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The dramatic escalation of tensions started last Friday with the killing of Iran’s top military leader, Qassem Soleimani. The killing was approved by President Trump and carried out by a drone missile strike in Iraq. Soleimani was the leader of Iran’s regional military intervention and a revered figure in Iran. Soleimani’s burial on Wednesday came just hours after Iran retaliated …

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hear testimony from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and an alleged sexual assault victim, on Monday; Senator Joe Donnelly announced his support today for bipartisan legislation that would impose sanctions on foreign governments accused of interfering in US elections; Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced on Friday, a defense contractor will receive nearly two million dollars in tax …