Chris Coons
American lawyer and politician (born 1963)
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The White House is spending YOUR taxpayer money on pro-Trump campaign ads,
- Coons wrote in a social media postHuffPosthuffpost.com/entry/john…
As Palestinian civilians face a campaign of devastation and fear from violent extremist settlers, the United States must send a strong message that this behaviour is unacceptable and that it remains committed to freedom, security, prosperity and self-determination for all Israelis and Palestinians,
- Coons said in a statement provided to the Reuters news agencyAljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…
That will never happen. But yes, if it were to happen, I’m not going to violate my oath to the Constitution.”
- When Mr. Coons followed up by asking if he would resign if Mr. Trump directed him do something illegal or unethical, Mr. Blanche saidThe New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/08…
New governments get to change direction,... Netanyahu has kept Israel at war for years now, partly to avoid the political consequences of his choices."
- Coons told Reuters, addingThe Jerusalem Postjpost.com/international/articl…
I wouldn't have gotten into this war,
- said CoonsFox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/summer…
But given his legal experience, he should have known better than to be willing to tolerate or support the weaponization of the department,
- Coons saidFox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/trump…
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Taxpayer-funded ads are the latest Trump headache for beleaguered GOP senators
Politicopolitico.com/news/2026…Senators have demanded a response within the next 48 hours detailing ’how this president is literally stealing their tax dollars to air campaign ads celebrating himself’
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…US lawmakers seek sanctions for Israel’s ‘E1’ West Bank settlement plan
Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…As U.S. Democrats appear poised to win Senate control in the midterms, 10 senators will introduce a bill targeting companies, individuals and entities involved in building Israeli settlements, in response to the controversial E1 plan
Haaretzhaaretz.com/us/news…Ex-Dem lawmaker receives GOP nod in uphill race to challenge top Senate Democrat
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/gop…Voters in the First State head to the polls on Tuesday for the Democratic and Republican primaries for their lone U.S. House seat
The Hillthehill.com/homenews/campaign…Raucous primary season reaches final act in deep-blue stronghold, kickstarting sprint to November
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/raucous…On Tuesday, voters in the US state of Delaware head to the polls
Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…Senate Republicans narrowly confirm Todd Blanche as Trump's attorney general
Haaretzhaaretz.com/us/news…Reproductive health advocates fear newly confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche will usher in a new wave of restrictions on abortion — even in states where it is legal
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…US-Israel alliance pushed toward a bitter Democratic split over Gaza war and Netanyahu
The Jerusalem Postjpost.com/international/articl…Broke and broken Democrats are on course to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory this fall
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…The National Republican Congressional Committee released an optimistic memo Sunday marking 100 days until Election Day
Newsmaxnewsmax.com/politics/gop…Democrats hit the anti-incumbency trap
Axiosaxios.com/2026/07…Democrats are learning a hard lesson Republicans know all too well: The party out of power doesn't just ride the anti-incumbency wave — it can also get swept up in it
Axiosaxios.com/2026/07…Epstein victims blast Trump attorney general nominee Todd Blanche after meeting
CNBCcnbc.com/2026/07…Alison is a senior news reporter covering US politics and legal news
Forbes UKforbes.com/sites/alisondurkee…Todd Blanche’s chances of becoming attorney general could hinge on John Cornyn
Politicopolitico.com/news/2026…Trump's AG pick Todd Blanche grilled over Epstein files and Ghislaine Maxwell prison transfer
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Wild Lindsey Graham death theories explode online after his sudden passing
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville has shared details about Lindsey Graham's final moments before the longtime South Carolina GOP senator's death on Saturday at the age of 71
Newsweeknewsweek.com/gop/senator…Margaret Cho sparks backlash after mocking Lindsey Graham’s death
The Independentindependent.co.uk/arts/enterta…The death of US Senator Lindsey Graham has removed one of Washington’s most influential advocates of a hardline approach towards China at a moment when Republicans are debating how aggressively the United States should confront Beijing and project military power overseas
South China Morning Postscmp.com/news/us…Person reported killed during ICE operation in Maine, state house speaker says — US politics live
Guardiantheguardian.com/us/news…Former Congressman Adam Kinzinger criticized MAGA podcaster Katie Miller after her responses to tributes for Senator Lindsey Graham, who has passed away at 71
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…Lindsey Graham Had a Complicated Relationship With Black Voters
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/07…Former Congressman Adam Kinzinger criticized MAGA podcaster Katie Miller after her responses to tributes for Senator Lindsey Graham, who has passed away at 71
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…Lindsey Graham Died of Aortic Dissection, Medical Examiner Says; ER Doctor Explains Deadly Condition
International Business Times AUibtimes.com.au/understanding/a…U.S.-Iran strikes escalate over the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to collapse ceasefire
NBC Newsnbcnews.com/politics/trump…Trump's message about Turkey goes beyond F-35s, shows new balance in Mediterranean
The Jerusalem Postjpost.com/international/articl…Israel's foreign minister called it textbook incitement to genocide
Newsweeknewsweek.com/how/to…Türkiye expects US to lift all sanctions, defense officials say after Trump pledge
Hürriyet Daily Newshurriyetdailynews.com/turkiye/…Erdogan rejects Israeli and Greek concerns over potential US sale of F-35s to Turkey
