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Normale Ansicht

Conservative Group’s Connections at the State Department Raise Some Alarms

Founders of the Ben Franklin Fellowship are trying to dismantle pro-diversity practices in the agency and to boost career diplomats who promote President Trump’s ideas.

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The State Department’s Harry S. Truman building in Washington.

Trump Officials Bypass Congress to Sell Weapons to U.A.E., Kuwait and Jordan

20. März 2026 um 20:06
Some of the proposed sales, valued at more than $23 billion, were under review, while others were never sent to Congress. The administration is pushing them through without congressional approval.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio determined that “an emergency exists that requires the immediate sale” of weapons to the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Jordan, according to his department.

State Department Bypasses Congress to Send Israel More Than 20,000 Bombs

07. März 2026 um 04:03
The sale had been under informal review in Congress, but the State Department declared an emergency because of the war in Iran.

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Multiple explosions near Mehrabad airport amid US-Israeli airstrikes in Tehran on Friday as part of their joint war on Iran.

House Turns Back Bid to Restrict Trump’s War Powers in Iran

06. März 2026 um 00:02
A handful of Democrats joined Republicans to defeat an effort to force President Trump to go to Congress for approval to continue using force against Iran, while two G.O.P. lawmakers backed it.

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Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky was one of two Republicans to back the effort.

House Votes to Cancel Trump’s Canada Tariffs

11. Februar 2026 um 23:21
Six Republicans joined nearly all Democrats to end the national emergency President Donald Trump had declared to impose tariffs on imports from Canada.

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Trucks crossing the Ambassador Bridge connecting Windsor, Canada, with Detroit.

Lawmakers Are Split After Classified Briefings on Venezuela

08. Januar 2026 um 09:11
Republicans praised what they characterized as a narrow and well-executed plan, while Democrats expressed alarm, warning that the mission was vaguely defined.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaking at the Capitol on Wednesday after a Senate briefing on operations in Venezuela.
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