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WASHINGTON — As Gaza buries its dead and starves under siege, the Trump administration has quietly signed off on a 6.7 billion dollar surge of US weapons for Israel, adding new attack
Donald Trump is building a 250-foot Independence Arch on the Potomac, a White House grand ballroom, and more — a vanity construction campaign running alongside sinking approval ratings and a fractured rural base.
US Secretary of State Secretary of State Marco Rubio has declared that China represents the most significant geopolitical challenge facing the United States, reinforcing Washington’s growing focus on strategic competition with Beijing
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has intensified Moscow’s criticism of Washington, arguing that the United States has maintained a continuous anti-Russia posture rooted in the Biden administration despite Donald Trump’s return to
The latest confrontation between Washington and Havana erupted this week after the US State Department claimed it was prepared to provide an additional $100 million in humanitarian assistance to Cuba, an offer
The Trump administration has frozen $1.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to California, escalating a growing confrontation between Washington and Democratic-led states over healthcare oversight, public spending, and alleged abuse of taxpayer-funded welfare
The Trump administration’s abrupt decision to halt the canceled deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland has triggered growing concern across NATO capitals, with military analysts warning that the move may signal a
Biden Asks US Judge to Block Release of Private Biographer Recordings as FOIA Battle Over 70 Hours of Audio Intensifies WASHINGTON — Former President Joe Biden has moved to block the release
The latest confrontation between Iran and Kuwait has opened a new fault line across the Persian Gulf, with Tehran accusing the Gulf monarchy of unlawfully attacking an Iranian vessel and detaining four
The United States government has sharply revised its assessment of the global energy crisis unfolding in the Middle East, acknowledging that disruptions tied to the Iran conflict and the Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for one of the most politically sensitive summits of his presidency, insisting before departure that Washington does not need China’s assistance to end
For years, Donald Trump defended tariffs as the backbone of his economic nationalism, promising they would revive American manufacturing, punish China, and force global companies to bend to Washington’s demands. Now, the
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