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In a development that has rattled European capitals and raised alarms across NATO, the Pentagon has abruptly halted its working-level communications with Germany’s Defense Ministry, effectively severing one of the alliance’s most important military coordination channels. The revelation, reported by The Atlantic, comes from German Lieutenant General Christian Freuding, who described the sudden silence from Washington as both unprecedented and deeply worrying. According to Freuding, communications that once flowed freely “day and night” between U.S. and German military officials have now been cut off entirely. Messages go unanswered. Routine coordination has stopped. And Germany — a central pillar of Europe’s...

Donald Trump roared at a reporter over the latest lying drama to hit his re-election campaign, it is claimed. In an 'angry' phone call to The New York Times, Trump is said to have lashed the paper for claims he'd lied about a near-miss during a helicopter ride with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. NYT journalist Maggie Haberman - the paper's star political reporter, who is said to have Trump's ear - said Trump angrily insisted he could provide proof of the near-death experience. Trump, 78, took a helicopter ride through wildfire-ravaged California with then-Governor Jerry Brown in 2018,...

Congratulations, Mitt Romney! You have won the Hillary Clinton seat for the 2012 primaries. You're the long-distance frontrunner who is now expected to win New Hampshire. The Magellan poll of "likely 1,451 Republican primary voters," about 2/3 GOP registered and 1/3 independent: Mitt Romney - 39 percent Sarah Palin - 16 percent Mike Huckabee - 10 percent Newt Gingrich - 8 percent Ron Paul - 7 percent Tim Pawlenty - 4 percentanother candidate - 4 percent Rick Santorum - 3 percent Haley Barbour - 1 percent Romney has to be considered the frontrunner, even though he's polling only 7 points...