Senate Candidate Lee Johnson hosts Town Hall
Senate Candidate Lee Johnson held a town hall Wednesday evening in Lexington County.
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Early US intelligence report suggests US strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by months
A U.S. intelligence report suggests that Iran’s nuclear program has been set back only a few months after U.S. strikes and was not “completely and fully obliterated” as President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment.
Trump defends US strikes on Iran as intel assessment stirs debate
President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that U.S. strikes delivered a crushing blow to Iran’s nuclear program despite a preliminary American intelligence assessment suggesting that the assault inflicted only a marginal setback.
Governor McMaster signs new bill to establish Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
On Tuesday, June 24, Governor McMaster held a ceremonial bill signing a bill that establishes the new Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.
Trump administration postpones classified briefings for lawmakers on Iran
The Trump administration on Tuesday postponed classified briefings for Senate and House members as lawmakers look for more answers about President Donald Trump’s directed strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend and his announcement on Monday that the two countries had reached a ceasefire agreement.
Trump says whether he’ll commit to NATO mutual defense guarantee ‘Depends on your definition’
President Donald Trump on Tuesday injected some uncertainty over whether the U.S. would abide by the mutual defense guarantees outlined in the NATO treaty as he headed to its summit — comments that could revive longstanding concern from European allies about his commitment to the military alliance.
Oil prices drop sharply, and Wall Street nears its record as stocks rally worldwide
Oil prices are dropping further, and U.S. stocks are pulling closer to their all-time high Tuesday on hopes that Israel’s war with Iran will not damage the global flow of crude, even if a tentative truce seemed to fray under fire in the morning.
President Trump says both Israel, Iran have violated ceasefire
President Donald Trump told ABC News he is “not happy” with either Israel or Iran, saying both have violated the ceasefire.
Trump says Iran and Israel to have a phased-in ceasefire over 24 hours
President Donald Trump on Monday declared the “12 day war” between Israel and Iran as likely ending in a ceasefire, validating the strategic gamble of a devastating U.S. airstrike this weekend on three Iranian nuclear sites.
Trump announces ceasefire between Iran and Israel after Iran’s missile attack on US base in Qatar
President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” soon after Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites.
