Politics

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  • Source: News Max
  • 06/19/2025
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Trump to Sign Order Extending Deadline for TikTok Sale

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order this week to extend a deadline for TikTok's Chinese owner to divest the popular video sharing app, the White House announced Tuesday.

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Trump splits with Gabbard’s assessment that Iran isn’t pursuing a nuke: ‘Don’t care what she said’

President Trump broke with Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s prior suggestion in March that Iran was not actively pursuing a nuclear weapon and warned that the theocratic regime is “close” to having one.

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  • Source: NY Post
  • 06/13/2025
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Trump admits Israel strike on Iran ‘could very well happen’ soon

An Israeli strike on Iran’s aboveground nuclear sites “could very well happen” soon, President Trump told reporters at the White House Thursday.

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  • Source: axios
  • 06/12/2025
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Nirenberg says San Antonio did not get heads-up about Texas National Guard

Mayor Ron Nirenberg said San Antonio did not request, nor receive notice of, the Texas National Guard being here ahead of protests planned on Saturday against the Trump administration.

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Trump urges Homan to arrest Newsom: 'I would do it'

President Donald Trump on Monday urged border czar Tom Homan to arrest Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., amid ongoing riots in Los Angeles, calling him "grossly incompetent."

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Donald Trump Declares Joe Biden's Autopen Usage the 'Biggest Political Scandal' in American History

When most Americans were sleeping, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to unleash a fiery tirade against his political predecessor.

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Trump Puts Rand Paul On Blast Over ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

President Donald Trump singled out Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) for criticism on Tuesday in a dispute over the “One Big, Beautiful Bill.”

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Trump's tariffs are 'not going away' amid legal battles, White House says

President Donald Trump's tariffs are "not going away," Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said, downplaying a pair of recent court decisions that declared the bulk of the president's tariffs illegal and momentarily paused the levies.

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WATCH — ‘Funny How That Works’: Leftist Media Blasted for Coverage of Democrat Sen. Booker’s ‘Gesture’ After Musk Was Accused of ‘Nazi Salute’

The media appears not to be lambasting Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) over a one-handed gesture he gave during a speech in California on Saturday, after tech tycoon Elon Musk was accused of making a similar gesture in February, with many claiming it was a “Nazi salute.”

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  • Source: AP News
  • 05/30/2025
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ICE, the agency central to Trump’s mass deportation plans, undergoes a shakeup

The agency tasked with carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign is undergoing a major staff reorganization.

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  • Source: News Week
  • 05/29/2025
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Trump Says Iran Strike Would Be 'Inappropriate' for Israel Amid Talks

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to postpone any military action against Iran, citing ongoing efforts by the United States to secure a new nuclear agreement with Tehran.

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US, Argentina Launch Alternative to WHO

As they pointed to COVID-19 failures by the World Health Organization, the United States and Argentina launched an alternative to the WHO.

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Trump admin issues pause on student visa interviews at all embassies: Report

The move comes as the Trump administration has moved to revoke Harvard's ability to admit international students and as the administration moves to deport a number of foreign students and graduates who have participated in pro-Palestine demonstrations.

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Trump criticises Putin after deadly strikes across Ukraine

Despite the US president talking up the chances of a peace deal, Russia launches the biggest aerial bombardment of the war so far on Ukraine. Three children are among those killed in additional deadly strikes at the weekend, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on allies for more support.

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Gabbard Slams Politically Motivated Surveillance: Potential Implications for Crypto Privacy and Trading in 2025

According to Fox News, Tulsi Gabbard publicly criticized what she described as 'politically motivated' surveillance against her, calling it an effort to intimidate her following her public criticism of Vice President Harris (source: Fox News, May 21, 2025).

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Rubio Despairs Just 12 Cents of Every Dollar from USAID Reached the Needy

Secretary of State Marco Rubio struck out at what he calls the U.S. “foreign aid industrial complex” during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, despairing at the inability of USAID to deliver funds where they are needed most.