Author: Brady Knox, Washington Examiner
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Russian foreign minister says ‘no meeting planned’ between Putin and Zelensky despite White House hopes
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said there weren’t any plans for Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. In an interview on Meet the Press with Kristen Welker, Lavrov said there are no plans for a meeting between Putin and Zelensky, one of President Donald Trump’s key goals from his Alaska…
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UN-backed monitor declares famine in Gaza for first time
The world’s leading hunger monitor, backed by the United Nations, declared a famine in Gaza for the first time since the war began, warning that half a million Palestinians were facing “catastrophic” conditions. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification said that half a million Gaza residents are “facing catastrophic conditions characterized by starvation, destitution, and…
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Comer says Harris testimony would be ‘helpful’ in autopen investigation
Rep. James Comer (R-KY), House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman, hinted on Thursday that the committee may pursue a testimony from former Vice President Kamala Harris in its autopen investigation. House Republicans have aimed their investigative power at the Biden administration, looking to figure out the extent, if any, to which former President Joe…
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What is Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan gang running amok in Colorado?
Venezuela‘s largest criminal gang, Tren de Aragua, is wreaking havoc in Colorado, driving national attention. The group revolutionized crime in Venezuela and across Latin America, in the words of author Ronna Risquez, running the country from prisons and extending its reach across the Western Hemisphere. In several areas, the gang has taken complete control, usurping…
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Arab Americans for Trump confident he would push through two-state solution
Former President Donald Trump’s efforts to court Arab Americans are making inroads, with some expressing confidence he could achieve a two-state solution. A major fissure was exposed within the Democratic Party with the onset of the war in Gaza, the bloodiest round of fighting in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since Israel’s independence in 1948. Arabs and…
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Trump deploys Vance to dog Harris and her VP pick on campaign trail
Former President Donald Trump is sending Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) as an attack dog against Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate on the campaign trail. Vance, aiming to take the charge against Harris’s running mate, is set to make appearances in parallel with the Democratic candidates for three days across four battleground states,…
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Republicans try to link Kamala Harris to trio behind 9/11 plea deal
Republicans are maneuvering to link Vice President Kamala Harris to a plea deal with the trio behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. On Wednesday, the Department of Defense reached a plea deal with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, and Ramzi Bin al Shibh, three men accused of planning the attacks. Though the details…
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Trump insiders blaming Kellyanne Conway for bad press around JD Vance: Report
Trump’s inner circle is blaming GOP strategist Kellyanne Conway for the bad press around Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH). In interviews with 20 Trump campaign staffers, allies, confidants, and advisers, with the Bulwark, more than a dozen people, unprompted, blamed Conway for the negative press coverage of Vance. They believe Conway is leaking damaging information to…
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Trump attack on Harris’s race frustrates and panics Republicans
Former President Donald Trump is under pressure for his latest line of attack on Vice President Kamala Harris, questioning her racial identity. Trump spoke at the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual conference Wednesday in Chicago, where he got into a tense exchange with several black journalists. At one part of the exchange, Trump implicitly accused…
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Ayatollah Khamenei issues order to strike Israel directly: Report
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued an order to strike Israel directly in retaliation for the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, according to a report. Three Iranian officials, including two members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, told the New York Times the order was issued after an emergency meeting of Iran’s Supreme…