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President Trump has faced an unavoidable showdown.Iran gleefully spent almost half a century waging economic and military warfare against the United States.This horror show cost Americans trillions and killed hundreds of U.S. troops through proxy attacks and direct acts of terror.AdvertisementFrom the 1979 oil production collapse that plunged output from 6 million barrels per day to 1.5 million, sending global oil prices from $15 a barrel to $39 per barrel, to the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing that killed 19 Air Force personnel, Iran’s actions were lethal and costly.Every failed negotiation, every embargo, and every sanction merely highlighted Tehran’s refusal to...

President Trump tweeted Friday morning that "everyone" in Hamburg, Germany was talking about the Democrats' response to Russian election hacking ahead of his highly-anticipated meeting with Russian President Putin. Trump tweeted ahead of his arrival at the group of 20 summit: "Everyone here is talking about why John Podesta refused to give the DNC server to the FBI and the CIA. Disgraceful!"

From the man who brought us “fake but accurate” . . . Dan Rather is possibly the living person least entitled to pontificate about the importance of truth in journalism and politics. So naturally, Chris Matthews invited him on this evening’s Hardball to do just that. Hat tip Colleen B. In criticizing Kellyanne Conway’s use of the term “alternative facts” to explain White House spokesman Sean Spicer’s comments while addressing the press this past Saturday, Rather said: “facts, and the truth . . . are at the very foundation of our democracy.” View the video here.