The comments by Mr. Miller, the influential White House deputy chief of staff, appeared to be a shift after days of blaming Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by federal agents.
President Trump advised Iran to " quickly make a deal" on its nuclear program because a new U.S. attack on the country "will be far worse" than the last one. Why it matters: Trump has ordered a U.S. military buildup in the Gulf ahead of a possible strike. Iran, Israel and other countries in the region have been on high alert for days expecting a U.S. strike. - But White House officials say Trump still hasn't made a final decision and is still willing to explore a diplomatic solution. - "We are open to business if Iran wants to talk," a White House official told reporters on Monday. Driving the news: Trump told Axios on Monday that the U.S. "armada" off the coast of Iran was bigger than the one he sent to Venezuela . - In a Truth…
At his first Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing since Nicolas Maduro was seized, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns the U.S. could still use force to pressure Venezuela's adminstration.
NPR obtains documents showing the Trump administration secretly cut nuclear safety rules to fast-track new reactors. And, investigators blame systemic failures for a deadly midair crash near D.C.
President Vladimir V. Putin and President Ahmed al-Sharaa are looking to build ties after the fall of the Russia-backed Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.