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As Tensions With Iran Escalated, Trump Opted for Most Extreme Measure — While senior officials argue the drone strike was warranted to prevent future attacks, some in the administration remain skeptical about the rationale for the attack. — WASHINGTON — In the chaotic days leading …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Fox's Tucker Carlson breaks with colleagues and criticizes Trump's strike on Iranian general — New York (CNN Business)On Friday afternoon President Trump praised Tucker Carlson along with other conservative Fox News stars. “We have great people,” Trump said.
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
The White House has formally notified Congress of the Soleimani strike — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —The White House delivered to Capitol Hill on Saturday a formal notification of the drone strike that killed Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani as required under the War Powers Act, according …
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New York Times:
White House Notifies Congress of Suleimani Strike Under War Powers Act — The notification, required within 48 hours of introducing United States armed forces into hostilities, contained only classified information, a senior congressional aide said. — The White House sent Congress …
Reuters:
Inside the plot by Iran's Soleimani to attack U.S. forces in Iraq — (Reuters) - In mid-October, Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani met with his Iraqi Shi'ite militia allies at a villa on the banks of the Tigris River, looking across at the U.S. embassy complex in Baghdad.
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement on White House's War Powers Act Notification of Hostilities Against Iran — San Francisco - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the White House notified the Congress of the initiation of hostilities against Iran, pursuant to the War Powers Act of 1973 …
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CNN:
Trump administration warns Congress Iran could retaliate against US ‘within weeks’
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Public Radio International:
Gen. Petraeus on Qasem Soleimani's killing: 'It's impossible to overstate the significance'
Evan Semones / Politico:
Trump vows to target ‘52’ sites if Iran retaliates for Soleimani death
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Associated Press:
From resort amid palm trees, Trump settled on Iran strike
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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
On foreign policy, Trump flouts risks that gave others pause
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Grace Hauck / USA Today:
Protests planned across US to condemn Trump administration actions in Iraq, Iran
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Washington Post:
Trump plunges toward the kind of Middle Eastern conflict he pledged to avoid
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump repeatedly claimed in 2011 and 2012 that Obama would start a war with Iran to win reelection
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Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
Fresh Cambridge Analytica leak ‘shows global manipulation is out of control’ — Company's work in 68 countries laid bare with release of more than 100,000 documents — An explosive leak of tens of thousands of documents from the defunct data firm Cambridge Analytica is set to expose …
Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
Iran's new Quds Force commander brings continuity to the post held by his slain predecessor — ISTANBUL — Just hours after a U.S. drone strike killed Iran's charismatic elite Quds Force commander in Baghdad early Friday, Tehran announced it had named a successor: the force's little-known deputy chief, Brig. Gen. Ismail Qaani.
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Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Trump children are 2 of the top 4 choices for Republicans in 2024 — Ready to skip 2020 and go straight to 2024? In a new SurveyMonkey poll, Republican voters chose children of President Trump — Don Jr. and Ivanka — as two of the top four picks for president in five years.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Donald Trump Jr and Ivanka Trump among top Republican picks for 2024
Melissa Etehad / Los Angeles Times:
Pence falsely links Iranian general to 9/11 attacks — On Friday afternoon, Vice President Mike Pence took to Twitter to justify the targeted U.S. attack that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Suleimani. — But scholars say his tweets contain several inaccuracies, including an allegation …
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Dexter Filkins / New Yorker:
The Dangers Posed by the Killing of Qassem Suleimani
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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Terry Gilliam faces backlash after labeling #MeToo a ‘witch-hunt’ — Director told the Independent he was ‘tired, as a white male, of being blamed for everything that is wrong with the world’ — The director Terry Gilliam has invited renewed backlash after repeating his claim that he is a …
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Gerrard Kaonga / Daily Express:
WATCH Terrifying moment Iran unveils red flag at Mosque warning of severe battle to come — IRAN has issued a terrifying warning to the US as it raised a red flag over the Holy Dome Jamkarān Mosque as a symbol of a severe battle to come. — Iran and US tensions are at an all-time high following …
Chloe Melas / CNN:
Harvey Weinstein addresses his pending criminal trial — Harvey Weinstein's attorney on his defense — (CNN)Days away from the start of a criminal trial at the center of the #MeToo movement and a potential conviction that could send him to prison for decades, Harvey Weinstein is addressing …
Jimmy Vielkind / Wall Street Journal:
New York Dangled Extra Incentives in Initial Bid to Lure Amazon HQ2 — E-commerce retailer was offered $800 million more in tax credits and grants than previously known
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Jacob Stolworthy / The Independent:
Meat Loaf says Greta Thunberg has been brainwashed into thinking climate change is real — The singer thinks the activist has ‘been forced’ into her beliefs — Rock musician Meat Loaf thinks Greta Thunberg has been brainwashed into thinking climate change is real.
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Twitter slammed for letting Trump threaten to commit war crimes: 'He's using your network to start a war' — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was harshly criticized for allowing President Donald Trump to threaten to commit war crimes in Iran. — Conservative Charles Johnson, the founder …
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Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
China Replaces Its Top Representative in Hong Kong With an Enforcer — After months of protests and an electoral defeat for pro-Beijing political parties, an official with a record of difficult assignments is on the way. — BEIJING — The Chinese government abruptly replaced its top representative …
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