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Abandoning Ukraine won't fix Republicans' midterm problems

Control of the House and Senate is rapidly slipping out of grasp for the Republican Party in the November midterm elections. With rising fuel costs at the top of voters’ minds, President Trump has committed to a questionable last resort: scapegoating Ukraine.

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GOP senator: Reagan, Graham would be 'ashamed' of Trump waiving Russia sanctionsSen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) says former President Reagan and the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) would be “ashamed” of President Trump’s action Friday to waive sanctions against Russia, less than a month after Trump signed a tough Russia sanctions package into law. Cassidy vented his disappointment with Trump over his decision to set aside sanctions...

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Trump hasn’t denied anything ‘deliberately’ to Ukraine, Rubio tells ZelenskySecretary of State Marco Rubio sought to reassure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about US support during a 45-minute call Tuesday amid friction over alleged gaps in intelligence sharing and throttling of Starshield access.

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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...

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Live updates: Trump envoys to meet with Zelensky; White House to announce whistleblower initiativePresident Trump's envoys will hold meetings Tuesday in Norway with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, along with the leaders of Norway and Finland, the Norwegian government said, as Trump pushes for an end to Russia and Ukraine's nearly five-year conflict. Trump on Monday told reporters, "All I want for Russia and Ukraine is for them to...

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In Putin's Head, It's Always the Summer of '69It should come as no surprise that Putin wants to discuss an end to war in Ukraine, but only with Xi and Trump.

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China defends DeepSeek after US banChina is pushing back against the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) order to remove products from Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from government systems, warning of potential retaliation. A DHS order, which dates back to July but published to the Federal Register Monday, said DeepSeek's AI models present "multiple threat vectors," and ordered them to…

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El-Sayed insists Israel is not US ally: ‘It’s time for us to realize that’"Allies are supposed to care about you implicitly, not just use you. The government of Israel has done nothing but use us."

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Netanyahu’s Agenda Will Survive Whether or Not He Wins ElectionThe Jewish state’s longest-serving leader risks losing this month’s election, but Netanyahu has already reshaped Israeli politics in his image. The security doctrine he champions — opposition to a Palestinian state, stifling Iran’s nuclear ambitions, stationing troops in neighboring countries to neutralize perceived threats and the insistence that peace…

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Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR, and US Elections: What to KnowAs Muslim’s have become more politically organized, Muslim advocacy organizations have also become increasingly involved in American politics and elections. Among the organizations that have drawn significant scrutiny are the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR. Understand the history of these organizations, their…

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