Trump gave a rambling answer to a question from a reporter as to why tens of thousands of Americans are now stranded in the Middle East and cut off from evacuation with no available flights after his invasion of Iran.
“Well, because it, it happened all very quickly,” Trump said, “We thought, and I thought maybe more so than most, I could ask Marco, but I thought we were going to have a situation where we were gonna be attacked. They were getting ready to attack Israel. They were getting ready to attack others.”
“Pro-Trump activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a 17-page draft executive order that claims China interfered in the 2020 election as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.”
U.S. Marines opened fire on demonstrators during the storming of the Karachi consulate over the weekend, two U.S. officials said on Monday—a rare use of force at a diplomatic post that could sharply escalate tensions in the country amid widespread protests over the killing of Iran’s leader.
Breaking News: The Justice Department did not release key records in the Epstein files about a woman who made an unverified accusation against Donald Trump, in which she said Trump assaulted her in the 1980s when she was a minor. https://t.co/vh9ftXlXlR
🚨The truth about Andrew would bury the Royal Family for good': Warnings Epstein may have sold prince's most intimate secrets to Putin – including videos – exposed in the devastating book royals tried to banhttps://t.co/wYHHCujHhgpic.twitter.com/kcJS97jcrq
Seventeen million Americans could lose their health insurance overall. One estimate projects 51,000 people will die each year as a result of the cuts.
The Guardian/Protesters hold signs at protect Medicaid in Washington, on 7 May 2025. Photograph: Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Caring Across Generations
🚨#BREAKING: Congress has just passed the PELOSI Act legislation that would ban stock trading by members of Congress passing it out of committee in a narrow 8-7 vote. pic.twitter.com/8spCktEpq0
The US government is refusing consular support for US citizen, Chris Smalls.
Chris is still in Israeli captivity and is on the fifth day of a hunger strike to protest this unlawful detention under poor conditions, where the IOF are violently raiding his cell regularly. https://t.co/03svCaa11b
Canada lied about pausing Israeli arms shipments —— A new report released on Tuesday says the Canadian government misled the public when it announced a freeze on all new weapons export permits to Israel last year.