Lankford says he'd be 'apoplectic' if Biden was striking boats 'with this level of insight'

Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) questioned the Trump administration attacks on venezuelan ships Without the approval of Congress. “The administration needs to give Congress insight. That’s part of it. If that were happening with this level of insight under the Biden administration, I would be disappointed,” Lankford said during thursday presence at C-SPAN’s new “Ceasefire” program,…

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Japan’s Nikkei 225 skyrockets over 5% to hit record high as Takaichi secures historic mandate

Bird’s-eye view of central Tokyo including Tokyo Tower at sunrise hours. Vladimir Zakharov | Moment | Getty Images Japanese stocks jumped to a record high Monday, leading gains in the region after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a landmark election victory. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party captured a two-thirds supermajority in the 465-seat lower…

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Kospi, Nikkei 225, Nifty 50

Hong Kong Skyline Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened lower Friday following a subdued Wall Street session. Australia’s ASX/S&P 200 fell 0.17%. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 1.36%, while the Topix declined 1.12%. Yields on the Japanese 10-year government bond rose to 1.94%, the highest since July 2007, data from LSEG…

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Appeals court restores Trump’s control over National Guard in Illinois, but blocks deployment

A federal appeals court on Saturday partially restored President Trump’s control over the National Guard in Chicago and throughout Illinois, but blocked him from actually being able to deploy service members to the Prairie State. US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit granted The Trump administration’s request for a partial administrative hold, meaning the…

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