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House Intel Member: There’ll Be an Iran Investigation if Democrats Win the Midterms

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When Donald Trump announced the launch of his war on Iran in a videotaped message, he declared he was “eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.” If there were indications that Tehran was about to strike American targets, that would have been reflected in US intelligence reports. Yet a member of the House intelligence committee, […]

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Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Trump’s Strikes on Iran

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Just one in four Americans supports the Trump administration’s ongoing strikes on Iran, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday.  The disapproval rating was 43 percent, while 29 percent said they were not sure. About half of respondents—including one in four Republicans—said the president was too open to using military force. The poll surveyed […]

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What a War Powers Resolution Vote on Iran Actually Means

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Key members of Congress are calling for a vote on a war powers resolution on Monday to stop the Trump administration from continuing its illegal military assault against Iran without congressional authorization.  The strikes, which began early Saturday, have been widespread, reportedly killed over 100 schoolchildren in Minab, a city in southern Iran, as well […]

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Photos: The World Responds to War

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As the death toll reportedly rises in Iran and violence spreads through the Middle East, people around the world are responding to the war launched Saturday by the United States and Israel. Confusion, fear, celebration, destruction, and protest have defined the last 12 hours.  Here are some of the scenes unfolding across the globe:

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War: US and Israel Launch Massive Attack on Iran

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The United States and Israel launched a massive military assault against Iran on Saturday—a steep and sudden escalation following negotiations between the US and Iran over the latter’s nuclear program. Iran has retaliated, targeting American bases and US-allied countries across the region. It’s unclear how many people have been killed so far. Iran’s state-run Islamic Republic […]

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Trump’s Pre-State of the Union Polling Numbers Among the Worst He’s Ever Had

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Trump receives negative marks on the economy, foreign policy matters, his handling of immigration, and more.

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Trump Made Us a Soundtrack to World Peace

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In the run-up to the inaugural Board of Peace meeting, which began about 40 minutes late on Thursday at the recently renamed Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace in Washington, representatives from over 40 countries jammed out to a mix of disco, ’80s hits, and Sinéad O’Connor classics. “Does everybody like the music?” the president […]

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The Long Arc of Donald Trump’s Obsession With Iran

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Devastating images and videos have come out of Iran since December 28, when a wave of protests began sweeping the country: dozens of body bags outside a medical center and security forces firing into crowds.  At the time, shopkeepers in Tehran’s central market closed their stores in a movement that grew to hundreds of thousands […]

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“Utter Buffoonery”: Trump Slaps NATO Allies With Tariffs over Greenland, Even as More Republicans Revolt

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Donald Trump promised on Saturday to issue a series of increasing tariffs on European NATO allies until he is permitted to buy Greenland, the latest escalation in his already feverish threats to take over the Arctic country, which is part of Denmark. Trump announced on Truth Social that starting next month, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, […]

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Trump Jeopardizes NATO Over a Lie

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Trump’s pursuit of Greenland is becoming increasingly unpopular: Denmark, Greenland, many NATO allies, and even some Republican lawmakers are in direct opposition. Denmark’s foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, said there is a “fundamental disagreement” with the Trump administration after he and his Greenland counterpart met with JD Vance and Marco Rubio at the White House […]

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Which Way Western Warmonger?

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The right likes to pretend that President Donald Trump is antiwar. This has always been more useful delusion than fact, but there was once a half-truth buried in there. During a 2015 Republican primary debate, Trump broke with GOP orthodoxy by calling the second Iraq War a “big, fat mistake.” At rallies, he promised to […]

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