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U.S. Surges Largest Mideast Airpower Since ’03 as Iran Strike Could Come ‘Within Days’ — Israel on Highest Alert

The United States has assembled the largest concentration of airpower in the Middle East since the 2003 Iraq invasion — deploying two aircraft carriers, advanced stealth fighters, refueling tankers, and layered missile defenses into theater — as multiple U.S. and Israeli reports warn President Donald Trump could authorize strikes on Iran “as soon as Saturday,” with talks described by American officials as “very far apart” and even a “near nothing-burger.”

The U.S. Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, including the flagship USS Gerald R

Pelosi in Meltdown to CNN’s Blitzer on Coronavirus Relief Impasse: ‘We Represent Them’ — ‘Have You Fed Them? We Feed Them’

Tuesday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” at the tail-end of a lengthy dispute with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer over House Democrats’ refusal to take a deal from the Trump White House for coronavirus relief, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) insisted she and her caucus knew what was best for constituents and the country despite Blitzer’s pleading.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in W

Watch: Jeb Rejects Trump’s Call to End Presidential Bid

Tuesday on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Republican presidential candidate former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL) rejected his opponent Donald Trump’s call for Bush to end his presidential bid. In an interview with network special correspondent Jamie Gangel, Bush explained why he

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