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Opinion | Trump struggles to end an Iran war he never should have started
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (99+ words) The Washington Post On May 23, President Donald Trump said a deal to end the war with Iran was almost finalized and would be "announced shortly." Yet more than two weeks later no deal has been unveiled, and U. S. and Iranian forces…...
Opinion | Only a certain type of leader wants his face everywhere
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (83+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Dictators usually want to cement their legacy. But nothing lasts forever. Early…...
Tako? Takou? TACO-ru? Decoding the Trump TACO meme around the world.
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (204+ words) The Washington Post A Washington Post reporter's doctor in Seoul had a question " how to translate "chicken out" into Korean? SEOUL " I arrived at my health checkup on Wednesday morning with a list of questions. It turned out my doctor,…...
Opinion | Trump shrugs off an attack on U. S. lives. The reason has a name.
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (157+ words) The Washington Post The president is just not bothered by anything Vladimir Putin does. On Friday, the Iranians destroyed a U. S. Air Force E-3 Sentry aircraft at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. The drone and missile attack on the base…...
Trump says U. S. bombed Kharg Island, striking core of Iran's oil economy
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (187+ words) The Washington Post President Donald Trump on Friday night announced the United States had bombed Kharg Island, targeting Iran's most critical oil terminal. President Donald Trump on Friday night announced that the United States had bombed Kharg Island, targeting Iran's…...
Iranian school was on U. S. target list, may have been mistaken as military site
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (143+ words) The Washington Post The strike killed at least 175, many of them children, and has raised questions as to whether the military's use of AI to identify targets was a factor. The Iranian elementary school building where scores of children were…...
Why is the U. S. at war with Iran? Here's what the Trump administration says.
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (37+ words) The Washington Post President Donald Trump and top administration officials have offered a range of rationales for launching Operation Epic Fury....
Opinion | Trump's nixing of this bridge to Canada would be economic malpractice
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (101+ words) The Washington Post Turning down a fully built, Canadian-funded span hurts U. S. competitiveness. Robert Pozen is a senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management and former vice chairman of Fidelity Investments and president of Fidelity Management & Research Company. President Donald…...
Trump's push for Greenland reveals a political weak spot, new AP-NORC poll finds
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (77+ words) The Washington Post A new AP-NORC poll finds that Trump's recent push to seize control of Greenland is divisive even within his own party WASHINGTON " Republicans may be willing to stick with President Donald Trump through almost anything, but his…...
Trump threatens to block opening of bridge between U. S. and Canada
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (93+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. As the Gordie Howe bridge neared its completion, Trump, in his latest…...