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Trump says Iran deal should include additional countries joining Abraham AccordsMay 25, 2026 2:04 pm - President Donald Trump said Monday that any agreement with Iran should include a requirement for several additional countries, including Saudi Arabia and Turkey, to join the Abraham Accords, the U.S.-brokered agreements aimed at normalizing relations with Israel that were forged during Trump's first term.
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Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican’s role in legitimizing slaveryMay 25, 2026 1:31 pm - Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See's role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.”
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Details emerge of a potential Iran deal as Trump says not to rushMay 24, 2026 10:49 am - The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, regional officials told The Associated Press on Sunday. They said details and timelines would be worked out later.
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Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence, citing her husband's healthMay 22, 2026 12:43 pm - Tulsi Gabbard resigned as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence on Friday, saying she needed to step away as her husband battles cancer. She is the fourth Cabinet official to depart during Trump’s second term.
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Paxton makes his final pitch in Texas US Senate race against Cornyn, buoyed by Trump's endorsementMay 22, 2026 7:37 am - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is riding high as he heads into the final days of his Republican primary runoff against Sen. John Cornyn, now with the weight of the president’s backing behind him.
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Taiwan's government says US hasn't notified it of any pause in a planned $14 billion arms saleMay 22, 2026 7:31 am - Taiwan hasn't been notified of any pause in a planned $14 billion U.S. arms sale to the self-governing island, a government official said Friday, after the acting U.S. Navy secretary told a Senate committee in Washington that some foreign military sales were being delayed to ensure the American military has enough munitions for the Iran war.
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US says ‘slight progress’ in Iran talks amid uncertainty on whether war will resumeMay 22, 2026 7:15 am - TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday there was “slight progress” during talks with Iran amid uncertainty as to whether a deal will be reache...
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Pushed to the limit, Republicans show rare defiance to Trump's demandsMay 22, 2026 7:12 am - President Donald Trump’s political revenge tour met its potential match this week as angry Republican senators finally said no, even if temporarily.
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NATO allies bewildered by Trump's about-face on US troop moves in EuropeMay 22, 2026 7:09 am - NATO allies and defense officials expressed bewilderment on Friday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that he would send 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland just weeks after he ordered the same number of forces pulled out of Europe.
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Republican progress on immigration bill stalls out over Trump’s ballroom, DOJ settlementMay 21, 2026 2:06 pm - Senate Republican leaders on Thursday are expected to abandon a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and President Donald Trump’s ballroom amid backlash from members of their own party.
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