Gabbard, Ratcliffe dodge questions about Trump's Iran war planning

Japan’s newly elected prime minister Sanae Takaichi faces increasing complexity in the country’s relationship with the U.S., especially with the recent war with Iran halting the flow of vital oil shipments to Japan. NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer reports on the evolution of the U.S.-Japan relationship.

Joe Kent, the former top Trump administration intelligence official who resigned this week over the U.S. military’s ongoing operations against Iran, dicussed his decision in a podcast interview Wednesday with right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson, who shares many of his opinions on the war. Kent sat for a wide-ranging interview with Carlson and argued U.S. involvement in the...

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) on Wednesday vowed to “rework” a bill he introduced last year proposing the creation of a national park dedicated to César Chávez, after a lengthy piece in The New York Times revealed numerous allegations of sexual abuse against the late civil rights leader. “We’re going to rework that piece of legislation,...

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