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World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
8 hours agoCould the US deploy troops to Iran, and how could that play out?
Democratic senators express serious concerns about potential US ground deployment in Iran, citing lack of clear objectives and inadequate congressional justification for the ongoing military conflict.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 day agoTrump adds anti-trans provisions to voter ID bill that could disenfranchise millions of Americans - LGBTQ Nation
President Trump is leveraging voter ID legislation by adding amendments banning transgender athletes in sports and gender-affirming care for minors to force Democratic concessions.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
6 days agoMcMahon Touts First Year in Office; Dems, Students Push Back
Trump put someone in this position that has absolutely no experience and is completely unqualified to run the Department of Education. I'd like her to quit. Resign. Put someone in there that actually knows the job and understands education. There is nothing that she can do other than walk away.
Education
fromBronx Times
1 week agoAOC and Ritchie Torres denounce Trump for attacking Iran without seeking Congressional approval - Bronx Times
Mr. President: this was not an inevitability. This is a deliberate choice of aggression when diplomacy and security were within reach. Stop lying to the American people. The notion that a President can plunge the United States into a regional war in one of the most volatile places on earth - without even briefing Congress, much less securing its authorization - is irreconcilable with the text, structure, and history of the Constitution.
US politics
Left-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week agoTrump allies defend US-Israel strikes on Iran as Democrats call it a war of choice'
Trump administration allies defended Israel-US strikes on Iran as justified, while Democrats argued the strikes constituted an unauthorized war of choice requiring congressional approval and questioned the strategic consequences.
Fashion & style
fromThe New Yorker
1 week agoTrump's Reckless Decision to Pursue Regime Change in Iran
The U.S. and Israel launched military strikes against Iran's government, with multiple shifting justifications resembling the Iraq War lead-up, despite Iran not posing an imminent threat to the United States.
fromAdvocate.com
1 week agoKamala Harris calls Donald Trump's Iran strikes 'recklessness dressed as resolve', dragging U.S. into war
Donald Trump is dragging the United States into a war the American people do not want. This is a dangerous and unnecessary gamble with American lives that also jeopardizes stability in the region and our standing in the world. What we are witnessing is not strength. It is recklessness dressed up as resolve.
Miscellaneous
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months agoTrump news at a glance: President rings in Independence Day by signing his big, beautiful' bill into law
Trump signed a major tax and spending bill on Independence Day, aiming to boost economic growth with cuts and increased funding for immigration enforcement.
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