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Trump Jr. applauds Texas A.G. Paxton's SAVE Act offer to Cornyn
Cornyn has reiterated that he supports the SAVE Act, but has not committed to supporting the talking filibuster to actually pass it, nor has he been willing pressure other holdouts to that effect.
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U.S. cancels training exercises, fueling speculation of MidEast deployments
News reports this week erroneously relayed that armed Kurdish militants had launched an invasion of Iran from Iraqi territory, though relevant Kurdish militant groups have denied crossing the border.
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Brent Crude Oil clears $90 per barrel amid Iran War
Shipping giants Maersk and Cosco have also suspended operations in the region, further complicating efforts to keep oil prices stable.
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Trump praises Rubio for evacuating Americans from gulf 'quietly'
The State Department has returned an estimated 20,000 Americans to the home country since the start of the conflict.
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53 Dems vote against resolution affirming Iran's status as largest state sponsor of terror
The measure comes amid the ongoing war with Iran that President Donald Trump launched last week.
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Trump demands Iran's 'unconditional surrender'
Trump's war aims have apparently shifted since the start of the conflict, and he has repeatedly waffled between the prospect of negotiating with the existing regime or overthrowing it entirely.
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Watch Live: Updates on Iran conflict by Centcom and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Watch live: Updates on Iran conflict by Centcom and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
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Trump moving to fire Kristi Noem: WSJ
Trump's Cabinet has remained relatively stable compared to his first term, which saw multiple senior Cabinet officials turn over in the first two years.
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CENTCOM's support requests hints war could last through at least September
The White House has repeatedly adjusted its timeline for the duration of hostilities.
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Army identifies fifth American service member killed in Iran conflict
The service said Major Jeffrey O'Brien, who was 45-years-old, was commissioned in the Army Reserve as a Signal Corps Officer in 2012 and was stationed in Kuwait in 2019.
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War with Iran disrupts Chinese oil supply, strategies in Middle East
China relied on Iran’s cheap, sanctioned oil and used the country to distract the U.S. from the Pacific. If the U.S. succeeds in its Middle East plans, China may be caught on its back foot.
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Iranian official behind Trump assassination plot killed as U.S. prosecutes would-be assassin in NYC
An alleged Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) operative is currently on trial in Brooklyn for his role in an assassination plot targeting Donald Trump. The U.S. just announced that the leader of the IRGC unit behind the plot has been killed in an airstrike.
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Spain denies WH claims it is cooperating with U.S. on Iran
Leavitt stated in the White House press briefing on Wednesday that Spain had succumbed to President Donald Trump's embargo threat and reversed course, after it previously refused to allow the U.S. to use its bases for Iran strikes.