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The Japanese leader heads to Washington on a visit complicated by the repercussions of the Iranian war

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✨ Discover this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,Iran,iran war,japan,Sanae Takaichi,Strait of Hormuz 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaishi headed to the United States on Wednesday for a meeting she expects to be “very difficult” with U.S. President Donald Trump after he called on Japan and other allies to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz. The three-day visit to Washington was originally expected to focus on trade and strengthening the US-Japan alliance as China's influence grows in Asia. It is now expected to be overshadowed…

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Trump pays respects in Delaware to US service members killed in a plane refueling crash

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🔥 Read this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: delaware,Dignified Transfer,Donald Trump news,iran attacks,Military ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump paid his respects Wednesday at a Delaware military base where the remains of six U.S. service members killed in a refueling plane crash were returned to their families. It will be the second time since launching war with Iran on February 28 that the Republican president will attend the solemn military ritual known as the “Honorable Transfer,” which he once described as “the hardest thing” he had to…

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WATCH: Sen. Paul asks Mullen, DHS nominee, whether he believes violence can resolve political differences

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✨ Discover this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: confirmation hearings,Markwayne Mullin,rand paul,senate,trump cabinet,U.S. Department of Homeland Security 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., asked Sen. Markwayne Mullen, R-Oklahoma, on Wednesday whether he believes political disputes can be resolved through violence. Watch the clip in the video player above. "I don't always agree with that. I don't believe in political violence. I've made that very clear," Mullen said at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. He watches: Senator Markwayne Mullen testifies at the confirmation hearing for Secretary of…

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US eases sanctions on Venezuelan oil as Trump seeks to boost global oil supplies during Iran war

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🔥 Read this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,iran war,oil sanctions,trade,venezuela 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela's state-owned oil and gas company after the Treasury Department eased sanctions, with some restrictions, on Wednesday, as the Trump administration looks for ways to boost global oil supplies during the Iran war. Read more: The United States and Venezuela agree to restore diplomatic relations in a major shift after the ouster of Maduro The Treasury Department issued a broad authorization allowing Petroleos de Venezuela SA,…

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Trump’s failure to strong-arm allies on Iran shows that pressure is losing its effect

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🔥 Check out this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,EU,France,iran war,U.K.,U.S. allies 💡 **What You’ll Learn**: PARIS (AFP) - We have been supporting you for a long time, and now it is our turn. This is how US President Donald Trump, famous for his dealings, formulates his demands for allies to help him in the Iran war. He wants to demand IOUs in exchange for decades of US security guarantees. Read more: AP Analysis: After two weeks of war with Iran, Trump has reversed his policy stance The string of rejections suggests that…

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China rejects US request over the Strait of Hormuz as Trump’s trip to Beijing is postponed and the war with Iran worsens

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🚀 Read this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Beijing,China,Donald Trump news,Iran,President Xi Jinping,Strait of Hormuz 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — China will not help the United States reopen the Strait of Hormuz at the request of President Donald Trump, but it may welcome a delay in Trump's upcoming trip to Beijing as the United States risks entanglement in the Middle East, analysts say. Read more: Trump has veered from diplomacy to war in Iran. He is now asking for help from China and others The latest developments are unfolding as Trump's war against…

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Iran continues to export millions of barrels of oil, with about 90 ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz despite the war

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💥 Check out this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Iran,iran war,oil,oil tankers,ships,Strait of Hormuz 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: HONG KONG (AP) — About 90 ships including oil tankers have transited the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war with Iran and are still exporting millions of barrels of oil at a time when the waterway has been effectively closed, according to maritime and trade data platforms. Read more: Joe Kent, the top counterterrorism official, said Iran poses no imminent threat as he resigns over Trump's war Marine data company Lloyd's List Intelligence said…

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Joe Kent, the top counterterrorism official, said Iran poses no imminent threat as he resigns over Trump’s war

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✨ Check out this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,Iran,iran attacks,joe kent,National Counterterrorism Center,tulsi gabbard ✅ **What You’ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation Tuesday, citing concerns about the justification for military strikes in Iran and saying he "cannot in good conscience" support the Trump administration's war. “Iran did not pose any imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby,” Kent said in a statement posted on…

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Watch: Trump talks about Iranian strikes and Kent’s resignation during a St. Patrick’s Day visit with Irish Taoiseach Martin

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✨ Discover this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,ireland,joe kent,Micheál Martin 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran's leaders were "gone" after the apparent killing of senior security officials. Watch the full duo in the video player above. Speaking at the White House on Tuesday during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin, the president said two senior Iranian officials had been killed, one of whom he said was responsible for the killing of 32,000 Iranian protesters in recent weeks. Read more: Israel kills two senior…

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WATCH LIVE: Senator Markwayne Mullen testifies at his Homeland Security Secretary confirmation hearing

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🔥 Discover this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics 📖 📂 **Category**: Donald Trump news,immigration enforcement,Kristi Noem,Markwayne Mullin,senate,U.S. Department of Homeland Security 📌 **What You’ll Learn**: Sen. Markwayne Mullen, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, will testify at a confirmation hearing Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The session is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. EST. Watch the live stream in our video player above. Trump appointed Mullen to take over the embattled agency from Kristi Noem, who was fired earlier this month after her leadership came under bipartisan…

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