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‘People want to get back to a normal life’: Watch Trump take questions in Europe amid Iran deal
'We're seeing how far the price of oil is down, it's tumbling'
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EU Chief Reaches Out to Moscow to Set Up Back Channel to Putin
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European Council President Antonio Costa has made contact with the Kremlin in an effort to engage Russian President Vladimir Putin in discussions about how to end the war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter.
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G7 leaders back Trump on plan to end Iran war
The Group of Seven (G7) leaders issued a declaration of support for President Trump’s agreement to end the Iran war amid the allied nations’ summit in France this week. The alliance, which includes France, Germany, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, the United States and Italy, released a joint statement addressing geopolitical issues in Ukraine, the…
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Trump rebuked in Georgia as voters back billionaire in GOP governor's runoff
President Donald Trump's status as a kingmaker in Republican primaries got a setback on Tuesday, as Georgia GOP voters rejected his choice for the governor's race.Businessman Rick Jackson, defeated Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who had Trump's endorsement as well as the endorsement of outgoing Gov. Brian Kemp, according to the Associated Press and CNN.Jones is well known for being one of the "fake electors" in the 2020 scheme to overturn former President Joe Biden's electoral win. He managed to avoid criminal charges in the ensuing investigation.The governor primary in Georgia was one of the notable displays of unity between Trump and Kemp, who have had an on-again/off-again rocky relationship after he and other GOP state officials refused to intervene on his behalf to overturn the 2020 election results.On the Democratic side, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is hoping to break years of solid Republican rule in the state.
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Trump puts Jay Clayton's nomination for intel chief on hold
President Trump delayed Jay Clayton's nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community, saying he's trying to force Congress to pass a voter ID bill that currently lacks enough support to be approved.
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Trump abruptly halts confirmation process for Jay Clayton as US intelligence chief
Move will allow Trump’s controversial pick, Bill Pulte, to assume role and remain in place for at least several weeksSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald Trump abruptly halted the confirmation process for Jay Clayton as the US’s top intelligence chief early Wednesday, in a move that will allow Trump’s controversial selection for acting director of national security, Bill Pulte, to assume the role and remain in place for at least several weeks until Clayton is confirmed.Trump pushed the Senate to confirm Clayton after his appointment of Pulte as acting director sparked bipartisan pushback and stalled his administration’s push for renewal of the controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa). Continue reading...
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First Thing: Trump backs G7 statement on Iran deal as domestic criticism grows
Republicans question details of deal set to be signed later in the week as European leaders seek to join talks. Plus: can we refreeze the Arctic?Good morning.Donald Trump, facing severe criticism from some domestic supporters for conducting a war against Iran that has met hardly any of its original objectives, has backed a joint G7 leaders’ statement that welcomes his proposed peace deal.What is the domestic criticism of the deal? Many Senate Republicans said there were still unanswered questions and they needed thorough briefings before it was finalized. Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of Trump and a longtime hawk on Iran, said: “The way Iran describes it, it’s awful. The way we describe it, it makes sense to me. Let’s look at it and see what it actually is.”How do people in Iran feel about the deal? The Guardian’s Deepa Parent found a shared sense of exhaustion, and anger that nothing has really changed.What does the deal mean for US-Israeli relations? The strategic interests of the US and Israel appear to be diverging and Benjamin Netanyahu has been left in a political bind, facing an election having led Israel in three wars – in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran – without a clear victory in any of them.How are authorities cracking down on protests against ICE? Fifteen people in Minnesota have been charged with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers over their response to a deadly immigration enforcement crackdown in the state earlier this year. The prosecutors allege the defendants were part of two Minneapolis-based “antifa” groups that “violently oppose immigration law enforcement”. Continue reading...
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Trump-backed candidate wins primary to face Jon Ossoff in Georgia midterms – US politics live
Republican primary runoff voters chose US representative Mike Collins to face Ossoff in November Republicans are pushing for swift Senate confirmation of president Donald Trump’s nominee to lead US intelligence, Jay Clayton, but Democrats said they would wait until his nomination hearing on Wednesday before deciding how to proceed.Trump nominated Clayton, the top US attorney for Manhattan, to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI) less than a week ago, amid a political firestorm over the loyalist he had picked to fill the role temporarily, Reuters reported. Continue reading...
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Trump-backed Barry Moore defeats former Navy SEAL sniper Jared Hudson in Alabama Senate runoff
Republican Alabama Rep. Barry Moore defeated Navy SEAL veteran Jared Hudson in Tuesday’s Senate runoff race after receiving an endorsement from President Donald Trump. Moore’s victory reinforced […]
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