Trump news at a glance: a tale of two ceasefires as US and Iran claim different terms

US and Iran can’t seem to agree on much of their fragile two-week ceasefire agreement – key US politics stories from Wednesday 8 April at a glance

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Trump admin makes sweeping request for medical records of federal workers https://arstechni.ca/eHyz #trumpadministration #Medicalrecords #Health #HIPAA
Trump admin makes sweeping request for medical records of federal workers

The unprecedented proposal would give the Trump admin access to doctors' notes.

Ars Technica
LA teen loses eye after being shot by US agent at No Kings march, lawyer says

USC student Tucker Collins’s attorney accuses homeland security of ‘overt act of repression’ at Los Angeles protest

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VS haalt uit naar 'falende NAVO' en zegt dat vredesgesprekken zaterdag starten | Spanningen Midden-Oosten | NU.nl

https://www.nu.nl/midden-oostenconflict/6391932/vs-haalt-uit-naar-falende-navo-en-zegt-dat-vredesgesprekken-zaterdag-starten.html

Wat een volstrekt stupide onzin. De Trump Administration diskwalificeert zichzelf telkens weer. Een zeldzaam stelletje incompetente clowns zoals de wereld nog nooit gezien heeft in de recente geschiedenis....

Adembenemend slecht, werkelijk sprakeloos...

#trump #trumpadministration

VS haalt uit naar 'falende NAVO' en zegt dat vredesgesprekken zaterdag starten

Een Amerikaanse delegatie onder leiding van vicepresident JD Vance zal zaterdag naar het bemiddelende Pakistan afreizen voor onderhandelingen met Iran. Voorafgaand aan de onderhandelingen spreekt president Donald Trump woensdag in het Witte Huis met NAVO-chef Rutte over de 'falende NAVO'.

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The Guardian view on Trump, Iran and the ceasefire: a devastating war has only losers

Editorial: The Middle East’s best hope may be that the US president continues to rebadge strategic defeat as success

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“The next attorney general will probably be an election denier.” David Gilbert writes for @WIRED about what’s next now that Pam Bondi is out at the Department of Justice. Find more stories like this in Wired’s Surf feed.

https://wired.surf.social/

#USPolitics #SurfFeeds #PamBondi #TrumpAdministration

Pam Bondi will not appear at scheduled House hearing on Epstein files, DoJ says

Justice department says Bondi will not appear for House deposition since she was ousted as US attorney general

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Middle East ceasefire threatens to unravel as Israel assaults Lebanon and Iran blocks oil tankers

Inclusion of Lebanon is significant difference in interpretation of truce agreed at 11th hour on Tuesday

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Trump’s EPA chief Zeldin gives keynote speech at climate-denying group’s event

Lee Zeldin opens conference for Heartland Institute, which once compared climate advocates to the Unabomber

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Hegseth claims Iran ‘begged’ for ceasefire after US and Tehran agree to two-week pause

Defense secretary spoke to reporters in first press briefing since Trump announced ceasefire deal after 40 days of war

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