President Trump has a new parlor game he's springing on advisers and confidants: JD Vance or Marco Rubio? - That is, do people favor the vice president or secretary of state to sit atop the GOP ticket to succeed him in 2028? Trump asks casually, but increasingly, several sources tell us. Why it matters: Trump is focused on his legacy as his last midterm elections approach, and he believes there are no better standard bearers for it than Vance and Rubio. Trump favors Vance. It's why he chose him as a running mate. - But Trump has notably and increasingly praised Rubio, in public and private, for his rising profile as secretary of state and national security adviser. Behind the scenes: Trump enjoys gossiping, revels in playing people…
President Trump has a new parlor game he's springing on advisers and confidants: JD Vance or Marco Rubio? - That is, do people favor the vice president or secretary of state to sit atop the GOP ticket to succeed him in 2028? Trump asks casually, but increasingly, several sources tell us. Why it matters: Trump is focused on his legacy as his last midterm elections approach, and he believes there are no better standard bearers for it than Vance and Rubio. Trump favors Vance. It's why he chose him as a running mate. - But Trump has notably and increasingly praised Rubio, in public and private, for his rising profile as secretary of state and national security adviser. Behind the scenes: Trump enjoys gossiping, revels in playing people…Open
U.S. negotiators are ready to hold another round of talks with Iran on Friday in Geneva if they receive a detailed Iranian proposal for a nuclear deal in the next 48 hours, a senior U.S. official told Axios on Sunday morning. Why it matters: The current diplomatic push is likely the last chance President Trump will give Iran before launching a massive U.S.-Israeli military operation that could directly target Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, U.S. officials say. State of play: The senior U.S. official said the Trump administration is waiting for Iran's proposal. - Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner — who have both advised Trump to give the diplomacy a chance before ordering a strike — plan to be in Geneva on Feb. 27 if the…
U.S. negotiators are ready to hold another round of talks with Iran on Friday in Geneva if they receive a detailed Iranian proposal for a nuclear deal in the next 48 hours, a senior U.S. official told Axios on Sunday morning. Why it matters: The current diplomatic push is likely the last chance President Trump will give Iran before launching a massive U.S.-Israeli military operation that could directly target Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, U.S. officials say. State of play: The senior U.S. official said the Trump administration is waiting for Iran's proposal. - Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner — who have both advised Trump to give the diplomacy a chance before ordering a strike — plan to be in Geneva on Feb. 27 if the…Open
Amid growing cross-border political animosity, the game meant even more than usual to Canadian fans who had flown in for one of the marquee events of the Winter Games.
Denmark’s defense minister said Greenland did not need health care assistance, a day after President Trump said he planned to send a “great hospital boat” to the island.
Blizzard warnings are in effect for much of the Northeast as a winter storm barrels toward the U.S. on Sunday. Americans across the region are bracing for up to two feet of snow in some areas. Irv Gikofsky, better known as Mr. G, is a meteorologist with NewsNation affiliate WPIX in New York City, and he tells “Morning in America” that the storm is shaping up to be a case of “bombogenesis.” Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national weekend morning newscast hosted by Hena Doba. Saturday and Sunday starting at 7a/6C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
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Iran Iran’s Grand Tragedy Things are more complicated than they appear. Credit: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Iran’s Grand Strategy: A Political History, by Vali Nasr. Princeton University Press, 408 pages. Imagine a nation whose national security doctrine demands that it take on an ever-expanding sphere of interests and obligations to needy clients. The pursuit of this doctrine, which is conditioned by ideological commitments to lead and expand a particular bloc, has engendered a variety of internal economic and political distortions; the leadership that is invested in the doctrine and its ideological impedimenta is…Open
Tensions are high in the Middle East amid the standoff between the United States and Iran over the country's nuclear program. President Donald Trump said Iran has "10 to 15 days max" to reach a deal, while Iran's president said they "will not back down." Retired Lt. Gen. Richard Newton, a NewsNation senior national security contributor, discusses on "Morning in America with Hena Doba." Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national weekend morning newscast hosted by Hena Doba. Saturday and Sunday starting at 7a/6C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
