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Trump says "I love the inflation" because U.S. is "taking out" Iranian oil
President Trump said the U.S. is seizing "millions" of barrels of Iranian oil in the dead of night, and said inflation will come down when the war ends.
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Trump asks Congress for short-term FISA extension amid impasse over Pulte role
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