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At Aspen Ideas, Robert Kagan says U.S.’ Israel support was ‘never for strategic reasons’
Historian and prominent neoconservative foreign policy analyst Robert Kagan claimed the U.S. was “never supporting Israel for strategic reasons” and that American strategy in the Middle East has come…
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Senate Democrats tee up December funding fight over Iran war
Some Senate Democrats are saying that they won’t vote for any federal funding bill without guardrails to ensure the end of the Iran war, teeing up a fight with the Trump administration ahead of a Dec. 11 government funding deadline. The strategy sets up a potential government shutdown in December, before Democrats take the majority... <a href="">Read More</a>
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Trump touts 'positive momentum' toward ending Iran war after meeting Qatari PM
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance met separately with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Monday in an effort to progress talks to end the U.S.-Iran conflict. Following Trump’s meeting, which lasted approximately 45 minutes, the president said there was “positive momentum” to end the war and asserted that... <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2025/08/cindy-mccain-israel-gaza-world-food-program/">Read More</a>
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At G7 summit, Rubio puts International Criminal Court in crosshairs
Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Monday that the United States could inflict “tremendous damage” on the International Criminal Court unless it changes course, while reaffirming President Donald Trump’s push to transition U.S. military assistance to Israel from military financing toward conventional weapons sales. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the G7 foreign ministers’... <a href="">Read More</a>
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10mTrump says military action against Iran 'quite unlikely'
This briefing covers key political updates including Karl Rove's critique of JD Vance, upcoming GOP leadership votes, developments in the Middle East, and significant domestic policy and security news.
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4mRepublican AGs highlight case of antisemitic university professor in Supreme Court brief
A group of 13 Republican state attorneys general highlighted a case of a University of Kentucky professor accused of antisemitism in a brief filed with the Supreme Court on Monday in a case examining the limits of free-speech protections for professors at public universities. The attorneys general, led by Kentucky AG Russell Coleman and Alabama... <a href="">Read More</a>