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Trump rips allies Oman, South Korea amid escalating tensions with Iran
President Trump is lashing out at rivals and allies alike amid an escalating game of economic chicken between the U.S. and Iran. On Monday, he threatened to “bomb the s‑‑‑ out of” Oman, a day after he told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to substantially reduce joint military exercises with South Korea. Trump separately on Monday doubled…
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Investigation escalates into married Democrat over bombshell sex claim with much-younger staffer
Democratic Congressman Jimmy Gomez is now facing a formal House Ethics Committee investigation over allegations of sexual misconduct.
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Andy Burnham faces revolt over North Sea oil and gas as Kemi tells PM ‘time to get Britain drilling’
The Prime Minister is due to decide whether to approve extraction from two major fields in Scotland.
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Donald Trump Attacks CNN’s Kristen Holmes for Asking if He Spoke to North Korean Dictator: ‘You’re a Loud, Boisterous Person. Be Quiet!’
President Donald Trump grew angry at CNN’s Kristen Holmes during a press briefing at the White House Monday, after she asked whether he had spoken with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. “Quiet,” Trump told Holmes, CNN’s senior White House correspondent, after she queried the president about if Jong-un had asked Trump to curtail U.S. military…
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Trump praises ‘good genes’ of 16-year-old lifeguard hero in Oval Office as his proud mother looks on
President Donald Trump welcomed teenage lifeguard Ryder Williams and a 10-year-old boy that he saved to the White House on Monday to honor the dramatic rescue on a California beach.
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El-Sayed aide likens GOP opponent’s campaign to ‘KKK cross burning’ over video with Ford pickup
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers' Ford truck video at the Woodward Dream Cruise drew a KKK comparison from an Abdul El-Sayed staffer.
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Trump’s approval drops 2 points in 2 weeks: Reuters/Ipsos poll
One-third of Americans approve of President Trump’s job performance, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey. The poll, conducted from Friday through Monday, found that 33 percent of 1,166 respondents approved of the job Trump is doing, while 64 percent disapproved. The poll had a margin of error of 3 percentage points. The president’s approval rating,…
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Progressives to combat Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ at PanAmerican Congress
Progressive House lawmakers and far-left Democratic candidates are traveling to Uruguay this week to challenge President Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ in Latin America. The lawmakers are participating in the PanAmerican Congress in Montevideo, Uruguay, The Hill has learned, set to take place Aug 21-23. “We need to build a durable and lasting coalition of progressives that…
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CNN Says White House’s Personal Attacks On Kristen Holmes Are “Beneath The Office” After Trump Fumed Over Her Questions
Donald Trump fumed at CNN’s Kristen Holmes as she tried to ask him about his communications with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un. In the Oval Office on Monday, Trump had been defending his relationship with Kim, saying that “I understand him. He understands.” The president posted on Truth Social on Sunday that he was…