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Vance ‘not at all’ concerned Trump will make him the fall guy on Iran
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Vice President JD Vance said he was “not at all concerned” that President Trump will make him the fall guy if the Iran deal fails. “No, not at all,” Vance told reporters in the White House press briefing, when asked if he was worried Trump would make him the fall guy. “I think the president…
Live updates: Vance calls Iran deal a ‘win-win’ even as Trump’s MOU draws heat
Vice President Vance told the press President Trump’s memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran is “bearing fruit” as oil starts moving through the Strait of Hormuz and oil prices are coming down. He defended the deal as a “win-win” for the U.S. “If the Iranians don’t change their behavior, their military and their nuclear program…
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Senate panel advances bipartisan college sports bill
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Thursday advanced a bipartisan measure to regulate college sports, sending it to the Senate floor. The panel moved the Protect College Sports Act (PCSA) forward in a 19-9 vote. Twelve Republicans and seven Democrats backed it, while seven Democrats and two Republicans — Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)…
UFC fighter says he told Trump, ‘I knocked out a Canadian for you’
American mixed martial artist Sean O’Malley revealed the joke he told President Trump on his 80th birthday after his knockout victory over Canadian fighter Aiemann Zahabi at the Freedom 250 UFC event held at the White House South Lawn on June 14. “I said: ‘Happy birthday, I knocked out a Canadian for you,’” the bantamweight…
Trump removed dozens of National Park Service signs, exhibits to purge those that ‘disparage Americans’
Dozens of materials, including signs, exhibits and films, were removed from national parks as part of a Trump administration effort to remove items that it says “disparage Americans.” A new court filing reveals that dozens of objects were removed from at least 37 National Park Service (NPS) sites. While the descriptions of what was removed are vague, the…
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