It’s an extraordinary move that came as senators were reviewing a “last and final” offer to end the funding impasse that has jammed airports and disrupted travel, just as TSA workers faced another missed paycheck Friday.
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How Trump’s Iran war objectives have shifted over time
Here is a reminder of some of what he has said – and where the US is now.
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Trump takes aim at windmills despite increasing energy costs
President Trump’s mission to fight renewable wind energy comes at a time of rising energy costs.
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Trump delivers farmers another financial blow with Iran war
Some of President Trump’s policies, the latest being the war in Iran, are testing his support among farmers who are being burdened with higher costs.
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Reproductive health clinics scramble as Title X funding cliff approaches
Title X is a 56-year-old federal grant program that supports thousands of clinics that provide birth control and STI testing and treatment around the country. Now those clinics could face a funding gap because of a Trump administration delay.
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U.S. military bombs Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub, Trump says
President Trump said on Friday the U.S. military had “totally obliterated” military targets in Kharg Island, home to the primary terminal that handles Iran’s oil exports. This as all six crew members on a refueling plane that went down in western Iraq were confirmed dead.
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Trump wants more apprenticeships. An Arkansas manufacturer is giving it a try
President Trump has touted apprenticeships as part of his promise of a golden era for American workers. But are his administration’s investments enough?
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Oil price surges as Iran steps up attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf
Markets seesawed on Day 13 of the war in the Middle East, as two oil tankers were struck by projectiles near Iraq’s southern ports and attacks between Israel and Hezbollah intensified.
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U.S. attacks Iranian mine-laying vessels near Hormuz on Day 12 of war
Attacks and counterattacks continued throughout the Middle East Wednesday. Two cargo ships were struck in the Gulf, as some lawmakers in Washington pressed for answers on the war’s rationale.
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Trump gives mixed messages about when the war with Iran will end
In a phone call with CBS News Monday, Trump said “the war is very complete.” But at a separate event with Republican lawmakers, he said the U.S. still needed to achieve “ultimate victory.”
