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Huckabee arrives in Israel as new U.S. ambassador and visits the Western Wall

At the Western Wall, one of Judaism’s holiest sites, Mike Huckabee said he’d brought a note with a prayer for peace handwritten by President Trump, who had instructed him to insert it into the wall. (Image credit: Gil Cohen-Magen)

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FSU shooting leaves two dead. And, Trump criticizes Fed chairman over interest rates

A shooting on Florida State University’s campus has left two people dead and six people injured. And, President Trump criticizes the Fed chairman for not cutting interest rates. (Image credit: Tasos Katopodis)

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Trump: Putin not playing me – but I might give up on peace talks

Donald Trump has threatened to “take a pass” on attempts to secure a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia, as he denied the Kremlin was playing him.

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Rubio’s tough talk shows Trump’s frustration – but there’s only one loser if US walks away

Marco Rubio’s comments are the strongest indication yet of Washington’s apparent growing frustration at the lack of progress in peace talks. 

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‘Relishing the opportunity’: Chuck Todd suggests deeper strategy behind fight over migrant

The fight over Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia came down to “optics” for the Trump administration, Journalist Chuck Todd surmised Friday on CNN. The only explanation for the administration’s continued resistance to bring Abrego Garcia home from El Salvador, where

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‘Extortionist!’ Columnist flags Trump move ‘deserving of an exclamation point’

President Donald Trump’s dealings with everything from Ukraine to Ivy League universities amount to blatant extortion, Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker wrote Friday. “Trump isn’t a dealmaker; he is closer to an extortionist,” Parker wrote. “At least he meets the

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‘Extraordinary attack’: Cabinet official may become ‘first victim’ after break with Trump

Secretary of State Marco Rubio “split” with President Donald Trump over the ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, The Daily Beast reported Friday. Speaking to the press, Rubio lamented the lack of progress in negotiations and said that the United States

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MAGA conspiracists claim many Republicans implicated in Trump assassination efforts

Right-wing commentators Benny Johnson and Mike Cernovich blamed “The Deep State and Ukraine” for perpetuating two assassination attempts on Donald Trump as he campaigned in Butler County, PA, last July; and Palm Beach County, FL, in September. Johnson hosted Cernovich

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Inside El Salvador’s CECOT Prison, Where Abrego Garcia Was Held

A U.S. senator was denied entry to a prison that had held Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia. The authorities arranged a meeting at a hotel instead. Here’s what to know.

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In Trump Attack on Harvard, Punishment Before Proof

The legal underpinnings of the administration’s broadsides against universities and schools stretch precedents and cut corners.

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