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3 days agoTrump says he was very much in charge' of Israel's June 13 attack on Iran
Israel attacked first. That attack was very, very powerful. I was very much in charge of that, Trump told reporters on Thursday. list of 3 itemsend of list When Israel attacked Iran first, that was a great day for Israel because that attack did more damage than the rest of them put together. His comments came as he called on Republicans to revoke the filibuster to pass laws in the Senate with a simple majority.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week agoRepublicans push back against Trump's call to end the Senate filibuster
THE CHOICE IS CLEAR INITIATE THE NUCLEAR OPTION,' GET RID OF THE FILIBUSTER, Trump said in a late-night social media post Thursday. Trump's sudden decision to assert himself in the now 31-day-long shutdown with his highly charged demand to end the filibuster is certain to set the Senate on edge. It could spur senators towards their own compromise or send the chamber spiralling towards a new sense of crisis. Or, it might be ignored.
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fromwww.esquire.com
1 month agoThe Republican Majority in Congress Just Used the 'Nuclear Option' to Make Herschel Walker an Ambassador
Herschel Walker was confirmed U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas after Senate Republicans changed filibuster rules to confirm nominees, amid growing Chinese influence in the Bahamas.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoCongress prepares to vote on short-term funding bill to avert US government shutdown live updates
House will vote on a Republican continuing resolution to fund the government until Nov 21 to avert a September shutdown, facing near-unanimous Democratic opposition.
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