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NEW: Trump has decided to allow Chevron to resume pumping oil in Venezuela This comes after the Trump admin revoked its license earlier this year—celebrated by hardliners including Rubio and many Florida Republicans who viewed it as Biden-era concessions to Maduro's regime
Gaza ceasefire talks are in limbo …. but not on verge of collapse. Early signs Hamas willing to nudge on a few key issues, mediators say. But as talks drag on, Gaza civilians teeter on brink of famine My latest story with @summer_said wsj.com/world/middle-e…
“This is our last rice from USAID," said Chi Lael, Nigeria spokeswoman for the World Food Programme, pointing at a stack of white bags at another distribution centre in Mafa, around 150 kilometres from Damboa. There are five million "severely hungry" people in Borno, Adamawa and…
Sharp backlash from Republicans on France’s announcement that it will recognize a Palestinian state
This is a shameful endorsement of terrorists. The best way for this conflict to end is to back Israel in its righteous mission of rescuing the hostages and defeating Hamas.
Productive afternoon of meetings at the State Department. @StateDept
SCOOP: The Pentagon is suspending participation in think tank events until further notice, per an email obtained by @politico, a major shift in engagement. It comes a week after DOD pulled out of Aspen Security Forum citing “the evil of globalism." politico.com/news/2025/07/2…
"Russia's use of children for their military drone program"
In our new investigation into Russia's use of children for their military drone program, crucial evidence came from @tashurkevich's undercover phone calls. Here are some of the most striking confessions she extracted.
President Trump’s ultimatum for Russian President Vladimir Putin is showing no signs of bringing Russia and Ukraine any closer to peace. Reporting with @jmalsin wsj.com/world/russia-a…
After 4 months of a near-total Israeli siege, Gaza’s hospitals now have wards for the malnourished children whose tiny bodies are just the width of their bones. Aid groups had warned of this for more than a year. Now a worst case scenario is upon us. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…
A joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters
In May, Bondi and her deputy informed Trump at a meeting in the White House that his name was in the Epstein files via @sgurman @AnnieLinskey @jdawsey1 @learyreports wsj.com/politics/justi…
Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files Bondi also told president at the meeting that Justice decided to not release more Epstein documents b/c of the presence of child pornography & the need to protect victims…
SCOOP: Hegseth's texts about bombing Yemen derived from a classified email labeled "SECRET/NOFORN," per info provided to the DOD Inspector General for a forthcoming report, flying in the face of longstanding Trump administration claims that no classified info was shared: sources
SCOOP: Sen Booker brought Aaron Parnas to Dem lunch to push them to join TikTok. Staff were encouraged to use personal devices to create official accts to circumvent federal ban on gov devices Booker staff said Rules Cmte OK’d, but many left mtg alarmed punchbowl.news/archive/72325-…
Ukrainian lawmakers say they expect to gather in a session already next week to vote on a new bill, to be introduced by Zelensky, that would restore the independence of the NABU and SAP anti-corruption bodies.
A day after protests broke out over dismantling the independence of Ukrainian anti-corruption institutions, Zelensky says he will introduce to parliament new legislation that will “strengthen the independence” of these institutions. Let’s see what the new bill will actually say —…
Ekonomichna pravda reports that the interceptor UAV made by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's Swift Beat company is responsible for approximately 90% of Shahed OWA that are downed by UAVs. epravda.com.ua/oborona/milyar…
Scoop: For weeks, fires and explosions have erupted in Iran almost daily. Officials say they suspect sabotage & have trained their suspicions on Israel, pointing to its history of covert operations in Iran. w/ @ErikaSolomon nytimes.com/2025/07/23/wor…
The US foreign policy 'Florida caucus' grows further: Florida GOP Rep. Randy Fine has joined the House Foreign Affairs Committee