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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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As tensions with Iran escalated, Trump opted for an extreme measure. Pentagon officials were stunned. … In the chaotic days leading to the death of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran's most powerful commander, top American military officials put the option of killing him …
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Iran Will Retaliate in Wake of Soleimani Killing
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Susan E. Rice / New York Times:
The Dire Consequences of Trump's Suleimani Decision
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Iranians Close Ranks Behind Leaders After U.S. Kills Popular General
Iranians Close Ranks Behind Leaders After U.S. Kills Popular General
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Evan Semones / Politico:
Trump vows to target ‘52’ sites if Iran retaliates for Soleimani death
Trump vows to target ‘52’ sites if Iran retaliates for Soleimani death
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Angelo Codevilla / American Greatness:
War With Iran? — Does the U.S. armed forces' killing …
War With Iran? — Does the U.S. armed forces' killing …
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Skepticism mounts over evidence of ‘imminent’ threat that Trump says justified Soleimani killing — Washington (CNN)Top US national security officials continue to defend the Trump administration's claim that it killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani in response to an imminent threat …
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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.
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Could the strike on an Iranian general trigger a draft? The Selective Service, explained. — In the hours since the Trump administration announced that the high-ranking Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani had been killed in a U.S. airstrike, Americans wondered: Does this mean war?
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Trump administration warns Congress Iran could retaliate against US ‘within weeks’
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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
On foreign policy, Trump flouts risks that gave others pause
On foreign policy, Trump flouts risks that gave others pause
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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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Trump says 52 targets already lined up if Iran retaliates — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Saturday, threatening to hit dozens of targets in the Islamic Republic “very fast and very hard” if it retaliates for the targeted killing of the head of Iran's elite Quds Force.
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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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Happy Birthday, Eric Trump! — Join Me In Wishing Eric Trump A Happy Birthday — We're so thankful for Eric Trump's work in fighting for America. — That's one reason our team is putting together a birthday card for this American Patriot. — Will you join me in celebrating his birthday by signing his birthday card?
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Crowded Democratic presidential field sprints toward ‘jump ball’ in crucial Iowa caucuses — The Bernie Sanders campaign plans to knock on half a million Iowa doors in January. Elizabeth Warren's team is asking supporters for spare couches to house out-of-state volunteers.
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Right-Wing Views for Generation Z, Five Minutes at a Time — Dennis Prager believes teenagers are more open to conservative ideas than millennials. With PragerU, he's making a play to get around their professors. — BERKELEY, Calif. — Will Witt walked through the University …
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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 …
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'It's an Atomic Bomb': Australia Deploys Military as Fires Spread — With more than a month still to go in the fire season, the government announced a large-scale use of military assets, a deployment not seen since World War II. — HASTINGS, Australia — The evacuees walked down the gangway …
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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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Weinstein Attorney Says Accuser Annabella Sciorra “Has Spent an Entire Life Acting for a Living” — “The public's biggest misconceptions come from the assumptions that have been made through the help of media,” Weinstein wrote in an email interview with CNN.
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A Second Amendment sanctuary movement is sweeping through Kentucky. Here's why. — Adorned in military-pattern camouflage from head to toe, David Johnson stood in front of a packed courthouse in Letcher County this week and proclaimed his support for a local resolution to designate Letcher County a “2nd Amendment Sanctuary.”
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Controversial fence revives battle over marijuana dispensaries near churches — Applicant built fence to skirt San Diego's 1,000-foot separation rule — Local controversy over marijuana dispensaries opening near churches took a new turn recently, when a man proposing a dispensary …