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Russia warns of escalation risk if US sends Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Monday that its military was analysing whether or not the United States would supply Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine for strikes deep into Russia, a step that Russian officials say could trigger a steep escalation. U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that Washington was considering a Ukrainian request to obtain Tomahawks. President Donald Trump has not made a final decision, and he has been wary of escalating the Ukraine war into a direct confrontat
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CNN Data Guru Drops Ratings Bomb on Trump’s Insane National Guard Target
The American people have taken a not-so-chill view of the president deploying the military to police the nation’s cities. “If Donald Trump thinks that potentially sending in the National Guard into cities like Portland is a winning political issue, the polling says you’re wrong, Mr. President!” CNN data guru Harry Enten told viewers Monday. Trump has railed against what he describes, without providing evidence, as threats from “domestic terrorists” in Oregon’s largest city.
Pentagon Pete’s ‘Manic’ Meltdowns Exposed by Aides
Pete Hegseth is crumbling under the pressure of leading the Pentagon. The defense secretary—who prefers the moniker “Secretary of War”—is being described by staffers as “manic,” erupting into fits of rage and tumultuous tirades, the Daily Mail reported on Monday. While he has reportedly always been temperamental, two staffers claim the former Fox News star’s mental state has reached new, frenzied heights after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk earlier this month.
Taiwan will not agree to 50-50 chip production deal with US, negotiator says
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan will not agree to a deal with the United States for half of all semiconductor production to take place in the country, the island's top tariff negotiator said on Wednesday after returning home. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick told U.S. television network News Nation over the weekend that Washington's pitch to Taiwan would be a 50-50 split in making chips, the vast majority of which are now made on the island. Taiwan Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun, who is leading
Trump’s ominous move to recruit generals and admirals to his political cause
When a federal judge rebuked the Trump administration’s use of the military in Los Angeles earlier this month, he included a little-noticed but shocking footnote.
Opinion - Trump might as well rename the Department of Justice
President Trump has been using the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice to pursue his political enemies, and the departments should be renamed the Department of War and the Department of Revenge, respectively.
Kremlin says 'many' in Ukraine's Odesa and Mykolaiv regions want to link with Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Tuesday that there were "many" people living in Ukraine's southern regions of Odesa and Mykolaiv who wanted to "link their fate to Russia" but were afraid to speak out. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, responding to a hypothetical question about what would happen if people in those regions were allowed to vote on whether to become part of Russia, provided no evidence in support of his statement.












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