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The administration said it is requesting $67 billion for the Department of Defence for what it said were urgent needs related to the war against Iran. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The White House has formally requested $87.6 billion mostly to replenish the Pentagon after the U.S. war against Iran, submitting the request to Congress…
President Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions with Senate Republicans on Wednesday (June 24, 2026), abruptly cancelling plans to sign a bipartisan measure that could help spur more home construction. The President declared on social media that he now wants Congress to first pass a bill that would mandate stricter rules for voter identification in federal…
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A person walks along the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, after recent renovations following a directive from U.S. President Donald Trump to paint it blue ahead of the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on June 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump said Tuesday (June 23, 2026) that six people…
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Only 24% of Americans think the war with Iran was worth the costs. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Just one in four Americans believes President Donald Trump’s war with Iran was worth its costs and a majority worry that a truce with Tehran is unlikely to last, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The five-day poll, which…
American allies of President Donald Trump this week defended him to an Israeli public anxious about a U.S. interim deal with Iran and White House criticism that together appeared to signal fissures in Israel’s decades-old alliance with Washington. West Asia war LIVE updates on June 23, 2026 The U.S.-Israeli relationship has been on a roller…
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(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) “Donald J. Trump is the only head of state in the entire world who is sympathetic to the nation of Israel at this moment in time,” U.S. Vice President…
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on June 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (June 22, 2026) “I will do what I have to do” if Iran does not stick to its agreement with Washington….
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U.S. President Donald Trump. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran on Saturday (June 20, 2026) said that it closed the Strait of Hormuz because of Israel’s attacks in Lebanon and warned that while negotiators were going to Switzerland for talks with the United States on their interim agreement, not much likely will happen if the…
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech as he stands in front of the VC-25B aircraft gifted by Qatar that will be used as Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., on June 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a newly refurbished Air Force One jet, previously owned…
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 17, 2026. Photo: Italian Prime Ministry/Handout via Reuters Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused her one-time close ally Donald Trump of fabricating a story about her on Friday, after the U.S. President…
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