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Tillis: 'Putin is playing President Trump like a fiddle'

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Russian President Vladimir Putin is playing President Trump “like a fiddle” by shifting U.S. support away from Ukraine and warned that “history” won’t judge Trump well if he abandons Ukraine. Tillis said Putin’s claim that he invaded Ukraine to “de-Nazify” the country is a lie and that Trump’s dealings with...

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O'Reilly: Trump 'looks at Putin in a different way'Political commentator Bill O’Reilly on Monday weighed in on President Trump’s recent decision to loosen sanctions on Russia. When asked by NewsNation’s Leland Vittert about how his perspective differs from the president’s on Russian President Vladimir Putin, O’Reilly said Trump “looks at Putin in a different way.” The former Fox News host pointed to his...

The Hill18h agoWhole story →

US bans use of China’s DeepSeek AI tools by government agenciesUse of tools ‘may result in the transfer of sensitive data’ to China, defense department says The US government on Monday ordered its agencies to stop using artificial intelligence (AI) tools from the Chinese startup DeepSeek , as the countries race for dominance in the fast-moving sector. A notice from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced…

The Guardian19h agoWhole story →

Trump Faces Bipartisan Backlash Over Russia Diesel Deal, Sanctions WaiverRepublican members of Congress blasted President Donald Trump’s decision to waive a tariff law passed last month to restrict Russian energy exports, arguing that the move will help Moscow wage its war on Ukraine.

Bloomberg19h agoSources (4)Whole story →

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Nobel Peace Laureate Navi Pillay on ICC, Gaza, Rape as War Crime, Her South African Roots & MandelaWe speak with the acclaimed South African human rights lawyer and international jurist Navi Pillay, who was awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Pillay has been the United Nations high commissioner for human rights and a judge at both the International Criminal Court and at an international tribunal investigating the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Most…

Democracy Now!19h agoWhole story →

Zelensky lobbies senators to press White House on alleged intel and weapons curbsUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday lobbied a bipartisan group of senators to press the Trump administration to remove what he claimed are restrictions on intelligence sharing and weapons supplies. Why it matters: Ukrainian officials say the Trump administration has quietly imposed these limits without admitting it publicly in an attempt to…

Axios19h agoWhole story →

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Study Shows Foreign-Born Judges Rule Against Trump's Migration ReformsAn audit of decisions handed down by all 58 foreign-born federal judges looks to see if they are more likely to favor migrants' legal claims. The post Study Shows Foreign-Born Judges Rule Against Trump’s Migration Reforms appeared first on Breitbart .

Breitbart News Network7h agoWhole story →

How Zelensky Is Trying to Navigate Trump’s Tilt Toward RussiaPeter Baker, our chief White House correspondent, reports from Oslo, where Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, met with President Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff.

The New York Times7h agoWhole story →

Rubio Accuses Iran of ‘Nazi U-Boat Tactics’ — Warns It’s ‘Tough to Make a Deal’ with ‘Radical Shia Clerics’Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused Iran of employing “Nazi U-boat tactics” against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that reaching an agreement with Tehran remains difficult because its leadership is controlled by “radical Shia clerics.” The post Rubio Accuses Iran of ‘Nazi U-Boat Tactics’ — Warns It’s ‘Tough to Make a Deal’ with…

Breitbart News Network7h agoWhole story →

Trump Weighs Next Move Against Iran: ‘The Nice Way or the Not Nice Way’President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States must decide whether to secure victory over Iran the “nice way or the not nice way,” as his administration weighs further military action to prevent Tehran from rebuilding its nuclear weapons capabilities. The post Trump Weighs Next Move Against Iran: ‘The Nice Way or the Not Nice Way’ appeared…

Breitbart News Network6h agoWhole story →

WSJ scorches Trump's openness to stunning 'grand bargain' with dictators: 'Worst idea'The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board warned that President Donald Trump’s openness to a three-way summit with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping “could blow up alliances at home and abroad,” in a Tuesday editorial titled “Trump’s New Global Triumvirate?” “It’s hard to know what President Trump is up to at any one moment because he operates so much on…

Raw Story6h agoWhole story →

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Tillis: Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal Likely IllegalOn Sunday’s broadcast of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said President Donald Trump’s deal to lift sanctions on Russian diesel is likely illegal. Host Kristen Welker said, “In 2022, the Senate voted 100 to nothing to ban Russian The post Tillis: Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal Likely Illegal appeared first on Breitbart .

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Senate Republican Thom Tillis presses for Trump to replace War Secretary HegsethSen. Thom Tillis called for President Donald Trump to replace War Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing the Pentagon leader of "creating a leadership void at the top of our military ranks."

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