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Trump Scores $2 Trillion Deals on Middle East Tour

President Trump wraps up Middle East visit securing nearly $2 trillion in trade and defense agreements, including $1.2 trillion from Qatar, signaling major reshaping of U.S. influence in the region amid ongoing conflicts.

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24 Hours Trump tours Middle East secures 2 trillion in deals + Putin skips Ukraine peace talks in Turkey + Supreme Court hears arguments on birthright citizenship + Walmart warns prices to rise amid tariffs + UnitedHealth faces DOJ probe over Medicare fraud + Russia-Ukraine peace talks downgraded as Putin absent + Judge charged with aiding illegal immigrant cites immunity + Trump suggests US ‘take’ Gaza and make it a freedom zone + Starbucks baristas strike over new dress code + House GOP advances budget bill with big tax cuts + Coinbase hit by staff bribery hack demands ransom + Illinois Dems face expulsion threat for ICE protest + Solar flare sparks blackouts across multiple regions + Fed Chair Powell reviews inflation strategy live + Diddy trial intensifies with Cassie cross-examination + Ben & Jerry’s co-founder arrested for Senate protest

Number 2 trillion - Value of economic and defense deals Trump secured in Middle East tour

Quote "Iran has sort of agreed to terms; we’re very close" — President Donald Trump on potential Iran nuclear deal

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Trump’s Middle East Tour Nets $2 Trillion in Deals

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Supreme Court Debates Limits on Trump Immigration Powers

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