President Donald Trump on Thursday said being reached with Saudi Arabia for a civilian nuclear program to normalize relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords. In a post on social media, the Republican president said the deal doesn鈥檛 allow for enrichment of uranium. Nonproliferation experts have raised concerns that the deal fails to include guardrails to prevent enrichment of uranium to weapons-grade levels.
Meanwhile, two shootings in Maine and Houston over the span of a week that there鈥檚 not enough oversight of . At least 10 people have died in encounters with immigration agents since Trump launched the crackdown after retaking office, and in the Maine shooting, family members of the officer who opened fire say he and never should have been given a badge and gun.
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Rubio strikes darker tone about renewed fighting with Iran
鈥淭he price will continue to get higher every single night until they come to their senses,鈥� U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters while traveling in the Philippines.
He insisted Iran is 鈥渂egging鈥� for a deal but Trump 鈥渄oesn鈥檛 see a lot of utility in responding to their overtures at this point, because, frankly, Iran is clearly not ready to make a deal, at least not one they鈥檙e willing to to live by.鈥�
A day earlier. he said the U.S. was open to diplomacy.
Trump on Wednesday warned Iran that the U.S. will destroy one Iranian bridge or power plant each time Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded by saying the country鈥檚 defense doctrine was an 鈥渆ye for an eye.鈥�
鈥淭he president鈥檚 policy is a head for an eye,鈥� Rubio said. 鈥淭hey will pay a very heavy price for the things they鈥檙e doing.鈥�
Trump says Saudi nuclear pact requires kingdom to normalize Israel relations through Abraham Accords
In a post on social media, the Republican president said the deal doesn鈥檛 allow for enrichment of uranium. Nonproliferation experts have raised concerns that the deal fails to include guardrails to prevent enrichment of uranium to weapons-grade levels.
Trump鈥檚 post said the agreement 鈥渨ill be approved, but is totally subject to Saudi Arabia joining the very respected and successful Abraham Accords.鈥� He added that 鈥淭he United States is not opposed to Civil (Non-Enriched) Nuclear Facilities.鈥�
Trump has sought to build on the 2020 agreements, which expanded the number of Arab states with diplomatic ties with Israel.
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House Republicans adopt $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump鈥檚 priorities
The House adopted a Republican-only Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund and other White House priorities over objections from Democrats and a few GOP holdouts in a final push before the .
House Republicans were divided over the plan, with conservatives wary because there are no offsetting budget cuts. But plunged ahead, viewing the go-it-alone process as the best chance to usher Trump鈥檚 priorities through the split Congress, despite skepticism in the Senate.
The vote tally was 216-214, with two Republicans and one independent joining Democrats in opposition.
Democrats argued the money should be spent at home, particularly on efforts to lower costs for Americans.
Congress is at a standstill over the U.S. war against Iran 鈥� unable to stop Trump鈥檚 military strikes, but not having 鈥� and over having to provide billions of taxpayer dollars to pay for it. Most Americans disapprove of Trump鈥檚 Iran strategy, according to a recent .
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Democrats press ICE on oversight, say 1 officer referred for discipline over use of force
One has been referred for discipline over a use-of-force incident since the beginning of the Trump administration, said Democratic members of the House Homeland Security Committee after a briefing with ICE officials Wednesday , vehicle stops and training.
The closed-door briefing for committee members comes in the wake of two shootings in which ICE officers shot and killed two immigrants they were trying to arrest, raising concerns over the agency鈥檚 tactics at a time that it’s .
The shootings in Maine and Houston over the span of a week have led to fierce criticism that there鈥檚 not enough oversight of the agency key to President Donald Trump鈥檚 mass deportation agenda. At least 10 people have died in encounters with immigration agents since Trump launched the crackdown after retaking office, and in the Maine shooting, family members of the ICE officer who opened fire say he and never should have been given a badge and gun.
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