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Halting $400m White House ballroom project is national security risk, Trump officials say

Donald Trump’s administration is arguing that a judge’s order to halt construction of a $400m White House ballroom creates a security risk for the...

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‘The good old days are gone’: how will US prices stand as war in Iran surges on?

As consumers watch the price of gasoline and airline tickets rise, experts say that the war in Iran will continue to drive up prices...

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Jared Kushner is seeking peace deals in the Middle East. He’s also raising money for his own firm | Mohamad Bazzi

After Donald Trump returned to the White House, his son-in-law and former senior adviser Jared Kushner declined to take a job in the new...

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Middle East crisis live: US and Iran race to recover missing pilot from downed jet; another ship passes through strait of Hormuz

Second Turkish-owned ship passes through strait of Hormuz, official saysA second Turkish-owned ship has passed through the strait of Hormuz, Turkey’s transport minister, Abdulkadir...

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Oil, strait of Hormuz and empty threats: a timeline of Trump’s flip-flopping on the Iran war

When Donald Trump launched Operation Epic Fury alongside Israel on 28 February, his administration had settled on a set of stated, and broad, objectives:...

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