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  Trump’s media attacks reveal his frustration with critical coverage of Iran and his presidency It’s worth taking a closer look at President Trump’s diatribe against The New York Times. The story by reporter Neil MacFarquhar is not unlike 500 other stories you’ve read, making the same point:  What did the so-called  "deal"  with Iran–running a page and a half – actually accomplish compared to Trump’s original goals for the war? "Neither the war nor the agreement ended what U.S. and Israeli officials regard as the main threats emanating from Iran. The country’s nuclear program, while heavily damaged, was not eliminated — its fate punted to future negotiation." "I think it’s better that it go to American farmers than the Iranian terrorist regime," said conservative Fox News contributor Marc Thiessen, who has a personal relationship with Trump but has broken with him on this issue. Hell, Republican senators are saying this out loud.  They are especially stea...

  Officials say the real-time screening built into the FAFSA form stops fraudsters before money goes out the door The Department of Education  (ED) claims it has blocked nearly $200 million from falling into the hands of fraudsters since launching a strict new identity-verification mandate on April 27. The nationwide fraud prevention effort requires high-risk applicants to present government-issued identification when applying for federal student aid. "Since we launched it, we've prevented nearly $200 million from falling into the hands of fraudsters," James Bergeron, Deputy Under Secretary of Education and Acting Federal Student Aid Chief Operating Officer, told Fox News Digital. "Our new fraud detection tool is at the FAFSA [Free Application for Federal Student Aid] form level. It stops fraud at the start of the process before the money goes out the door, which is a big priority for the task force." The department integrated the real-time, risk-based identity ...

  The United States Senate has   voted in favour   of invoking its war powers to force President Donald Trump to halt his   military campaign against Iran   or seek congressional approval before any further action is taken. Here is a closer look at Tuesday’s vote – the 10th attempt Congress has made to rein in the US-Israel war on Iran – and what this means for the US government. Why did this vote take place? A similar measure had already been approved in the House of Representatives on June 3 by a vote of 215 to 208, and on Tuesday, the Senate passed it in a 50-48 vote. Trump’s Republican Party has slim majorities in both chambers. Speaking on the Senate floor before the vote, top Democrat Chuck Schumer advocated for the war powers resolution as he criticised Trump’s military campaign against Iran. “For years, Trump promised to put maximum pressure on Iran, but he ended up delivering maximum confusion, maximum chaos, maximum cost to the American people with his...

  The Franco-German manufacturer behind the Leopard and Leclerc battle tanks, KNDS, has officially announced its plans for an IPO, listing shares in Paris and Frankfurt within weeks, capitalising on Europe's race to rebuild its military capacity. One of Europe’s largest military equipment producers, KNDS, rolled out long-awaited details of its initial public offering (IPO), aiming for a dual listing in Paris and Frankfurt in the coming weeks. The IPO could value KNDS, the maker of Leopard and Leclerc tanks, at between €12bn and €15bn, according to the Financial Times, potentially making it one of Europe's largest defence listings in recent years. The listing comes at a time when European military budgets are surging, driven by the war in Ukraine and doubts over the reliability of the US as a security guarantor. The company declined to comment on the precise date, but  CEO Jean-Paul Alary told reporters the offering was expected within weeks. According to Alary, the move comes ...