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THE FIRST DRAFT
After Lindsey Graham, Can Washington Still Cross the Aisle? Hakeem Jeffries Weighs In
For decades, Washington operated on an assumption so fundamental that it rarely needed…
SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
Andy Burnham Signals Break With Starmer After Taking Labour Leadership
Andy Burnham promised a new path for Britain in his…
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Trump Calls Spain ‘a Wasted Cause’ as He Threatens Trade Cutoff
President Donald Trump said Tuesday morning that the United States should cut off trade with Spain and even restrict travel, sharply criticizing Madrid during a bilateral…
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Trump Says Meloni ‘Wasn’t There For Us’
President Donald Trump’s relationship with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is heading into the NATO summit under strain, after Trump publicly faulted the Italian leader for…
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Trump’s ‘Very Special Relationship’ With Erdogan Could Put F-35s Back On The Table
President Trump arrived in Turkey on Tuesday for a NATO summit using the opening moments of their bilateral meeting with President Erdogan to praise what he…
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Trump Defends Ballroom Plans, Says He Is Building It ‘for Other Presidents’
On Monday, under the white-and-yellow striped umbrellas of Trump’s own creation, the Rose Garden Club was set for lunch. About 25 tables were arranged with white…
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Trump Accounts for Children Are Now Up and Running
President Donald Trump marked the formal trading debut of the new Trump Accounts on Monday. From the Oval Office, he rang the opening bell for…
Trump Would Have Given His America 250 Speech to One Person at 4 A.M.
If Trump had to deliver his America 250 anniversary speech in front of just one person at four in the morning, he still would have…
Secretary Rubio Becomes New Face of White House Briefings
Rubio press briefing at the White House today marks a new public-facing role for Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whose influence inside the Trump administration…
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Rubio Turns a Bipartisan War-Powers Evasion Into Trump Doctrine
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he “loves” talking about the War Powers Act. What he seems to love more is the chance to do what Richard Nixon did first: pronounce it unconstitutional. At the close of an hourlong White House briefing on Tuesday, Rubio declared the…
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Self-Sabotage in Black Tie: Why Honoring Trump Risks Further Eroding Trust in Washington Journalism
There is something faintly absurd about a Washington press corps that spends the year insisting on its adversarial role, only to gather — on cue, in evening dress — to celebrate proximity to the very power it is meant to scrutinize: the President of the…
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Howard Lutnick Reveals: Trump to Unveil Bitcoin Reserve Strategy at White House Crypto Summit
President Donald Trump is expected to announce a significant shift in cryptocurrency policy this week, including plans for a Bitcoin strategic reserve, according to Commerce…
