China relied on Iran’s cheap, sanctioned oil and used the country to distract the U.S. from the Pacific. If the U.S. succeeds in its Middle East plans, China may be caught on its back foot.
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An alleged Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) operative is currently on trial in Brooklyn for his role in an assassination plot targeting Donald Trump. The U.S. just announced that the leader of the IRGC unit behind the plot has been killed in an airstrike.
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“It shouldn’t be partisan that you arrest public safety threats in the safety and security of the jails. Releasing public safety threats back into the public is just stupid,” Tom Homan said.
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Of the more than 660,000 criminal foreign nationals identified to be deported in late 2024 who weren’t detained, more than 126,000 had committed traffic offenses including DWIs and posed a risk to public safety.
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Last year, the Texas legislature passed a redistricting bill that has since gone into effect that could net five additional Republican seats in November.
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U.S. military strength has improved but is insufficient for a major war with China without further funding, according to a new report from The Heritage Foundation.
Elected officials on the U.S. House Oversight Committee questioned Walz and Ellison over whether they knew about reported billions of dollars in federal funds being used in fraudulent schemes.
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Another Republican received President Donald Trump’s endorsement shortly after Daines’s announcement.
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