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Who will win battle for future?

President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani each gave a speech in honor of America’s 250th birthday. If you removed the name, it’d have been difficult to guess they were talking about the same country. Start with this. Trump celebrated America’s history. He praised America’s military heroes and iconic figures like Davy Crockett, Wyatt Earp and Teddy Roosevelt. He applauded America’s innovators, like the Wright brothers. He celebrated those who settled the frontier and built the country. “Americans must never forget that we are a historic and heroic ...

Measure of a life: Remembering Graham

On Saturday, I lost more than a friend. It feels as though I’ve lost a member of my family. I have known Lindsey Graham since I was in my 20s. I will never forget those early days when he first began campaigning for public office. I took him to South Carolina State University, where I had served as Student Government Association president. He sat in the president’s box, met so many of the people who shaped my life, including my family and my brother Kent, who would later become a South Carolina state senator. From the very beginning, what impressed me most was not his political ...

Two shootings force suspension

BIDDEFORD, Maine — Trump administration officials told Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings within a week, people familiar with the decision said Tuesday. The policy change came after an ICE officer shot and killed a ...

US restores blockade on Iran ports

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military said Tuesday that it has reimposed its blockade of Iranian ports in response to Iran’s attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, as the interim ceasefire deal unravels and concerns grow about a return to all-out war. The U.S. first imposed the blockade in mid-April and then lifted it in mid-June, a day after the signing of the interim deal aimed at permanently ending the war. The deal set a 60-day timeline to also negotiate an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, but talks have stalled as fighting over the strait has ...

Trump touts ‘tremendous chemistry’ with new Iraq PM

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump gave Iraq’s new prime minister an effusive welcome at the White House on Tuesday, promoting the “tremendous chemistry” between him and a fellow wealthy businessman who arrived at the seat of governmental power without any prior political experience. Ali al-Zaidi emerged as a consensus candidate in Iraq after months of deadlock over the premiership following last year’s parliamentary elections. Trump endorsed al-Zaidi for the job after he threatened to cut off U.S. support for Iraq if another candidate became the country’s next prime ...

Daily Briefing

Nation NEW YORK Carroll paid $5.6M in Trump sex abuse case NEW YORK — Court records show writer E. Jean Carroll has been paid over $5.6 million that a jury awarded in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump. The records show the payment was made Monday ...