Deepanjali Sharma
Deepanjali Sharma is a Political News Writer at MEAWW, where she reports on US politics, policy debates, and key developments shaping global affairs.
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DHS funding fight escalates as Democrats block ICE funds, GOP warns of security risks
GOP says refusal to fund ICE weakens security, disrupts DHS operations
Trump denies reports of tanker damage in Saudi strike, says 'media actually want us to lose the war'
Trump's comments came after reports citing US officials said Iranian strikes had damaged tanker aircraft at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia
JD Vance urges prayers for US troops in 'harm’s way' amid Iran nuclear operations in NC
Six killed as KC-135 refueling aircraft crashes in western Iraq during Operation Epic Fury
Trump says US strike stopped Iran attack, 'If we didn’t attack them, they’d attack us'
Trump questions Iran school strike reports, says Iran or somebody else may be responsible
Trump officials torch CNN's Hormuz report as 'garbage', say Pentagon planned for decades
The CNN report cited anonymous sources who said planners did not fully consider a worst-case scenario during preparations for the operation
Hegseth calls Mojtaba Khamenei 'not-so supreme leader', says he's 'wounded and likely disfigured'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth questioned why the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's message was delivered in writing rather than by him directly
Trump weighs Russia’s role in Iran war, says Putin may be helping ‘a little bit’
Trump declines to discuss Kharg Island action, dismisses Iran drone threat to California
Trump responds to Michigan synagogue attack, says 'we're going right down to the bottom of it'
President Donald Trump expressed support for the Jewish community and promised a full investigation during a White House event
Trump says he's 'not interested' in Nobel Peace Prize after months of saying he deserved it
In earlier remarks this year, President Trump argued that his diplomatic efforts in global conflicts warranted recognition from the Nobel Committee
Leavitt blasts ABC News' 'false' Iran drone story: 'Should be immediately retracted'
Karoline Leavitt said the outlet omitted that the intelligence was unverified and accused the report of unnecessarily alarming the public
Wright criticizes Biden's 'drained' oil reserve, backs Trump's SPR plan amid global supply shock
Chris Wright said that the Biden admin drained nearly 300 million SPR barrels during the Ukraine crisis and failed to adequately replenish the reserve
Reports claim Iran's Mojtaba Khamenei in coma after strikes as Tehran airs his first message
Mojtaba Khamenei warned of retaliation against the 'enemy' and urged Gulf states to shut down US military bases in his first address as leader
Iran's Mojtaba Khamenei threatens 'the enemy', vows Hormuz will stay closed as a 'pressure' tool
Tehran warned it would seek compensation for war damage and could retaliate by targeting enemy assets if repayment was not provided
Trump responds ‘I don’t know about it’ to reports on US-linked Iran school bombing
Trump claims no knowledge of reports tying US forces to Iran school bombing
'Not cooperating at all': Trump calls Spain 'very bad to NATO' and threatens to cut off all trade
Spanish officials said both countries’ embassies remained in regular contact despite ongoing disagreements over defense policy
Trump boasts US wiped out 'just about all' of Iran's mine-laying vessels as Hormuz threat collapses
Trump said the Strait of Hormuz remained safe despite rising tensions and recent ship attacks, urging commercial vessels to continue using the route
Interior Secretary Burgum says US mulling oil reserve release as Iran war jolts energy markets
Doug Burgum told Fox News that the price surge was due to temporary transit disruptions, adding diplomacy was underway to stabilize markets
Iran threatens US and Israeli-linked banks amid escalating conflict: 'Enemy is forcing our hand'
Officials said Iran was prepared for a prolonged conflict, warning that continued fighting could damage global economic and military stability
Lindsey Graham warns Saudi Arabia of ‘consequences’ if it refuses to join US–Israel in Iran war
The war has disrupted regional energy supplies, with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf producers cutting oil output as global prices surge
Trump says 'too soon' to seize Iran's oil but won't rule it out as crude hits $100
President Donald Trump called it a 'big mistake' after Iranian clerics named Mojtaba Khamenei as the regime's new supreme leader