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Trump repositions 2 nuclear submarines after ‘highly provocative’ Russian comments

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has ‘ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions’ following ‘highly provocative statements’ made by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.  Medvedev said earlier this week that Trump’s new deadline for Russia to end the conflict with Ukraine is an additional ‘step towards war.’ ‘Based on

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Kavanaugh cites 3 presidents in explaining Supreme Court’s ballooning emergency docket

As President Donald Trump has faced an onslaught of legal bids to block his agenda during his second term in office, Trump-nominated Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh spoke at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit judicial conference on Thursday, according to reports. ‘Executive branches of both parties over the last 20 years

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China’s growing nuclear arsenal aims to break US alliances and dominate Asia, report warns

China is no longer building nuclear weapons solely for deterrence — it’s using them to fuel its ambitions as a dominant power in Asia, seeking to intimidate U.S. allies and undermine American influence across the region, according to a new report.  The Hudson Institute warns that by the mid-2030s, China is expected to become a

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WATCH: Trump says he is hopeful Hillary Clinton will be investigated for election fraud

Speaking with reporters on Friday afternoon, President Donald Trump expressed that he is hopeful that former presidential opponent Hillary Clinton will finally be investigated for election fraud.  Shortly before departing for New Jersey, Trump was asked by a reporter, ‘Will Hillary Clinton finally be investigated for election fraud?’ Trump answered, ‘I hope so, I hope

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Recess on ice as Republicans hunker down for high-stakes nominee blitz

Senate Republicans are still trying to hash out a deal with their Democratic counterparts to push through a package of President Donald Trump’s nominees as their scheduled departure from Washington has come and gone. Republicans are under pressure from the White House, and their own members, to find a path forward, but Senate Democrats have

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Trump moves nuclear submarines weeks after praising sub’s power in Iran strikes

President Donald Trump unveiled plans Friday to reposition two nuclear submarines as he and Russia’s former president sparred over Trump’s increased pressure on Moscow to end the war with Ukraine.  After Trump announced a new deadline for Russia to end the conflict with Ukraine in early August, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday

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Cambodia to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize for role in ending country’s conflict with Thailand

Cambodia will nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after he helped the country reach a ceasefire agreement to end its border conflict with Thailand. Sun Chanthol, Cambodia’s deputy prime minister, thanked Trump for bringing peace to the region while speaking to reporters earlier Friday in the country’s capital of Phnom Penh. Chanthol

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Iran says it has ‘plenty of scientists’ left to restart uranium enrichment, despite US, Israeli strikes

Iran still has the capabilities to enrich uranium — despite U.S. and Israeli strikes — and could restart its nuclear program if it wanted to, Tehran’s foreign minister claimed.  While the U.S. struck three key Iranian nuclear sites, Israel destroyed much of its air defenses, took out top military commanders and killed at least 13

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US, UK and a dozen other nations call out Iran attempts to ‘kill, kidnap, harass’ citizens

A joint statement issued by the U.S., U.K. and a dozen other Western nations on Thursday called out Iran’s attempts to ‘kill, kidnap and harass’ foreign citizens by working with criminal networks abroad.  The Western nations highlighted that dissidents, Jewish citizens and journalists, as well as current and former government officials, were being targeted by

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US sanctions Palestinian Authority officials after rejecting global push to give it control of Gaza

The U.S. announced it would impose sanctions on Palestinian Authority (PA) officials just days after it disavowed a United Nations conference in which multiple countries agreed the PA should take over Gaza. Additionally, the U.S. sanctioned members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The State Department told Congress that neither the PA nor the PLO

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