President Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Tuesday that he is extending the U.S. ceasefire with Iran until Tehran comes to the negotiating table with a proposal.
“Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we have been asked to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal,” Trump wrote.
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Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns from Congress in face of expulsion vote
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Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) resigned from Congress on Tuesday amid allegations of financial misconduct that could have led to her expulsion later in the week.
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Live updates: Vance still in DC with Iran peace talks in limbo; Cherfilus-McCormick resigns
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Potential U.S.-Iran peace talks in Pakistan are in flux, as Vice President Vance — President Trump’s top negotiator — has yet to leave Washington on Tuesday, and Iran has publicly not committed to sending envoys.
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Warsh declines to say whether Biden won 2020 election
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Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve, declined to say Tuesday whether former President Biden defeated Trump in the 2020 election.
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What to know about Tuesday’s redistricting referendum in Virginia
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Democrats in Virginia are eyeing one last opportunity to pass new congressional lines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections as the national redistricting war nears its end.
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Pentagon wants $1.5 trillion budget for Golden Dome, drones, troop raises
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President Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense budget request includes a new “presidential priorities” category, earmarking $750 billion for the likes of the Golden Dome missile defense system, drones, artificial intelligence and building up the defense industrial base, Pentagon officials said Tuesday.
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Emmer warns Ilhan Omar will ‘be held accountable’ if found to have committed fraud
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House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) said Tuesday that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) will “be held accountable to the fullest extent” if it is discovered that she was involved in or benefited from “any fraud.”
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