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Iran war pushes Trump-Netanyahu friendship to limit
The Iran war has rattled the global economy, shaken the security assumptions of an emerging Gulf region and nudged up gas prices.
GOP’s $70 billion immigration package remove Democrats’ leverage to reform enforcement
Democrats are set to lose their leverage for reining in President Trump's deportation force as Republicans prepare to send him a bill this week funding immigration enforcement agencies through the remainder of his term.
Democrats deflect on Platner accusations despite ‘believe women’ past
Democratic lawmakers deflected Sunday when asked about misconduct allegations against Graham Platner, refusing to condemn the Senate candidate despite previously championing the Democrats' "Believe all women" mantra.
Pastor’s open letter to Senate candidate James Talarico says it all
Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico's list of biblical absurdities continues to grow.
Trump vows relief for struggling farmers at Wisconsin roundtable
President Trump told Wisconsin farmers that his administration has delivered tax relief and record export growth, while he promised that surging fertilizer and energy costs from the Iran war will reverse within 90 days.
Art of the Ordeal: Domestic clamor to wind down the war complicates Trump’s negotiations with Iran
President Trump is increasingly fighting the Iran war on two fronts, battling a defiant Islamic regime that's stringing out peace talks and grappling with growing domestic pushback because of higher prices and anti-war sentiment.
Republicans vow to make Talarico ‘unrecognizable’ before summer is out
Republicans say Senate nominee James Talarico, by the end of summer, will not look anything like the surging Democrat who won the Texas primary in March.
Senate Dems block reauthorization of foreign surveillance law over objections to Trump’s acting DNI
A foreign surveillance law could expire Friday as Democrats block a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the key spy authority over their concerns about President Trump's pick to temporarily lead the U.S. intelligence community.
China’s Xi making first visit to North Korea in years
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang this week, both countries announced Friday.
California’s Third World election system
On Wednesday morning, Republicans were celebrating runoff wins in California, where it appeared Steve Hilton would advance to the state's general election for governor and reality-TV star Spencer Pratt would face off with incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
Israel, Hezbollah trade attacks despite ceasefire, threatening peace deal between U.S., Iran
Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire again on Thursday despite the announcement of a new ceasefire agreement with the government of Lebanon the day prior, further threatening the chances of a negotiated end to the U.S.-Iran war.
Kim visit to new nuclear fuel facility highlights failures of U.S. denuclearization efforts
Kim Jong-un toured a new nuclear fuel facility, state media reported Thursday, the latest symbolic and highly public evidence of North Korea's decades-long defiance of international denuclearization pressures led by the U.S.
