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Trump says Iran's 'gift' was allowing oil ships through |
President Trump said Thursday that Iran's "present" to the U.S. he mentioned two days earlier was the passage of 10 oil-carrying ships through the Strait of Hormuz. |
© Alex Brandon, Associated Press |
Trump told reporters at the White House he was having "very substantial" talks with Iran as the conflict continues. He said that during his discussion with Tehran, "they said 'to show you the fact that we're real and solid and we're there, we're going to let you have eight boats of oil.'" "I didn't think much about it, and then I watched the news, and they said … 'There are eight boats that are going right up the middle of the Hormuz Strait,'" Trump added. He said that as an apology for something that was said, the nation also allowed two further boats. Read more at TheHill.com. |
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President Trump announced Thursday that he is extending the Pentagon's pause on striking Iranian energy infrastructure to April at the request of the Iranian government. |
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that if Democrats retake the majority in Congress, they will seek to reinstate and expand green tax credits that were wiped out by Republicans. |
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Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated an amendment sponsored by Sen. Jon Husted (R), Ohio's former secretary of state, to require voters to show photo ID when casting ballots in person or voting by mail, despite previous statements by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) that Democrats support photo ID requirements for elections. Read more |
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