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From tariffs to military aid: How Trump uses the presidency to enrich his family businesses
Trump sidelined Congress’ authority over war on Iran – and lawmakers allowed it, extending a 75‑year trend
Congress has refused to exercise oversight of the Iran war, with Republicans nixing Democrats’ attempts to exercise legislators’ power over military engagements. That’s nothing new.
“No matter how a war with Iran ends militarily,🚨its broader consequences may matter far more.
If the aftermath results in a significant deterioration of Israel’s standing, in the #US, then any battlefield gains risk being overshadowed.
For #Israel,🚨the r’ship with the US isn’t just another diplomatic asset, it’s a cornerstone of its LT security & INTL position. If the Iranian conflict undermines that relationship or erodes bipartisan support in Washington, the LT cost…”
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Gosh, if only millions of people in multiple countries warned them that aligning with a brain-damaged pedophile demented felon fascist traitor was a bad idea.
President Donald Trump’s once-comfortable alliance with Europe’s populist right is starting to crack as his threats, war rhetoric, and pressure on allies make him more liability than asset. What used to be a useful political brand for nationalist firebrands is now putting them in the awkward positio...
Trump's Iran strategy and rhetoric face scrutiny as Congress returns from recess
Democrats in Congress tried unsuccessfully to limit President Trump’s war powers in Iran. While Republicans blocked the move, it highlights an issue to take up when Congress returns from recess. There is growing concern among Democrats and some of the president’s allies over the language he has used this week, including "a whole civilization will die." Lisa Desjardins reports.
"The report — released Thursday by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., the ranking member on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, ahead of a hearing focused on drug prices — found that companies that signed drug pricing deals with Trump have raised the cost of hundreds of medications and launched new ones at an average price of $353,000 a year."
#healthcare #PrescriptionDrugs #DrugPrices #CostsOfCare #UScongress #USpol
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