Pope decries world ‘being ravaged by tyrants’ in wake of Trump attack; Hegseth faces mounting scrutiny – US politics live | Trump administration

Pope decries world ‘being ravaged by tyrants’ in wake of Trump attack; Hegseth faces mounting scrutiny – US politics live | Trump administration

Pope Leo decries world dominated by ‘tyrants’ after Trump assaults Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and mentioned the world was “being ravaged by a handful of tyrants“, in unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon on Thursday after US president Donald Trump attacked him again on social media. Leo, the first US pope,…

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House Democrats file articles of impeachment against Hegseth

House Democrats file articles of impeachment against Hegseth

Washington — House Democrats unveiled articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, making critical allegations about his dealing with of the conflict in Iran and his management extra broadly. The resolution, led by Rep. Yassamin Ansari of Arizona, lists six impeachment articles: Unauthorized conflict against Iran and reckless endangerment of U.S. service…

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Watch Live: Pete Hegseth says “we’ll be hanging around” in Iran despite ceasefire

Watch Live: Pete Hegseth says “we’ll be hanging around” in Iran despite ceasefire

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday stated “we’ll be hanging around” in Iran after the two-week ceasefire, whereas saying that Iran is aware of “this agreement means that they will never, ever possess a nuclear weapon.” Hegseth introduced firstly of Wednesday’s briefing that the Pentagon’s job is finished in Iran. But he clarified that “we’re…

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