US & Iran Trade Retaliatory Strikes, Primary Results In Four States, ICE Funding Bill

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Trump Touts Progress In Iran Talks, UFC White House Freedom 250, DNI Nomination

President Trump canceled planned strikes on Iran citing progress in negotiations and says a deal that reopens the Strait of Hormuz could be signed within days, capping a week of whiplash that saw the U.S. bomb Iran three nights in a row and Trump threaten to seize an Iranian isla ...  Show more

Escalating Attacks Between US & Iran, Inflation Hits Three-Year High, World Cup Opens

The U.S. unleashed a second straight night of strikes on Iran with President Trump saying Iran is taking too long to negotiate, as Iran fires back at U.S. bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan and Trump reveals U.S. efforts to help oil tankers slip past the Iranian blockade. Inflat ...  Show more

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