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President Trump on Thursday morning will deliver remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast. It comes as he suggested Wednesday his administration could use "a softer touch" in its aggressive immigration operations amid uproar in Minnesota. Thursday also marks the first day of a new era in arms control, as the New START Treaty expires. It...
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The “rules-based international order” was never a set of neutral rules. It was a story the U.S. told — about itself, its power and its right to bend norms when convenient. In January, that story finally collapsed when Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called that order what many governments have long known it to be:...
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Watch live: Trump gives remarks at National Prayer Breakfast
President Trump on Thursday morning will give a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast, an event that brings together a bipartisan coalition of politicians and other U.S. and international leaders. Trump's remarks come as the president has signaled that his administration could take a "softer" tone on immigration enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security has...
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Musk grapples with Epstein, deepfake ahead of high stakes projects
Elon Musk has once again found himself at the center of controversy, as the tech billionaire continues to grapple with the fallout from a surge in sexualized deepfakes on his social platform X, while newly revealed emails between him and Jeffrey Epstein have drawn fresh scrutiny. Parisian authorities raided X’s French offices Tuesday as part...
Republicans fear Trump backlash could cost them Senate control
Senate Republicans are concerned that a public backlash to President Trump’s handling of the economy and his aggressive deportation policies could give rise to a Democratic wave that not only sweeps away the House Republican majority, but also threatens their own three-seat majority. The latest alarm bell rang over the weekend when Democratic candidate Taylor...
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Fears of nuclear arms race spike as key US-Russia treaty expires
The last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia is set to expire Thursday, leaving the world without a significant nuclear agreement between the two superpowers for the first time in more than half a century. Lawmakers are worried. The end of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), intended...
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Nigeria’s first lady sees ‘divine intervention’ in Trump’s focus on Christians
Nigerian first lady Oluremi Tinubu, an ordained assistant pastor in a Pentecostal church, says global concern about persecution of Christians in the country is based on “propaganda.” Yet she sees “divine intervention” in President Trump’s focus on protecting Christians in the country, as it has created an opportunity to elevate relations with the United States...
