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The president launched a war against Iran from a draped, makeshift "situation room" inside his Florida estate, where he's ...

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An “America First” conservative on seeking clarity in the reasons for the military operation and restraint in foreign policy.

Antics of RFK Jr, Kristi Noem and others prompt derision – could their erratic behaviour prove president’s undoing?

In 2023, JD Vance, then a freshman senator from Ohio, endorsed Donald Trump for president in a Wall Street Journal column headlined, “Trump’s Best Foreign Policy? Not Starting Any Wars.” It suggested ...

President has ‘succeeded in completely politicizing’ justice department, experts say, using it to punish his enemies ...