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President Trump threw Capitol Hill into turmoil on Wednesday, abruptly canceling plans to sign a bill aimed at lowering housing costs. His closed-door luncheon with Republican senators turned into a shouting match over the war in Iran.
President Donald Trump’s administration is threatening to withhold some federal funding from states that don’t make changes to voting practices and is warning state election officials that they face arrest if they don’t remove noncitizens from voter rolls.
The decision to cancel a signing ceremony for the bipartisan housing bill comes at a moment when Trump and some Republicans are split over what GOP priorities should be ahead of the midterm elections.
The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran.
Donald Trump says the US has agreed to fresh Iran talks after declaring the previous ceasefire over, as Strait of Hormuz tensions and Israeli warnings persist.
US President Trump's announcement ending the Iran agreement raises fears of Middle East conflict affecting global oil markets, with tanker traffic slowing in the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions
The White House spent months looking for ways to bypass a federal election agency and use emergency powers to force changes to voting machines, before President Donald Trump ousted its leaders on Thursday.
