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The U.S. Senate handed President Donald Trump a significant political victory early Friday by passing legislation that would provide an additional $70 billion to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for immigration enforcement and border security operations
The U.S. Senate handed President Donald Trump a significant political victory early Friday by passing legislation that would provide an additional $70 billion to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for immigration enforcement and border security operations. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 52-47, with no Democratic support. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski was the only Republican to vote against the measure. The legislation does not include any provision to prohibit Trump's controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, which critics say could be used to compensate the president’s political allies for alleged government mistreatment. Senate Republican Leader John Thune described the fund as a “settled issue,” citing testimony from Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that the Department of Justice would not move forward with it. Democrats, however, argued that Blanche’s assurances alone were insufficient. Despite the administration's indication that the fund may not be implemented, President Trump reaffirmed his support for it on Wednesday, calling it “so important.” Funding Trump's Immigration Crackdown Most of the new funding would go…
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Iran War Will End Only When It Ends in Lebanon Too, Says Foreign Minister
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday that “this war will end only when it ends in Lebanon as well,”. Speaking to Lebanon’s Al Mayadeen TV channel, Araghchi said that any end to the conflict in Lebanon must include the withdrawal of Israeli forces from…
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Trump Says Only U.S. and China Can Recover Uranium From Iran’s Damaged Nuclear Sites
President Donald Trump said Thursday that only the United States and China have the capability to retrieve enriched uranium from Iran’s buried nuclear facilities, arguing that the sites were so heavily damaged by strikes that recovering anything from them would be extremely difficult. “We attacked…
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Trump’s Immigration Crackdown: Success Story or Policy Gamble?
President Donald Trump’s immigration policy has become one of the defining issues of his second term in office. Built around promises of stronger border security, mass deportations, and stricter enforcement, the administration argues that it has achieved significant success in…
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Israel has struck more than 650 Hezbollah targets over the last week
The Israel Defense Forces said Friday that the Israeli Air Force has struck more than 650 Hezbollah targets over the last week. Israeli forces also have eliminated over 125 Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon and have worked “to destroy terrorist infrastructure and eliminate threats to the citizens of the north,” the IDF added. The IDF said earlier Friday that it…