Leverage

China’s Iran ties complicate Trump-Xi summit as tensions test US leverage

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said Tuesday he expects to have a “long talk” with Chinese President Xi Jinping about Iran this week, an issue now looming over a summit that was originally expected to focus heavily on trade, technology and Taiwan. “It was a fantastic day,” Trump said … Read more

Senate weighs new, painful leverage tactic as fears of another government shutdown grow

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate will soon decide whether lawmakers should be paid during another government shutdown as the specter of more closures looms large.  Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., teed up a vote on a measure that would prevent senators from being paid during a government shutdown, a … Read more

Trump tentatively making peace with Iran, but potential future strikes remain as leverage

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump hailed a tentative peace deal in the works with Iran with the caveat that in-person truce signings remain “too far” off. “Assuming Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to, which is, perhaps, a big assumption, the already legendary Epic Fury will be … Read more

Iran talks done in by Tehran’s delusions over leverage they don’t have, US official says

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Peace negotiations with Iran fell apart after Tehran severely misjudged what kind of leverage the regime believed it held, a U.S. official told Fox News Digital on Sunday. While Vice President JD Vance left Islamabad, Pakistan, without a deal between the U.S. and Iran, the official said … Read more

Mullin weighs using airport customs as leverage against sanctuary cities

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the federal government could stop processing customs at airports in sanctuary cities as a way to pressure them on immigration enforcement. Such a move could effectively lock out global travelers from major cities like New York, New Orleans and Philadelphia, placing … Read more

Don Jr.’s shadow hangs over Trump mine fight as China retains critical minerals leverage

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s push to expand U.S. mining and loosen China’s global grip on critical minerals is colliding with his administration’s defense in court of a Biden-era veto blocking Alaska’s copper-rich Pebble Mine, reviving scrutiny of Donald Trump Jr.’s past opposition to the project. The fight over … Read more