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NATO secretary general congratulates Trump on Iran air strikes

(NewsNation) — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte sent a congratulatory message to President Donald Trump on Tuesday regarding U.S. air strikes on Iranian nuclear targets over the weekend,...

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Trump agrees to in-person Wednesday meeting with Zelenskyy

President Donald Trump plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday alongside the NATO summit, according to a White House official granted anonymity to discuss the meetin...

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Trump says whether he'll commit to NATO mutual defense guarantee 'Depends on your definition'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday injected some uncertainty over whether the U.S. would abide by the mutual defense guarantees outlined in the NATO treaty as he headed to its summ...

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Intelligence leaders are set to brief Congress on Trump's Iran strikes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress will hear directly from President Donald Trump’s intelligence leaders Tuesday, receiving classified briefings just three days after Trump directed strikes on I...

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NATO leaders gather for historic summit with unity on the line

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — NATO leaders gathered in the Netherlands on Tuesday for a historic two-day summit that could unite the world’s biggest security organization around a new defense spend...

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Mamdani’s victory would signal seismic shift in national politics and test for socialist movement

NEW YORK — Zohran Mamdani has surged so much in his upstart New York City mayoral campaign, he stands to win one of the biggest political prizes in America. With that victory comes a major test for...

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What Andrew Cuomo can learn from Jerry Brown

The best insights into New York politics rarely come from the wooded mountain passes of Northern California.But it’s the only place to find one unique perspective on Tuesday’s primary: what it’s li...

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Why Won’t Zohran Mamdani Denounce a Dangerous Slogan?

Zohran Mamdani’s opponents paint him as a dangerous radical. The young, socialistic candidate for New York City mayor wishes to dispel that perception—in some ways. Last week, he appeared on a podc...

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Trump strikes spur tug-of-war over Iran endgame

President Trump’s ambiguity over his endgame for Iran is setting off a scramble for influence among lawmakers, foreign officials and analysts pushing everything from diplomacy to regime c...

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What Chris Murphy Learned From the New Right

The unincorporated town of Saxapahaw, North Carolina, is a 300-mile drive from Washington, D.C. It’s about twice as far from Connecticut, the state that Chris Murphy represents in the United States...

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Israel accuses Iran of violating Trump-declared ceasefire

Israel early Tuesday accused Iran of violating terms of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire shortly after it was slated to take effect and vowed to retaliate. Israeli Defense Minister Isra...

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An angry Trump decries Israel, Iran for breaking ceasefire

A visibly frustrated President Donald Trump condemned Israel and Iran Tuesday morning for violating a ceasefire that he had heralded one day earlier.“We have two countries that have been fighting s...

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Al Green introduces article of impeachment against Trump

Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) filed an article of impeachment against President Trump on Tuesday, accusing the president of failing to notify or seek authorization from Congress before the U.S....

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LGBTQ+ leader: Dems should talk about ‘kitchen table issues, not about identity’

SAN FRANCISCO — The leader of the largest PAC dedicated to electing LGBTQ+ people to office says Democrats should talk about “kitchen-table issues,” not gender identity.Evan Low, president and CEO ...

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Pharma stocks' slide hasn’t deterred these lawmakers

Drugmakers have taken a beating on Wall Street in recent months, perhaps because President Donald Trump has threatened the pharmaceutical industry with tariffs and demanded it reduce prices while h...

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Most Americans oppose Trump’s Iran strikes, new poll finds

A majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran on Saturday, according to a new poll from CNN.The survey, conducted Sunday and Monday, found that 56 percent o...

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New York City mayoral results may take time. Here’s why.

It could be a while until a winner is declared in Tuesday’s New York City mayoral primary.That’s in large part because of the city’s ranked choice voting system, where voters can select up to five ...

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56 disapprove of US strikes on Iran: Survey

Most Americans disapprove of President Trump’s decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear sites, according to a new CNN/SSRS poll conducted in the two days following the strikes. In th...

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As Trump fumes, Powell tells lawmakers he's in no rush to lower rates

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers Tuesday that tariffs are likely to cause prices to climb and signaled the Fed is likely to hold interest rates steady to head off the threat of in...

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Trump announces parameters of ceasefire between Israel and Iran

President Trump on Monday announced the parameters of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran that he says was “fully agreed” to and will begin to be phased in six hours from now. Trum...

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12 House Democratic veterans announce support for war powers resolution

A dozen House Democrats who are veterans announced support for a war powers resolution in the wake of recent U.S. strikes against Iran. “We write firstmost as Patriots who love our country. ...

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