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The Trump administration appears to have landed on a fallback strategy in the Iran war after military strikes and negotiations failed to deliver victory: threats of harsh economic sanctions. There’s just one problem: Making good on those tough words requires not just getting tough on Iran, but also getting tough on China, which is Tehran’s No. 1 trading partner. And, the US Secret Service says it’s aware of a video aired by Iran’s state broadcaster appearing to threaten the life of Barron Trump, the youngest son of President Donald Trump. The nearly three-minute video begins with an English language graphic [See More…]

The US Secret Service says it’s aware of a video aired by Iran’s state broadcaster appearing to threaten the life of Barron Trump, the youngest son of President Donald Trump. Hard-line Iranian media have repeatedly featured content threatening the life of President Trump and his family following the assassination of its former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and many of his family members at the outset of the US-Israeli war with Iran in February. While there have previously been threats to first lady Melania Trump, this appears to be the first time their son Barron has been publicly singled out. [See More…]

Democratic Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, who is up for reelection in November, invoked a close aide to President Trump, Natalie Harp at a rally, as he railed broadly over whether the president actually wants to serve as commander-in-chief. The remarks ignited a firestorm from MAGA commentators and even White House spokespeople. The NewsNight panel debates whether Ossoff’s comments are fair criticism—or a hypocritical political attack, given President Trump’s own history of personal attacks and provocative rhetoric. 0:00 Backlash against Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) for mentioning Trump aide Natalie Harp 0:36 Is David Axelrod correct when he said Ossoff’s dig was [See More…]

CNN’s Kunal Sehgal shares a personal story of how difficult traveling with a “low-mobility” passport is, and the invisible “passport privilege” that splits global travelers CNN is the world leader in news and information and seeks to inform, engage and empower the world…brought to you by SLOPPBOXX.COM.

Recent US intelligence assessments indicate Russian President Vladimir Putin could try to test NATO’s resolve by launching a limited attack on an allied country within the next few years, according to three sources familiar with those reports. The intelligence assessments outline several possible scenarios for Russian escalation, ranging from a cyberattack to a small-scale incursion intended to challenge NATO’s unity and commitment to Article 5, which states that an attack on one member is an attack on all, without necessarily crossing the threshold for an allied response, the sources said. CNN’s Senior National Security Reporter Zach Cohen talks about his [See More…]

The Justice Department is admitting that a President Donald Trump-prompted $14 million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, was flawed, and is dropping the criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn that accused him of damaging the pool, according to a new court filing from DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro. 0:00 DOJ drops charges, admits pool renovation was flawed 3:13 Elie Honig: “A real embarrassment for the Justice Department” 5:45 More from the DOJ’s new court documents Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #News CNN is the world leader in news and information and [See More…]