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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

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

โœจ Discover this insightful post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Donald Trump news,ireland,joe kent,Micheรกl Martin ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™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

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

๐Ÿ”ฅ Discover this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Donald Trump news,immigration enforcement,Kristi Noem,Markwayne Mullin,senate,U.S. Department of Homeland Security ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™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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Mullen, Trump’s security pick, is poised to inherit a challenging Department of Homeland Security

Mullen, Trump’s security pick, is poised to inherit a challenging Department of Homeland Security

๐Ÿ”ฅ Explore this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Department of Homeland Security,Donald Trump news,Kristi Noem,Markwayne Mullin โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) โ€” If confirmed, Sen. Markwayne Mullen will be the new Secretary of Homeland Security, and he will enter the department's sprawling campus in Washington, D.C., with his appointment scheduled. Immigration enforcement is at a crossroads. Disaster-stricken states and their lawmakers are angry about delayed federal aid. Frustrated travelers are facing long security lines at the airport due to a month-long funding battle in Congress. Mullen will take over from outgoing Secretary Kristi Noem,…
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Live results: Illinois midterm primaries

Live results: Illinois midterm primaries

๐Ÿ”ฅ Check out this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: congress,Dick Durbin,illinois,JB Pritzker,live results,midterms,Vote 2026 โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: CHICAGO (AP) โ€” Illinois voters are deciding Tuesday's primaries for six open seats in the U.S. House and Senate, which will spur a new generation of leadership in the state's heavily Democratic congressional delegation. Read more: What to expect in the Illinois primary The retirement of longtime Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin has sparked a competitive campaign, attracting two House candidates and a lieutenant governor, among others. The race has been marked by intense campaigning and furious fundraising,…
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The group plans to pay $50 million to make child care a major issue in the midterm elections

The group plans to pay $50 million to make child care a major issue in the midterm elections

๐Ÿ’ฅ Explore this awesome post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: child care,midterms,Vote 2026 โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) โ€” An advocacy group hopes to expand support for child and elder care plans to spend $50 million to support Democrats in congressional races, tying the costs of caregiving to the nation's affordability debate. The Campaign for a Family-Friendly Economy, created a decade ago, aims to make caregiver issues more prominent in elections. The announcement comes as the cost of child care continues to rise and as waiting lists continue to grow for federal child care subsidies, which…
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Watch: Johnson refutes outgoing counter-terrorism chief’s claim that Iran poses no imminent threat

Watch: Johnson refutes outgoing counter-terrorism chief’s claim that Iran poses no imminent threat

๐Ÿ’ฅ Read this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Counterterrorism,Donald Trump news,Iran,iran attacks,joe kent,Mike Johnson ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson disagreed with Joe Kent, the top US counterterrorism official, who resigned on Tuesday, and said Iran poses no imminent threat to the United States. Watch the clip in the video player above. Johnson, who was asked about Kent's resignation at a news conference on Tuesday morning, said: "I received all the briefings. We all understood that there was clearly an imminent threat that Iran was very close to nuclear enrichment capability and…
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Trump says NATO has refused to have him join most allies in the mission to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz

Trump says NATO has refused to have him join most allies in the mission to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz

๐Ÿš€ Check out this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Donald Trump news,Strait of Hormuz โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: US President Donald Trump said his appeal to NATO and other allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz was widely rejected. Trump, who has been pressing allies to help protect the vital waterway, fumed on Tuesday that the United States was not getting support โ€œdespite the fact that almost every country has strongly agreed to what we are doing, and that it cannotโ€ be allowed to get a nuclear weapon. He watches: Trump "strongly" encourages other…
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WATCH LIVE: Postmaster General Steiner testifies at House hearing on USPS’s financial future

WATCH LIVE: Postmaster General Steiner testifies at House hearing on USPS’s financial future

๐Ÿš€ Discover this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: congress,David Steiner,U.S. Postal Service ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: The U.S. Postal Service will run out of cash within a year unless Congress lifts a decades-old cap and allows the agency to borrow more money, the new postmaster general warned in an interview this month. The session is scheduled to begin at 2 pm EST. Watch the live stream in our video player above. If that doesn't happen, the Postal Service may not be able to pay its employees or vendors by February 2027, with potentially dire consequences…
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Watch the live broadcast: The Senate begins consideration of the Save America Act

Watch the live broadcast: The Senate begins consideration of the Save America Act

โœจ Discover this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Donald Trump news,SAVE America Act,senate,Vote 2026 ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: WASHINGTON (AP) โ€” Legislation requiring proof of U.S. citizenship for new voters has become a rallying cry for President Donald Trump, who claims passage of the bill will โ€œguarantee the midterm electionsโ€ for his Republican party in November. The bill, which the Senate will take up on Tuesday, would require voters to provide proof of citizenship when registering and provide certified identification when going to the polls, among other new rules pushed by Trump and his most…
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Trump says he has called on countries to help “protect their territory” and monitor Iran’s Strait of Hormuz

Trump says he has called on countries to help “protect their territory” and monitor Iran’s Strait of Hormuz

๐Ÿ”ฅ Discover this trending post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Donald Trump news,iran attacks,Strait of Hormuz ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: CAIRO (AP) โ€” President Donald Trump said Sunday he has asked about seven countries to send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, but his pleas made no commitments as oil prices soared during the Iran war. The president refused to name the countries that rely heavily on Middle Eastern crude and with which the administration is negotiating to join an alliance to guard the waterway through which about a fifth of the world's traded oil…
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