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'Great day for America': Trump lauds Chris Wray resigning as FBI director

Trump initially appointed Wray and plans to replace him with Kash Patel.

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Trump: Iran is a big threat to my life after failed assassination

Trump: Iran is a big threat to my life after failed assassination

 

Donald Trump has said that Iran poses “big threats” to his life and that he is surrounded by armed security after two apparent attempts to assassinate him. “Big threats on my life by Iran,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday. “The entire US military is watching and waiting. Moves were already made...

US says Iran responsible for Trump campaign hack

Washington (AFP) – Iran was behind a recent hack targeting Donald Trump's presidential campaign, US security agencies said Monday, accusing Tehran of seeking to influence the 2024 election.

Russia and West agree to 24-person prisoner swap – media

The exchange will reportedly involve Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and US Marine veteran Paul Whelan

Secret Service director resigns after admitting agency's failure to protect Trump

‘I take full responsibility’: Secret Service director testifies on Trump assassination attempt

Secret Service director acknowledges failure, explains partial timeline before shooting

United States Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle says ‘the buck stops with me’

 

Trump Shooting Is Secret Service’s Most Stunning Failure in Decades

Targeting of the former president marks perhaps the biggest security crisis for the agency since Reagan was shot in 1981

Biden issues new asylum cap in bid to deter illegal border crossings

President Biden announced a new plan to shut off access to the U.S. asylum system when illegal border crossings exceed a daily threshold.US

US Congress threatens ICC with sanctions

Washington has condemned international court’s application for warrants targeting both Israel and Hamas

TikTok ban is now almost inevitable

 

The United States government has thrown down the gauntlet to wildly popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok.

Congress clears $95bn aid package for Ukraine and Israel

The US Senate has approved a $95bn (£76bn) foreign aid package that includes military support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

Congress passes bill that could ban TikTok after years of false starts

Lawmakers sped the proposal, the most significant threat to the popular app’s U.S. operations, by tying it to a sprawling funding package offering aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan

Congress gets closer to forcing TikTok to be sold or face US ban: What's ne

Chinese officials say they "firmly oppose" the platform being divested.

House passes potential TikTok ban that could speed through Senate

By tying the renewed crackdown to a bipartisan foreign aid deal, the bill could move quickly through Congress.

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