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President Donald Trump slammed Iran Friday, called the country a “menace” and announced new sanctions against the regime — but didn’t do anything that would alter the Obama-era deal that he has denounced since his presidential campaign. The deal, Trump said, is no longer in the national security interest of […]

A day after suggesting he would pull federal aid from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, President Donald Trump tried Friday to provide assurance that he will “always be with” the Puerto Rican people. Trump also suggested that Puerto Ricans “know how bad things were before” Hurricane Maria hit the island in September. […]

President Donald Trump fervently advocated for religious liberty in a speech before a group of conservative Christian voters Friday, citing the protection of religious freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment, even as his critics pointed to that same amendment earlier in the week as he suggested blocking freedom of the […]

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About 6,000 Kurdish Peshmerga reinforcements have been moved into defensive positions around the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, Iraq, amid fear of attack from Iraqi troops, officials from the semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq say. Kurdistan Vice PresidentKosrat Rasul told Rudaw News the reinforcements were sent to Kirkuk late Thursday night […]

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North Carolina has avoided major penalties after an NCAA infractions committee panel “could not conclude” there were academic violations in the multi-year case focused on irregular courses. In a report released Friday morning, the panel said it found only two violations out of five charges the school originally faced: a […]

President Donald Trump is assuring residents of hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico that he “will always be with them.” His tweet Friday morning comes a day after he lashed out at the island, insisting that the federal government can’t keep sending help “forever.” He’d also suggested the U.S. territory is to blame […]

Millions of Social Security recipients and other retirees will get a 2 percent increase in benefits next year. It’s the largest increase since 2012 but comes to only $25 a month for the average beneficiary. The Social Security Administration announced the cost–of-living increase Friday. The COLA affects benefits for more […]

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