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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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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…

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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.

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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…

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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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Sen. Slotkin: Trump Is Trying to Help Putin Win the War with UkraineSenator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said Monday on MS NOW’s “Deadline” that President Donald Trump “has always wanted Putin to win, and now he’s acting clearly in that interest and against a democracy and in support of an authoritarian country.” Slotkin said, The post Sen. Slotkin: Trump Is Trying to Help Putin Win the War with Ukraine appeared first on…

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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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