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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani praised the nation for achieving great victories in the face of the US over the past year, stressing that the Islamic Republic will never surrender to enemies or back off from safeguarding its independence and democracy.

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani highlighted the US government’s endless enmity toward the country and said Washington’s dreams of undermining the Islamic Republic have never come true because of the Iranian nation’s vigilance.

Chairman of the Russian State Duma’s (lower house) International Affairs Committee, Leonid Slutsky, has blasted the brazen allegations by a US Department of State spokesperson, who said that Russia was not ready to comply with its INF commitments to salvage the treaty.

There's no politician -- not one -- who has risen further faster than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Two years ago at this time, she was bartending and waitressing in New York. Now the New York congresswoman is the face of the liberal left in the Democratic Party nationally.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday if President Donald Trump vetoes the resolution blocking his national emergency declaration, Democrats will respond in Congress and in court.

The Trump White House's mysterious and controversial relationship with Saudi Arabia is under fresh scrutiny over the case of a US-Saudi citizen who has reportedly been jailed, beaten and tortured in the kingdom.

The House Judiciary Committee announced Monday that it is sending letters seeking information and documents from more than 80 groups, organizations and individuals, as part of its sweeping investigation into President Donald Trump's campaign, businesses, transition and administration.

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler on Monday announced a sweeping investigation into President Donald Trump's campaign, businesses, transition and administration, a probe that would lay the groundwork for Democrats if they choose to pursue impeachment proceedings against the President.

Qatar said on Monday it was still studying the purchase of Russia's S-400 missile air defense system, adding the potential deal -- reportedly opposed by Saudi Arabia -- was none of Riyadh's business.

Three powerful House Democratic chairmen sent letters on Monday to the White House and the State Department requesting detailed information on communications between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the latest effort by House Democrats to investigate the administration and its relationship to Russia.