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John Thune

American politician (born 1961)

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  • Jul 8

    Mitch McConnell's health mystery deepens as Republicans push back against 'brain dead' claims

    Senator Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized since June 14 with no official cause disclosed, prompting MAGA activists to demand proof he is alive while Republican colleagues insist they have spoken with him.

  • Jun 15

    Nawrocki receives Trump's backing on troops as Warsaw pushes for 15,000 US soldiers in Poland

    President Karol Nawrocki’s meetings in Washington reaffirmed Donald Trump’s earlier pledge of extra troops, while Polish officials set a new target of 11,000 to 15,000 US soldiers stationed in Poland on a permanent basis.

  • Jun 2

    Trump backs off $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund after GOP rebellion and court order

    President Trump is reconsidering a controversial $1.776 billion fund to compensate his allies after facing fierce opposition from his own party and a federal court order temporarily halting the program.

  • May 28

    Paxton Wins Texas Senate Primary Runoff, Setting Up High-Stakes Fall Battle with Talarico

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton decisively defeated Senator John Cornyn in the Republican runoff, buoyed by a late Trump endorsement but alarming party leaders worried about holding the seat in November.

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Hormuz, Kyiv and 600 AQI

Trump escalates Iran war as smoke chokes America and Kyiv's reshuffle erupts

The day brought hard power, bad air and brittle politics. Washington and Tehran widened their exchange, Ukraine's wartime leadership cracked in public, and North America counted the health cost of fire and flood.

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China and the West: decoupling

The European Commission approved significant state aid for semiconductor facilities and accelerated trade defence measures against Chinese electric vehicles, indicating a continued, but not fundamentally altered, progression of de-risking policies.

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