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Did Trump violate the Constitution by bombing Iran?

CNN By Paula Reid, Evan Perez, Kylie Atwood, Devan Cole and Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s order to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities presents a new test of the Constitution and the extent of presidential powers to conduct war despite a lack of congressional approval. The administration is relying on the president’s authority

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QUESTIONS OF THE DAY: Should the United States continue its attacks on Iran?

The United States has entered the fray against Iran, using B-2 stealth bombers from Missouri to drop the world’s biggest conventional bombs on nuclear enrichment facilities in Iran over the weekend. President Donald Trump said in an address to the nation Saturday night that the strikes “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear capabilities. But with the secretive Middle

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A satellite image shows damaged buildings at Iran's Natanz Nuclear Facility on June 14 after a series of Israeli strikes.

How badly have US strikes damaged Iran’s nuclear facilities? Here’s what to know

CNN By Allegra Goodwin, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Christian Edwards, Thomas Bordeaux and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Warplanes. Submarines. Cruise missiles. Bombs that weigh 30,000 pounds. After initially favoring diplomacy, US President Donald Trump resorted to an extraordinary use of force against Iran on Saturday night, striking three of the regime’s key nuclear sites. Trump claimed

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Start your week smart: US strikes Iran, Pride rollbacks, Tesla robotaxis, NATO summit, Bezos’ wedding

By Andrew Torgan, Morgan Severson, CNN (CNN) — If everything goes according to plan, Tesla’s long-awaited robotaxi service will roll out today in Austin, Texas. Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk, who’s been talking about robotaxis for years, has cautioned that the launch date isn’t set in stone. Musk, of course, is also CEO of SpaceX — and has

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These former USAID staff are working to match donors to urgent, lifesaving aid projects that had their funding slashed

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — In a warehouse in northeast Nigeria, a nonprofit’s stocks of food to treat malnourished children and pregnant women are running low. The organization, Action Against Hunger (ACF), is running a project to combat malnutrition that had been relying on funding from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to

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Pride Month marches on, despite frustration and worry from LGBTQ community over government actions

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Pride Month is designed to bring attention to the LGBTQ community in the United States, and this year’s events included the same parades, music, laughter and rainbow-colored displays of every kind across the nation. But Wednesday’s Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care for transgender youth was the kind of

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A satellite image shows damaged buildings at Iran's Natanz Nuclear Facility on June 14 after a series of Israeli strikes.

How badly have US strikes damaged Iran’s nuclear facilities? Here’s what to know

By Allegra Goodwin, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Christian Edwards, Thomas Bordeaux and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Warplanes. Submarines. Cruise missiles. Bombs that weigh 30,000 pounds. After initially favoring diplomacy, US President Donald Trump resorted to an extraordinary use of force against Iran on Saturday night, striking three of the regime’s key nuclear sites. Trump claimed Iran’s

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A celebrity draft-dodging scandal lays bare problems with Taiwan’s crucial reservist force

By Will Ripley and Wayne Chang, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — A draft-dodging scandal in Taiwan allegedly involving a number of actors, influencers, and musicians has cast an unflattering spotlight on the conscript and reservist forces which could one day stand between the island and a possible invasion by China. Taiwan’s military service regime, which

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The prospect of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program is “meaningless” unless Israel stops striking her country

Negotiations are ‘meaningless’ unless Israel stops attacks, Iran government spokesperson tells CNN

CNN By Frederik Pleitgen and Max Saltman, CNN Tehran (CNN) — The prospect of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program is “meaningless” unless Israel stops striking her country, Iran’s government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani told CNN Saturday at her office in northern Tehran. The streets were fairly quiet in the Iranian capital, usually a bustling metropolis of

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Negotiations are ‘meaningless’ unless Israel stops attacks, Iran government spokesperson tells CNN

By Frederik Pleitgen and Max Saltman, CNN Tehran (CNN) — The prospect of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program is “meaningless” unless Israel stops striking her country, Iran’s government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani told CNN Saturday at her office in northern Tehran. The streets were fairly quiet in the Iranian capital, usually a bustling metropolis of over

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