Israel’s airstrikes on Tehran, Iran, on Friday morning marked a dramatic escalation in the proxy war between the two regional rivals, reigniting one of the most consequential questions in international security: Just how close was…
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Trump believes Israel’s strike on Iran could improve chances for nuclear deal: report
by adminPresident Donald Trump said he thinks Israel’s strike on Iran probably improved the chances a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal will come to fruition, according to Axios. After an Axios reporter asked Trump whether he thought Israel’s…
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Democratic lawmakers criticize Israel’s defensive strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites
by adminDemocratic lawmakers are sounding off on the Israel-Iran conflict, criticizing Israel’s initial airstrikes Thursday night in the capital of Tehran. Israel launched ‘Operation Rising Lion,’ targeting Iran’s nuclear and missile infrastructure, and Iran responded with…
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Israel’s drone strikes in Iran show why US must halt China’s land grab here: experts
by adminNational security and China experts are warning that Israel’s attack on Iran is an example of why Beijing’s efforts to purchase land and other assets within the United States need to be stopped immediately. After…
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: More Americans support rather than oppose Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, according to a new national poll conducted before Israel’s Friday attack on Iran. But the survey, released by the Ronald Reagan Institute,…
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Biden-appointed judge thwarts Trump’s attempt to clean house at consumer safety agency
by adminA federal judge in Maryland on Friday ruled that President Donald Trump lacked the authority to fire three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and ordered their reinstatement — teeing up another…
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‘All-in’: GOP lawmakers divided on US involvement as Trump pushes Iran for diplomatic end
by adminSen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., called for the president to go ‘all-in’ for Israel should a diplomatic end to the conflict with Iran not be met. Earlier in the day, President Donald Trump called on Iranian…
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Gorsuch warns Supreme Court decision gives IRS ‘powerful new tool to avoid accountability’
by adminJustice Neil Gorsuch wrote a dissent to the Supreme Court’s decision to limit the U.S. Tax Court’s authority in certain Internal Revenue Service (IRS) cases, asserting that the federal tax collecting service could avoid accountability…
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Former Vice President Mike Pence’s conservative organization wants Republican senators to gut provisions from the ‘big, beautiful bill’ that could jeopardize the legislation’s survival in both chambers. Advancing American Freedom, Pence’s organization that he founded…
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Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., tore into a fellow Empire State lawmaker Thursday after the latter accosted Lawler on the House floor. Chaos briefly broke out in the House of Representatives during the chamber’s final vote…