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US election confirms erosion of support for Israel, with even Trump questioning military aid

US election confirms erosion of support for Israel, with even Trump questioning military aid

President Donald Trump has suggested ending military aid to Israel
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The US election showed growing frustration with Israel on both sides of the aisle

The US election showed growing frustration with Israel on both sides of the aisle

President Donald Trump has suggested ending military aid to Israel
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Trump and his Justice Department stand defiant as Democrats ready an investigative blitz

Trump and his Justice Department stand defiant as Democrats ready an investigative blitz

President Donald Trump and his Department of Justice are taking a combative stance toward Democrats after their victories in the midterm elections
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With Stephen Miller at the helm, Trump charts a course for conflict

With Stephen Miller at the helm, Trump charts a course for conflict

By Jarrett Renshaw, David Morgan and Andy Sullivan WEST PALM BEACH, Florida/WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's decision to elevate loyalist Stephen Miller to run his White House indicates that he plans to ramp up confrontation in his final two years in office and block outside
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Expanding on naval blockade, US military looks to restrict Iranian land commerce

Expanding on naval blockade, US military looks to restrict Iranian land commerce

(Adds dropped word in paragraph 12) By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Building on a months-long naval blockade on Iran, the US military said on Saturday it is launching a task force to help crack down on Tehran's movement of advanced weapons and other sanctioned material over its land
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Analysis-Midterms upended Congress but Trump still commands foreign policy

Analysis-Midterms upended Congress but Trump still commands foreign policy

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The Republican Party's staggering losses at the ballot box this week have left President Donald Trump diminished in Washington and facing tougher legislative oversight and scrutiny of his agenda. But on foreign policy, he could remain unbowed.
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Can the US Democrats' 'Blue Wave' election sweep buoy Ukraine?

Can the US Democrats' 'Blue Wave' election sweep buoy Ukraine?

By Patricia Zengerle, Andrea Shalal and Daniel Flynn WASHINGTON/KYIV, Nov 6 (Reuters) - One potential beneficiary of the US Democratic Party's sweeping wins in congressional elections sits thousands of miles away: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, whose government has fought Russia's invasion
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Analysis-Can the US Democrats' 'Blue Wave' election sweep buoy Ukraine?

Analysis-Can the US Democrats' 'Blue Wave' election sweep buoy Ukraine?

By Patricia Zengerle, Andrea Shalal and Daniel Flynn WASHINGTON/KYIV, Nov 6 (Reuters) - One potential beneficiary of the US Democratic Party's sweeping wins in congressional elections sits thousands of miles away: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, whose government has fought Russia's invasion
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Morning Bid: Out of the blue

Morning Bid: Out of the blue

By Anna Szymanski Nov 6 (Reuters) - Markets had long been pricing in a "blue wave" in the United States midterm elections, but what they got was a deluge as Democrats regained control of the House and Senate in decisive fashion.
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Hegseth vows to keep fighting from Pentagon, defends Iran war

Hegseth vows to keep fighting from Pentagon, defends Iran war

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a video message on Thursday vowing to fight efforts in Congress to impeach him and defending the Iran war as “courageous and historic” after voters punished Republicans over it in this week’s midterm elections.
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Senate Democrats will not let Trump put a 'right-winger' on the Supreme Court, Schumer vows

Senate Democrats will not let Trump put a 'right-winger' on the Supreme Court, Schumer vows

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is vowing that Democrats will not allow President Donald Trump to put “a right winger” on the Supreme Court once they take power, raising the possibility that his party could block a presidential nominee if there were a vacancy in the next two years
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The Kremlin hopes the US election shake-up won't shift Trump's negotiations on Ukraine

The Kremlin hopes the US election shake-up won't shift Trump's negotiations on Ukraine

The Republicans’ defeat in the U.S. midterm elections was watched closely in Russia, where some observers are predicting it could herald more support for Ukraine when the Democrats take over Congress in January