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Trump and Lula had a secret Oval Office hangout and both swore it was totally finePolitics

Trump and Lula had a secret Oval Office hangout and both swore it was totally fine

Trump and Lula met privately at the Oval Office with no joint public appearance - then both rushed to say nice things about each other. Per the BBC, the whole setup signals both ongoing tension and a deliberate effort to keep the relationship from completely derailing.

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Taiwan waves its shopping list at Washington after Trump basically told Xi 'don't worry about it'Politics

Taiwan waves its shopping list at Washington after Trump basically told Xi 'don't worry about it'

After Trump warned Taiwan against declaring independence following his summit with Xi Jinping, Taipei fired back by reminding Washington that an arms deal is still very much expected to move forward.

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Trump to Iran: 'Nice country you have there, would be a shame if...'Politics

Trump to Iran: 'Nice country you have there, would be a shame if...'

President Trump says talks with Iran have been 'productive' while simultaneously threatening further military strikes on social media if no deal is reached - a negotiating style only he could patent.

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The U.S. has a 41-nation alliance it keeps forgetting existsPolitics

The U.S. has a 41-nation alliance it keeps forgetting exists

A 41-nation coalition called the Geneva Consensus Declaration could offer the U.S. a smarter foreign policy framework - if Washington can remember it exists long enough to actually use it.

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House kicks Iran war powers vote down the road because, apparently, attendance is hardPolitics

House kicks Iran war powers vote down the road because, apparently, attendance is hard

The House delayed a Democratic war powers resolution Thursday that would limit Trump's military authority over Iran, with Republicans reportedly punting the vote over attendance concerns. The constitutional debate over who controls U.S. military action against Tehran remains very much unresolved.

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