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Former Vice President Mike Pence said the second administration of President Donald Trump has “departed” from traditional conservative principle in the president’s second term.

Mike Pence says the Trump administration has ‘departed’ from conservative principles ↗

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President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested canceling planned performances by musicians for the Great American State Fair later this summer in Washington, after several artists pulled out of the event.“We should have a giant MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN RALLY, for 250, instead of having overpriced singers, who nobody wants to hear, whose music is boring, and yet who do nothing but complain,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social Saturday afternoon.“Cancel it,” Trump said, before launching into a separate criticism of a federal judge who on Friday temporarily blocked his planned closure of the Kennedy Center

Trump suggests canceling performances at Freedom 250 event after artists back out ↗

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President Donald Trump has yet to make a decision on a deal that could extend the current ceasefire with Iran, with no announcement on Friday following a Situation Room meeting where he said he would make a “final determination.”Oil prices have dipped this week amid persistent reports that Trump and Iran could be close to sealing an agreement that has eluded the two sides for over a month

Trump is stalling deal talks with ‘excessive demands,’ Iran official says ↗

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The F-15 fighter that was shot down over southwestern Iran last month and set off a dangerous rescue mission was probably struck by a Chinese-made shoulder-launched missile, sources say.

Iran may have used Chinese missile to shoot down U.S. fighter jet, sources say ↗

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has not confirmed that Iran placed mines in the Strait of Hormuz despite continued searches of the critical waterway, two U.S. officials and a person familiar with the matter said, adding to growing confusion around the war

U.S. has not confirmed that Iran placed mines in the Strait of Hormuz, sources say ↗

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Judge halts Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund after Jan. 6 prosecutor files suit

Judge halts Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund after Jan. 6 prosecutor sues ↗

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Judge halts Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund after Jan. 6 prosecutor files suit

Judge halts Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund after Jan. 6 prosecutor files suit ↗

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It was the kind of sweeping, last-minute demand that would have torpedoed most diplomatic talks: President Donald Trump insisting this week that in exchange for him ending the war with Iran, several Arab and Muslim countries should sign on to his Abraham Accords to normalize their diplomatic relations with Israel.

Why U.S. allies pushed back on Trump’s bid to make Iran deal a package with Israeli normalization ↗

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