Trump praises Meloni for having “taken Europe by storm” during visit

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni had a surprise meeting with President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday at Mar-a-Lago, becoming the latest world leader to meet the incoming president as he is set to take office later this month. Meloni stayed the whole evening, including a screening of a Trump-friendly documentary about John Eastman, one of his

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ATF chief warns that agency cuts could result in dire consequences

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