Nation and World Politics
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Trump is at a moment of choosing as Israel looks for more US help crushing Iran’s nuclear program
Jun 17, 2025 7:12 am - President Donald Trump in about eight hours Monday went from suggesting a nuclear deal with Iran remained “achievable” to urging Tehran’s 9.5 million residents to flee for their lives as he cut short his visit to an international summit to return to Washington for urgent talks with his national security team.
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Israel says it killed a top Iranian general as Trump warns people to flee Iranian capital
Jun 17, 2025 7:08 am - Israel claimed Tuesday to have killed a top Iranian general as it traded more strikes with its longtime foe, and U.S. President Donald Trump warned residents of Tehran to evacuate while suggesting that the United States could give up on negotiations.
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Illinois politicians not targets in Minnesota shooting, governor saysJun 16, 2025 4:01 pm - Illinois politicians were not named on a hit list authorities have linked to the man accused of killing a Minnesota legislator and wounding another over the weekend, Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday.
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How long will it take for U.S. gas prices to react to Middle East conflict?Jun 16, 2025 3:52 pm - The conflict between Israel and Iran has the potential to considerably disrupt global energy markets, with each nation attacking the other’s oil and gas infrastructure. I...
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Trump administration offers some details of how it would control US Steel, but union raises concerns
Jun 16, 2025 3:28 pm - President Donald Trump would have unique influence over the operations of U.S. Steel under the terms of what the White House calls an “investment” being made by Japan-based Nippon Steel in the iconic American steelmaker.
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The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company
Jun 16, 2025 2:11 pm - The Trump family is licensing its name to a new mobile phone service, the latest in a string of ventures announced while Donald Trump is in the White House despite ethical concerns that the U.S. president could mold public policy for personal gain.
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Trump fires Democratic commissioner of independent agency that oversees nuclear safety
Jun 16, 2025 2:07 pm - President Donald Trump has fired a Democratic commissioner for the federal agency that oversees nuclear safety as he continues to assert more control over independent regulatory agencies.
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G7 leaders want to contain the Israel-Iran conflict, as Trump calls for talks between the countries
Jun 16, 2025 1:06 pm - The Group of Seven summit began in Canada on Monday with world leaders scrambling to contain the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program, with U.S. President Donald Trump reiterating his call for the two nations to start negotiating.
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ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds
Jun 16, 2025 9:12 am - Leavenworth, Kansas, occupies a mythic space in American crime, its name alone evoking a short hand for serving hard time. The federal penitentiary housed gangsters Al Capone and Machine Gun Kelly — in a building so storied that it inspired the term “the big house.”
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Israel strikes state-run Iranian TV during live broadcast after Iranian missiles kill 8 in Israel
Jun 16, 2025 7:26 am - Israel struck Iran's state-run television station Monday during a live broadcast, forcing a reporter to run off camera following an explosion, after Iran fired a new wave of missiles at Israel that killed at least eight people.