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Trump predicts ‘great things’ for Middle East, markets after memo signing with Iran

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Trump on Monday said he is confident the U.S.-Iran peace deal will transform the Middle East and cause oil prices to plummet immediately.

Supreme Court to consider how long migrants can be held pending deportation

Migrants wearing face masks and shackles on their hands and feet sit on a military aircraft at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, Jan. 30, 2025, awaiting their deportation to Guatemala. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez, File)

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a case that tests how long the government can hold immigrants with serious criminal records in detention while it tries to deport them.

Migrants wearing face masks and shackles on their hands and feet sit on a military aircraft at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, Jan. 30, 2025, awaiting their deportation to Guatemala. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez, File)

Supreme Court to consider how long migrants can be held pending deportation

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., walks out to speak at his primary election watch party in Jackson, Ga. on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Trump tests his winning streak with endorsements in Georgia and Alabama runoffs for U.S. Senate

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In this April 13, 2015, file photo, Jodi Arias, left, looks on next to her attorney, Jennifer Willmott, during her sentencing in Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. (Mark Henle/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool, File)

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President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump, Macron make nice at the G7 summit in France

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This Nov. 1993 file photo shows Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman. The crime of sedition has rarely been prosecuted in U.S. history. The last person to be convicted of that offense was Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, whose anti-American sermons inspired a plot to blow up New York City landmarks. (AP Photo, File)

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President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump, Macron make nice at the G7 summit in France

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This Nov. 1993 file photo shows Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman. The crime of sedition has rarely been prosecuted in U.S. history. The last person to be convicted of that offense was Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, whose anti-American sermons inspired a plot to blow up New York City landmarks. (AP Photo, File)

Democrats rally behind party’s N.J. congressional nominee with ties to ‘Blind Sheikh’ terrorist

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People who return to their village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, gather with journalists at a destroyed street in Beer al-Salassel, south Lebanon, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Iran: Lebanon’s sovereignty is a necessary part of the peace deal

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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington on July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

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Vice President J.D. Vance speaks with reporters upon arriving on Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool) ** FILE **

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President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump, Macron make nice at the G7 summit in France

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The arena for the UFC Freedom 250 fights on the South Lawn of the White House is photographed Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump celebrates 80th birthday with an Iran deal and UFC cage fights at the White House

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump predicts ‘great things’ for Middle East, markets after memo signing with Iran

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Vice President J.D. Vance speaks with reporters upon arriving on Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool) ** FILE **

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Members of the media view the arena for the UFC Freedom 250 fights on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Migrants wearing face masks and shackles on their hands and feet sit on a military aircraft at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, Jan. 30, 2025, awaiting their deportation to Guatemala. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez, File)

Supreme Court to consider how long migrants can be held pending deportation

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Fox to buy streaming pioneer Roku in a $22 billion deal

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Japanese, Korean markets surge on end-of-Iran-war news

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People who return to their village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, gather with journalists at a destroyed street in Beer al-Salassel, south Lebanon, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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Hurricanes beat Golden Knights to win second Stanley Cup

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