Trump at NATO: From ‘daddy’ comment to defending US strikes on Iran

From getting called “daddy" doubling down on the damage done to Iran’s nuclear sites, here’s what to know about President Trump’s time at the NATO summit Wednesday.

Conflicting reports on damage in Iran
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President Donald Trump and his top officials have pushed back on a leaked intelligence report that said United States strikes on Iran only set its nuclear program back by a few months. Trump said the strikes led to the "virtual obliteration" of Iran's nuclear capabilities and set its atomic program back "by decades." However, other sources are saying that Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium was not eliminated.

President Trump holds bilateral meeting at NATO Summit
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President Donald Trump hosted a short bilateral meeting on Wednesday morning at the NATO Summit. During the meeting, Trump said he has enjoyed the summit and also touched upon the recent Israel and Iran war. Trump slammed media outlets for reporting the Pentagon's early assessment of the American attack on Iran that cast doubt on his administration's claims that Tehran's nuclear program was "obliterated." He said the reports are an attempt to "demean one of the most successful military strikes in history", as he insisted Tehran's nuclear program was "completely destroyed."

U.S. Rep. calls for President Trump's impeachment
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Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) filed an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, accusing the president of failing to notify or seek authorization from Congress before the U.S. launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend. The resolution alleges ?abuse of presidential powers by disregarding the separation of powers?devolving American democracy into authoritarianism by unconstitutionally usurping Congress?s power to declare war.?

President Trump on Israel and Iran ceasefire
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President Donald Trump swore Tuesday morning while talking to reporters about the faltering ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Although Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire, Israel accused Iran Tuesday morning of launching missiles into its airspace after the truce was supposed to be in effect. Trump expressed disappointment about the continued attacks.

Trump claims ceasefire between Iran and Israel

Iran's foreign minister said that no agreement on a ceasefire deal has been reached, but said it will stop its military response at 4 a.m. if Israel also concludes its "illegal aggression."

Is Trump reversing a Biden-era asbestos ban? Here’s what we know

The EPA under President Trump says it will review a Biden-era ban on chrysotile asbestos, the last form still legally used in the U.S.—but the policy remains in place for now.

State Department issues worldwide caution for US travelers following Trump's Iran strikes

State Department officials issued worldwide caution for American travelers amid the Israel-Iran conflict, warning of potential demonstrations and travel disruptions across the Middle East.

Tensions continue to escalate in Middle East
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President Donald Trump says he's still weighing whether the United States will get involved in Israel?s conflict with Iran. But in the meantime, the U.S. military has sent multiple B-2 bombers from an Air Force Base in Missouri.

Activist speaks after freed from immigration detention
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Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was released Friday from federal immigration detention, freed after 104 days by a judge?s ruling after becoming a symbol of President Donald Trump ?s clampdown on campus protests. The former Columbia University graduate student left a federal facility in Louisiana on Friday. He is expected to head to New York to reunite with his U.S. citizen wife and infant son, born while Khalil was detained. Khalil is holding a news conference to speak on the recent events. (Credit: WNYW)

Judge says he will order Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from detention

A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to free former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from the immigration detention center where he has been held since early March.

How involved should the U.S. get in the Middle East?
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President Donald Trump will decide whether or not the United Sates gets directly involved in the Iran-Israel conflict within the next two weeks, the White House has said. Trump and his administration have sought to maintain an air of strategic ambiguity, not revealing much publicly about their thinking or potential courses of action.

Trump slams 'non-working holidays' on Juneteenth, cites billions in costs

President Donald Trump lamented that there were too many "non-working holidays" on Thursday, as Americans across the country observed Juneteenth.

President Trump to decide on Iran in next 2 weeks
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that President Donald Trump will make a decision on the U.S. becoming involved in Israel's conflict with Iran within the next two weeks. Leavitt said that there have been six rounds of direct and indirect negotiations with Iran. She said that talks continue but declined to provide details.

Israel and Iran fight over nuclear weapons
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After a week of fighting between Israel and Iran, President Donald Trumps says he could decide within the next two weeks whether the United States will strike Iran, keeping the chance of more negotiations open. Trump has maintained that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.