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President Trump said Wednesday he will not be rushed into a bad deal with Iran simply because it’s an election year.

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The enhanced homeland defenses built in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks are eroding a quarter century after that horrific day, according to national security experts.

In this Sept. 11, 2001, photo, United Airlines Flight 175 collides into the south tower of the World Trade Center in New York as smoke billows from the north tower. (AP Photo/Chao Soi Cheong) ** FILE **

Counterterrorism experts warn national security eroding 25 years after 9/11

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DOJ indicts Cuba’s Raul Castro on murder, conspiracy charges

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In this Feb. 11, 2019, file photo, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members attend a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, at the Azadi, or Freedom, Square in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) ** FILE **

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatens to expand war beyond region if attacked again

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In this Feb. 11, 2019, file photo, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members attend a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, at the Azadi, or Freedom, Square in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) ** FILE **

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatens to expand war beyond region if attacked again

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Trump should distrust and verify Xi after Beijing summit

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Dangers of posting pictures of your child online

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Trump should distrust and verify Xi after Beijing summit

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U.S. position on Taiwan has stayed the same

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Air Force launches test flight of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile

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In this Feb. 11, 2019, file photo, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members attend a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, at the Azadi, or Freedom, Square in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) ** FILE **

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President Donald Trump speaks as he tours Ballroom construction around the outside the White House, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Preakness racegoers bid a wistful farewell to historic Laurel Park

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Study finds ‘no evidence’ of citizens taking jobs vacated during Trump deportations

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56-year-old woman dies after falling down open manhole in Manhattan

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