Senate Republicans blocked a resolution that sought to force President Trump to seek congressional approval for any U.S. military action related to Venezuela, the New York Times reports. Republican leaders garnered enough support for a procedural maneuver to kill the resolution after Sens. Josh Hawley and Todd Young flipped their position and joined the effort […]
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Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered a scathing critique of President Trump’s threats to take Greenland in a Senate floor speech Wednesday, warning him that it would be an “unprecedented act of self-harm” and “more disastrous” for his legacy than the withdrawal from Afghanistan during President Joe Biden’s term, Mediaite reports.
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“Donald Trump said he had received assurances that Iran had ‘stopped’ killing protesters, delivering a more measured tone towards Tehran even as he did not rule out U.S. military action,” the Financial Times reports. Said Trump: “We’ve been told that the killing in Iran is stopping, and it’s stopped. It’s stopping, and there’s no plan […]
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“We still have a fundamental disagreement… We didn’t manage to change the American position.” — Danish diplomat Lars Lokke Rasmussen, quoted by the Washington Post, after meeting with Vice President JD Vance about Greenland.
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“The Trump administration’s first sale of Venezuelan oil is valued at $500 million,” Semafor reports. “The sale marks an initial milestone in the administration’s stewardship of Venezuela after the U.S. ouster of its former leader Nicolás Maduro 11 days ago. President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. would effectively run Venezuela for an indeterminable […]
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A new CNN poll finds that Americans think ICE’s actions are making cities less safe instead of safer, 51% to 31%.
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is shifting his position and says he will now vote with Senate Republican leaders to defeat a resolution that aims to block President Trump from using military force against Venezuela, The Hill reports. Punchbowl News: “All eyes are now on Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA) and Todd Young (R-IN), whom GOP leaders […]
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The Atlantic: “Danish forces are moving to the island to show NATO—and Trump—that they’re serious about security.”
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A Secret Service agent assigned to Vice President JD Vance has been placed on leave after he was caught on undercover video spilling details about Vance’s travel plans and how the vice president is protected, Mediaite reports.
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More than half of U.S. adults believe President Trump has “gone too far” in using the U.S. military to intervene in other countries, according to a new AP-NORC poll.
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A new Quinnipiac poll finds an overwhelming majority of Americans — 86 percent — oppose the United States trying to take Greenland by military force, while just 9 percent support it. A smaller majority — 55 percent — oppose the United States trying to buy Greenland, while 37 percent support it.
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A new AtlasIntel poll finds a majority of Venezuelans want María Corina Machado to lead their country, contradicting Donald Trump’s claim that the opposition leader doesn’t have the support to rule. More than half of Venezuelans living in their homeland — 51.6% — say Machado should take over, compared with 14% who endorse Delcy Rodríguez, […]
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