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Trump Hails ‘Trillion-Dollar’ Mideast Deals, Iran Nuclear Offer on Return to Washington
Washington, D.C., USA: Fresh off a Middle East trip, President Donald Trump touted sweeping investment pledges from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, plus...
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Lawmakers Move to Block Gulf Arms Deals Over Trump’s Business Ties, Sudan Concerns
Washington, D.C., USA: Congressional Democrats introduced resolutions to stop $3.5 billion in arms sales to the UAE and Qatar, citing fears these...
Supreme Court Revisits Birthright Citizenship and Nationwide Injunctions
Washington, D.C., USA: The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship—an...
Trump Meets New Syrian Leader in Historic Break from Sanctions
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: For the first time since 2000, a sitting US president has met face-to-face with a Syrian leader. President Donald Trump held...
Turkey’s Opposition Rallies After Close Election, Faces Uphill Runoff Battle
Ankara, Turkey: A high-stakes presidential race is headed to a runoff after neither President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan nor opposition leader Kemal...
Debt Ceiling Standoff: Biden and McCarthy Set for Critical Talks, No Deal Yet
Washington, D.C., USA: President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy remain locked in tense negotiations over raising the $31.4 trillion...
New Book Alleges President Biden’s Health Deterioration, Sparking Leadership Debate
Washington, D.C.: A new exposé, Original Sin, co-authored by journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, claims President Joe Biden’s health...
Trump Seals $142 Billion Arms Deal in Saudi Arabia, Promises to Lift U.S. Sanctions on Syria
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: President Donald Trump announced a colossal $142 billion weapons package with Saudi Arabia on a high-profile Mideast trip....
House GOP Unveils $4.9 Trillion Tax Cut Bill Paired With Deep Medicaid Cuts and Border Funding
Washington, D.C., USA: House Republicans revealed a sweeping $4.9 trillion tax cut plan extending and expanding Trump-era tax breaks. It...
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