHouse Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., got into a tense confrontation with two Democratic senators outside his office on Wednesday as anxiety runs high on Capitol Hill on Day 8 of…
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Ardently pro-Israel Dem Sen. John Fetterman congratulates Trump for ‘historic peace plan’
by adminDemocratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, a staunch supporter of Israel, congratulated President Donald Trump on Wednesday shortly after the commander in chief announced in a Truth Social post that…