WATCH: President Trump confirms ISIS leader killed in US military operation

October 27, 2019 | 10:40 AM

President Trump has announced Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State group, was killed in a U.S.-led military operation targeting a compound in northwestern Syria’s Idlib province.

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House Republicans adopt $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump’s priorities

By The Associated Press
July 22, 2026 | 6:54 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over objections from Democrats and a few GOP holdouts in a final push before the midterm elections. House Republicans were divided over the plan, with conservatives wary because there are no offsetting budget cuts. But Speaker Mike Johnson plunged ahead, viewing the go-it-alone process as the best chance to usher President Donald Trump's priorities through the split Congress, despite skepticism in the Senate.

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