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Trump's MAGA army just got blown up — literally

Ukraine’s multiple strikes on Russian data centers couldn’t have been timed better, as Republicans are facing the harsh reality of losing both the House and the Senate in the midterm elections, while Trump’s approval rating has bottomed out at an all-time low. Experts dispute Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s claims that the hits are taking out Russian…

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Starshield Dispute Exposes US Ukraine DivideBloomberg News National Security Team Leader Wendy Benjaminson tells Bloomberg This Weekend that Ukraine uses SpaceX’s Starshield and Starlink systems for critical military operations, as questions remain over what caused recent restrictions and whether they were deliberate. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Benjamin says the dispute…

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Zelenskyy scolds Trump as he defies president on world stageUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued President Donald Trump a fierce rebuke Sunday after striking a Russian oil terminal just days after the U.S. president demanded a halt to attacks on energy infrastructure. In what Russian state media called “one of the biggest drone attacks of the year,” Ukraine struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on…

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Trump waives broad new Russia sanctions, Zelenskyy condemns it as 'wrong'Trump signed the Graham Bill, which targeted Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, into law in September.

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'He's done': JD Vance declared 'disqualified' after 'horrific' reply to military widowerVice President JD Vance told the grieving husband of a soldier killed in the Iran war that he was hearing about the man’s concerns for the first time . Critics, including at least one former fan, are now calling it a career-ending moment. At a CBS News town hall that aired Saturday, Joey Amor confronted Vance. His wife, Master Sgt. Nicole Amor, was one…

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U.S. taking Putin’s side would be a ‘historic mistake,’ says ZelenskyyUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that the U.S. formally siding with Russia’s Vladimir Putin would be a “historic mistake,” but said he still sees President Donald Trump as an ally despite a series of moves that have unsettled his country and its friends on Capitol Hill.

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Trump’s Russia sanctions pause will pressure Putin to ‘tone down’ war in Ukraine: energy secretaryPresident Trump's decision to temporarily suspend sanctions on Russian diesel deliveries is actually putting more pressure on the Kremlin, Energy Secretary Chris Wright wildly claimed Sunday.

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'Beyond pathetic': Darline Graham under fire after 'weak' defense of her dead brotherSen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) offered a mild objection to President Donald Trump’s decision to gut her late brother’s Russia sanctions law. Critics say that wasn’t nearly enough. Graham was appointed in July to finish the term of her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, and Trump has endorsed her to keep the seat. She talked about the waiver with South…

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Trump wades into Israel’s election to back ally NetanyahuEndorsing Netanyahu, Trump suggests Israel's election could shape future U.S. military action against Iran

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Wright says Trump administration has not broken promise to lower gas prices amid Iran warEnergy Secretary Chris Wright on Sunday said the Trump administration has not broken its promise to lower gas prices as the Iran war stretches into its eighth month. CNN's Dana Bash asked Wright on "State of the Union" about his predictions early in the conflict that gas prices would decline "within weeks, not months," and,...

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Live updates: Obama condemns Omar investigation; Ukraine attacks St Petersburg oil depotFormer President Obama has weighed in on the federal government’s criminal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) over accusations of immigration fraud, accusing the Trump administration of targeting its political opponents. His remarks come nearly a week after federal agents raided Omar’s Washington, D.C., home and seized her phone as part of a…

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