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The House Democratic leader has asked rank-and-file members to sit quietly at the speech or skip it altogether, wary of creating a distraction.
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The agency is ramping up arrests, but local pushback is complicating efforts to expand detention capacity and prevent overcrowding.
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As U.S. and Iranian officials continue negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, President Trump has ordered a buildup of U.S. forces in the Middle East, including two aircraft carriers. "This is an extremely dangerous situation, which both sides are actually incentivized to escalate," says Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. "Both sides actually believe that a short, intense war may improve their negotiating position."
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The president is said to be eager to increase his involvement but has yet to approve a spending plan for his $300 million-plus war chest.
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