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Qatar Airways is set to announce that it secured an agreement to purchase 150 aircraft from Boeing while President Trump is in Doha on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to NewsNation. Trump will travel from Saudi Arabia to Qatar in the early afternoon on Wednesday, local time, and participate in a state visit, followed hours later by a state dinner. The Qatari deal for Boeing wide-body jets will include …
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Full StoryFormer Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) weighed in on President Trump’s trip to the Middle East, saying Tuesday that the decision not to visit Israel sends a clear message about his stance on the war in Gaza. Trump traveled to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, late Monday to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss investment. He is also slated to make stops in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar. “I think that the …
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President Trump is in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia after the first day of his Middle East trip. He will continue his visit tomorrow with a stop in Qatar. NATO foreign ministers will meet for an informal two-day meeting at 12 p.m. tomorrow in Antalya, Turkey. NATO’s Military Committee, the alliance’s highest military authority with 32 participating allies, will meet tomorrow in Brussels to discuss key priorities and challenges and Russia’s war in Ukraine. Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons will testify before the House Appropriations Homeland Security subcommittee on his agency, at 10 a.m. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will testify on the DHS fiscal 2026 budget request before the House Homeland Security Committee at 10 a.m.Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard fired two top officials at the National Intelligence Council, purging leaders amid what the office called an effort to address “weaponization” of intelligence. Gabbard removed the acting head of the council, Mike Collins, as well as his deputy, …
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