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title: News (23)
description: Discover the latest breaking news from Dr. Phil's Merit Street Media - all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. (23)
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[![DOGE employee 'Big Balls' has resigned, White House official says](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/iStock-137169606.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/doge-employee-big-balls-has-resigned-white-house-official-says)

#### [DOGE employee 'Big Balls' has resigned, White House official says](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/doge-employee-big-balls-has-resigned-white-house-official-says)

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WASHINGTON - One of the U.S. DOGE Service's best-known employees, 19-year-old Edward Coristine, has resigned from the U.S. government, a White House...

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[![Judge blocks Trump administration from withholding funds for EV charger infrastructure](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/iStock-516332653.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/judge-blocks-trump-administration-from-withholding-funds-for-ev-charger-infrastructure)

#### [Judge blocks Trump administration from withholding funds for EV charger infrastructure](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/judge-blocks-trump-administration-from-withholding-funds-for-ev-charger-infrastructure)

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WASHINGTON - A U.S. judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration from withholding funds awarded to 14 states...

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[![NATO commits to higher spending sought by Trump and mutual defence](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/2025-06-25T092546Z_1956570144_RC2L9FAFF99P_RTRMADP_3_NATO-SUMMIT.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/nato-commits-to-higher-spending-sought-by-trump-and-mutual-defence)

#### [NATO commits to higher spending sought by Trump and mutual defence](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/nato-commits-to-higher-spending-sought-by-trump-and-mutual-defence)

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THE HAGUE - NATO leaders on Wednesday backed the big increase in defence spending that U.S. President Donald Trump had demanded, and restated their...

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[![US arrests 11 Iranians in US illegally, Homeland Security says](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/2025-02-14T110421Z_1636618104_RC29OCACAEO6_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-MIGRATION-ICE.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-arrests-11-iranians-in-us-illegally-homeland-security-says)

#### [US arrests 11 Iranians in US illegally, Homeland Security says](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-arrests-11-iranians-in-us-illegally-homeland-security-says)

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WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have arrested 11 Iranian nationals in the country illegally, the U.S. Department of...

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[![Trump pushes Congress to pass his 'big beautiful bill' as debate clouds path forward](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/2025-05-30T195927Z_24949759_RC2JSEA93ZT6_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-1.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-pushes-congress-to-pass-his-big-beautiful-bill-as-debate-clouds-path-forward)

#### [Trump pushes Congress to pass his 'big beautiful bill' as debate clouds path forward](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-pushes-congress-to-pass-his-big-beautiful-bill-as-debate-clouds-path-forward)

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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump urged fellow Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday to advance his sweeping tax-cut and spending bill, as...

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[![Trump declares Iran 'victory for everybody' despite doubts over damage](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/2025-05-28T165452Z_1592517509_RC2ZQEAXQCYF_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-declares-iran-victory-for-everybody-despite-doubts-over-damage)

#### [Trump declares Iran 'victory for everybody' despite doubts over damage](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-declares-iran-victory-for-everybody-despite-doubts-over-damage)

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THE HAGUE/TEL AVIV/ISTANBUL - U.S. President Donald Trump revelled in the swift end to war between Iran and Israel, saying he now expected a...

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[![US, Allies Can’t Account for Iranian Uranium Whereabouts; Crawford Iran](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-06-24%20at%203.05.21%20PM.png) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-allies-cant-account-for-iranian-uranium-whereabouts-crawford-iran)

#### [US, Allies Can’t Account for Iranian Uranium Whereabouts](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-allies-cant-account-for-iranian-uranium-whereabouts-crawford-iran)

[Lyndsay Keith and Henry Klapper | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/lyndsay-keith-and-henry-klapper) Jun 24, 2025

It could take months for the US and its allies to determine how much damage Saturday’s bombings made to Iran’s nuclear program, according to the...

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[![US Democrats introduce resolution to check Trump's use of military against Iran](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/iStock-182666077%281%29.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-democrats-introduce-resolution-to-check-trumps-use-of-military-against-iran)

#### [US Democrats introduce resolution to check Trump's use of military against Iran](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-democrats-introduce-resolution-to-check-trumps-use-of-military-against-iran)

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WASHINGTON - Three Democratic lawmakers from the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a war powers resolution on Monday to check President Donald...

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[![Gates Foundation to commit $1.6 billion for Gavi vaccine alliance](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/2024-05-06T102650Z_894992693_RC2VK7AZA9LG_RTRMADP_3_CLIMATE-CHANGE-DENMARK-GATES.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/gates-foundation-to-commit-1.6-billion-for-gavi-vaccine-alliance)

#### [Gates Foundation to commit $1.6 billion for Gavi vaccine alliance](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/gates-foundation-to-commit-1.6-billion-for-gavi-vaccine-alliance)

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The Gates Foundation said on Tuesday it will commit $1.6 billion over the next five years to support Gavi, a public-private partnership that helps...

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[![US House Speaker Johnson says it is not time to consider war powers resolution](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/2025-05-20T122716Z_973375334_RC2OLEAWONLH_RTRMADP_3_USA-CONGRESS-TAX.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-house-speaker-johnson-says-it-is-not-time-to-consider-war-powers-resolution)

#### [US House Speaker Johnson says it is not time to consider war powers resolution](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/us-house-speaker-johnson-says-it-is-not-time-to-consider-war-powers-resolution)

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U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed efforts on Monday by lawmakers to advance a measure to check President Donald Trump's use of military force...

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