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President Trump escalated his warnings to Tehran on Saturday, threatening to rain “all hell” down on the country as the U.S. barrels toward a self-imposed Monday deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. “Remember when I gave Iran ten days to MAKE A DEAL or OPEN UP THE HORMUZ STRAIT,” Trump wrote on Truth...

Why pro forma sessions dominated Washington this week as the House and Senate struggled to align on a DHS funding bill during the shutdown drama.