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Trump considering option to ‘blast the hell out of’ Iran
US President Donald Trump said he is "not happy" with the latest peace proposal from Iran.
US bypasses congressional review for military sales of $8.6 billion to Middle East allies – Reuters
US bypasses congressional review for military sales of $8.6 billion to Middle East allies ReutersU.S. Fast-Tracks Arms Deals Valued at $8.6 Billion to Mideast Partners The New York TimesUS approves arms sales of over $8.6 billion …
Trump claims hostilities have ended in Iran in letter to congressional leaders
President seemed to suggest that legislative deadline to approve war no longer applies as Democrats push backUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald Trump said in a letter sent to congressional leaders o…
Trump orders US to pull thousands of troops out of Germany after row with Merz
A senior Pentagon official said recent rhetoric from Germany was ‘unhelpful’
US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, US officials say – Reuters
US withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, US officials say ReutersU.S. to Withdraw 5,000 Troops From Germany, Pentagon Says The New York TimesUS pulling 5,000 troops from Germany amid spat with Trump over Iran war The T…
‘Nuclear Weapons Are Not Just Tools of War. They Are Weapons of Mass Suffering.’
NEW YORK, May 1 (IPS) – “We choose hope because despair is a form of surrender that we cannot accept,” UN Ambassador to the Philippines, Enrique Manolo, told civil society representatives and the diplomatic community, considering the question of whet…
FACT FOCUS: Why nearly 4.3 million people are no longer receiving food stamps
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins this week attributed a multimillion-person drop in the number of participants receiving food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to the tamping down of fraud and an improved economy
Will California ever build the Delta tunnel? Major battles ahead as Newsom era nears end
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $20 billion Delta tunnel project has cleared a significant hurdle, but it still has major obstacles to overcome
Germany’s Iran “Humiliating” US Comment Costs It 5,000 American Troops
The United States is withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, the Pentagon announced on Friday, in an apparent US rebuke to the close NATO ally amid a widening rift between President Donald Trump and Europe over the Iran war.