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Watch: 9 dead after protesters storm US consulate in Pakistan over Iran strike

Demonstrators in Karachi, Pakistan, reportedly left at least 9 dead when they tried to storm the U.S. consulate there.

Authorities told the Associated Press that the violence was in response to President Donald Trump's decision to order strikes on Iran that were said to have killed the country's supreme leader.

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Trump hit with stern demand to refund $130B for illegal tariffs

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday demanding the administration refund businesses that paid tariffs to import goods into the United States under authority the Supreme Court has ruled the president never held.

“The American people — small business owners, importers, manufacturers, and the consumers who ultimately bore the cost of these illegal taxes — deserve better than this stonewalling,” the group wrote. “This money does not belong to the federal government. It belongs to the businesses and individuals you illegally taxed.”

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JD Vance 'can't be happy' with Trump splintering MAGA by attacking Iran: former advisor

According to a former Trump adviser, Vice President JD Vance is likely privately uncomfortable with the president's military assault on Iran, which killed its leader and destabilized the Middle East, creating division within Trump's political base.

Trump's bombing campaign, which began Saturday and continued into Sunday, has angered many supporters who backed his 2024 re-election partly on his stated commitment to avoiding overseas military entanglements.

Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton told Politico that Trump's unpredictability raises serious concerns about what comes next, and there is no clear indication of any strategic planning for the conflict's trajectory or resolution.

This development poses particular complications for Vance, who is positioning himself as Trump's potential successor in 2028 and cannot afford significant political damage.

Vance has consistently presented himself as an isolationist, making the Iran military action—with no foreseeable end—potentially damaging to his political future.

Bolton expressed his assessment of the situation: "It's still hard to understand why he [Trump] did it, because there's a risk there. I don't think there's any denying that." He added: "And I think he's already at risk of further fragmenting his base. By the way, for the isolationist in particular, can you imagine what JD Vance is thinking now? He can't be happy."

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'The A team did survive': Fox News reporter admits Trump's mistake left Iran 'dangerous'

Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin admitted that President Donald Trump's strikes on Iran were "dangerous" because he left some of the country's "A team" alive.

"Jennifer, there's been a lot of people commenting at the level of intel that the U.S. and especially Israel had prior to this attack, that it's really been impressive," Fox & Friends host Rachel Campos-Duffy argued on Sunday morning. "So they've taken out this leadership."

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'I don't know what I'm doing': SNL pounces on 'scared' Pete Hegseth after Iran assault

Saturday Night Live was quick to put together a cold open late Saturday with “Weekend Update” co-anchor Colin Jost reprising his angry Pete Hegseth impersonation, where he first admitted he was pumped about “Operation Epic Fury,” including having it tattooed on his knuckles — and then admitting he was over his head.

With James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump first announcing, “It’s me, Donald Trump, FIFA Peace Prize winner and Nobel Peace Prize taker, remember that?” he then continued, ”I launched this attack after me and my board of peace ... we were bored of peace. A little wordplay there, did you catch it?”

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'They better not do that': Trump issues overnight threat to Iran as attacks continue

As US attacks on Iran continue, Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform in the dead of night to menace the country further with a threat that he will ramp up the destruction.

Hours after the president announced that Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was dead after the initial attack, the new leadership of the country announced it would respond in kind to continued attacks which set the US president off.

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'Problematic' efforts by Trump loyalist helped bury admin's latest scandal: experts

One of President Donald Trump's fiercest loyalists appeared to play a key part in burying the administration's latest scandal, according to two experts.

Last week, it was reported that Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer's husband, Shawn DeRemer, had been barred from the agency's office in Washington, D.C., after he was accused of sexually assaulting a female employee. That step is extraordinary in and of itself, but even more so considering that DeRemer has not been charged with a crime.

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Expert flags 'most troubling' part of Trump's latest 'campaign' in Iran

A military expert flagged the "most troubling" part of President Donald Trump's decision to coordinate an attack on Iran with Israel on Saturday.

Mark Hertling, retired commander of the U.S. Army Europe, argued in a new article for The Bulwark that Trump's "campaign" to bomb Iran's ballistic and nuclear missile facilities has an "apparent gap between strategy and action." That makes it hard for Trump's domestic and international allies to line up behind the decision, he added.

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Trump's Iran strikes came at the behest of an 'unusual pair' of allies: report

President Donald Trump may have been led to strike Iran alongside Israel by an "unusual pair" of allies, a new report revealed.

The Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing four sources familiar with the matter, that Trump's decision to conduct a series of strikes against Iran's ballistic and nuclear missile facilities came at the behest of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who had been lobbying for the strikes for weeks, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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US and Iranian Ambassadors square off at emergency meeting: 'Be polite!'

The U.S. and Iranian Ambassadors to the United Nations squared off during an emergency meeting on Saturday.

The U.N Security Council held an emergency meeting to discuss the U.S. and Israel's coordinated attack against Iran. Reports indicate Israel bombed multiple sites where Iran's political and military leadership were located, which killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the dictator who had ruled the country since 1989. The U.S struck multiple Iranian ballistic and nuclear missile sites, according to reports.

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Trump bashed for using Mar-a-Lago 'blanket fort' to monitor Iran strikes

President Donald Trump was bashed on Saturday after photos emerged of the "blanket fort" at his Mar-a-Lago estate that he used as a Situation Room to monitor the strikes in Iran.

The White House posted a photo of Trump alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Director of Personnel Dan Scavino, and other administration officials on its X account on Saturday evening. The photo shows a makeshift room surrounded by black curtains and multiple maps of the region.

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Republicans face a 'major test of loyalty' after Trump's latest 'slap in the face'

Republicans in Congress will return next week to face a "major test of loyalty" after President Donald Trump's most recent "slap in the face," a new report revealed.

CNN reported on Saturday that Congress will formally debate and vote on potential military conflict with Iran this week, following Trump's decision to join Israel in bombing multiple sites across the country early Saturday morning. Israel struck multiple sites where Iran's political and military leadership were located, while the U.S. attacked the country's ballistic and nuclear missile facilities.

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Trump announces Iran strikes will continue 'uninterrupted' until 'peace' is achieved

President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the strikes the U.S. and Israel coordinated against Iran will continue throughout the week until peace is achieved.

Early Saturday morning, the U.S. and Israel struck multiple sites across Iran. Israel struck sites where the country's military and political leadership were located, which killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the dictator who has ruled the country since 1989. The U.S. struck Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile facilities, even though Trump previously claimed those sites were "totally obliterated" during a similar strike last year.

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