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White House’s Witkoff vouches for Russia’s trustworthiness on Iran and alleged war assistance

Confronted with evidence of Russia aiding Iran, Team Trump has shrugged, boosted Russia’s economy and vouched for Moscow’s reliability.

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Trump DOJ seeks control over search of Washington Post reporter’s devices

A judge previously declined to leave “the government’s fox in charge of the Washington Post’s henhouse.”

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Trump administration widens 2020 election probe in Arizona

The Homeland Security inquiry comes days after the FBI subpoenaed state lawmakers for records of their own GOP-led review.

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Energy secretary’s Strait of Hormuz tweet reflects Team Trump’s incompetence

One wants to have faith in the competence of U.S. leaders during a war, but 12 days into the conflict, this isn’t possible.

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Trump’s favorite turn of phrase reveals how little he truly understands about war

The president says the Iran War is “way ahead of schedule,” but won’t explain what victory would look like. There’s a pattern here.

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James Comer: DOJ in 2019 ‘asked New Mexico to stop’ Epstein ranch probe

The House Oversight Committee chairman hinted at a cover-up by the Justice Department without noting that the president in 2019 was Donald Trump.

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Trump wants war with Iran and low gas prices. He’s learning he can’t have both.

This week, Trump ran into the fundamental strategic contradiction of this war, which has left his administration in something of a bind.

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Trump claims ignorance as preliminary finding blames U.S. for strike on Iranian school

If the assessments hold, the strike will rank among the worst cases of U.S.-caused civilian casualties in a generation.

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Jeffrey Epstein’s accountant testifies before House committee

Richard Kahn is also an executor of the sex offender and financier’s estate. He has denied wrongdoing and knowledge of Epstein’s crimes.