Saudi Gazettesaudigazette.com.sa/article/66…Israel and Greece have hardened their opposition to a potential U.S. sale of F-35 fighter jets to Türkiye after U.S. President Donald Trump signaled that he was considering reinstating Ankara into the program
Hürriyet Daily Newshurriyetdailynews.com/israel/g…After Greenland bluster, Trump surprises NATO allies with praise
The Washington Postwashingtonpost.com/politics/20…Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska, one of the GOP's most frequent critics of Trump's foreign policy rhetoric, accused the president of damaging U.S. relationships with European allies after Trump used the NATO gathering in Turkey to renew his argument that Greenland should come under U.S. control
Newsweeknewsweek.com/republican/rebuke…Coons released from hospital after car crash caused minor injuries
The Hillthehill.com/homenews/senate…Ukraine launches TrophyLab platform to open access to Russian weapons technologies
Ukrainska Pravdapravda.com.ua/eng/news…Platner floats jailing billionaires in fiery pre-primary speech pushing far-left agenda
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/platner…But his latest round of scandals has some Washington Democrats fantasizing about some highly unlikely scenarios that would let them avoid being stuck with him as their nominee in their top-target Senate race
Politicopolitico.com/newsletters/weekl…Democrats extend Platner 'grace' despite abuse allegations after Kavanaugh reckoning
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/democrats…While Platner remains the presumptive nominee to challenge longtime incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins in November, the controversy has triggered declines in his prediction market standing and reshaped the landscape for national Democrats regarding his general election viability
Newsweeknewsweek.com/the/signs…Elections Republicans May Be Less Likely to Win After Primaries
Newsweeknewsweek.com/elections/republi…President Donald Trump carried Ohio by more than 11 percentage points in 2024, but a new Fox News survey finds his standing in the Buckeye State has deteriorated — a development that is benefitting Democrat Sherrod Brown in the Senate race
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/fox…Iran war has cost US $29 billion
WAtodaywatoday.com.au/world/iran…Pentagon’s Iran war bill nears $30bn as Donald Trump renews threats
Financial Timesft.com/content/eb5acb32…Hegseth gets bipartisan grilling on rising costs of the Iran war and Trump's end game
Japan Todayjapantoday.com/category/world…For his part, the Pentagon chief softened his tone from hearings before Congress nearly two weeks ago, notably avoiding the same pointed criticism of lawmakers in his opening remarks as he outlined the Trump administration’s efforts to ramp up production of weapons and other military capabilities
The Korea Timeskoreatimes.co.kr/world/2026051…Senate Dems eager to force Republicans to vote on Trump's ballroom
Axiosaxios.com/2026/05…Trump makes fresh case for controversial $400 million ballroom after WHCD shooting
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Russian Oil Waiver: US extends sanctions relief after states bid
Deccan Heralddeccanherald.com/world/us…Pam Bondi firing row: Eric Swalwell clears air on Christine Fang ‘tip off’ reports; mocks Trump
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…FirstFT: Trump ousts US attorney-general Pam Bondi
Financial Timesft.com/content/47dc1782…Shutdown infighting shatters GOP unity in critical stretch for Trump
CNNcnn.com/2026/04…In interviews, GOP senators publicly disparaged their own party’s strategy even as they refrained from lobbing personal attacks at individual Republicans by name
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Backdoor Funding of Homeland Security Agency Could Weaken Congress Anew
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/03…In interviews, GOP senators publicly disparaged their own party’s strategy even as they refrained from lobbing personal attacks at individual Republicans by name
The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…Senators defend two-week recess as record-breaking government shutdown drags on
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/senators…Trump recently signed an executive order to pay Transportation Security Administration employees, who had gone without paychecks since the shutdown began in mid-February
Newsmaxnewsmax.com/politics/dhs…Trump's approval rating sinks to lowest EVER as Americans turn on Iran war and skyrocketing gas prices
Daily Maildailymail.co.uk/news/article…87% expect further gas price increases amid Iran conflict
Reutersreuters.com/business/energy…Iran war poised to enter deadlier phase
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/ht/insight…The possibility of Trump imposing his personal whims on another nation is even more frightening than U.S. failure
Foreign Policyforeignpolicy.com/2026/03…Rising gas prices hitting US household finances and more pain is expected, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Reutersreuters.com/business/energy…One vessel blocked the Suez Canal for six days in 2021
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/business/econom…Pence backs Trump’s Iran strikes, says president ‘ignored’ GOP isolationists
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/politics/finish…What a pity Benjamin Netanyahu remains at large after an international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes committed in Gaza was issued in 2024
Guardiantheguardian.com/commentisfree/…There’s a Reason No President Before Trump Authorized War With Iran
Foreign Policyforeignpolicy.com/2026/03…Yet, in a single week, it evaporated beneath the thunder of explosions over Iran, leaving hundreds dead in its wake
XinhuaNetenglish.news.cn/20260320/6f484…Iran War Fallout: Southeast Asia Hard Hit by Skyrocketing Fuel Prices
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/03…One vessel blocked the Suez Canal for six days in 2021
Irish Timesirishtimes.com/business/econom…Explainer: Bombs or butter, why U.S. Operation Epic Fury ignites public fury?
XinhuaNetenglish.news.cn/20260320/6f484…Beneath the daily headlines of strikes and counterstrikes in the Middle East, war is being utterly transformed
Foreign Policyforeignpolicy.com/2026/03…Iran’s Larijani warns US and Israel: You’ll pay for your miscalculation
Arutz Shevaisraelnationalnews.com/news/42…Their observations to Reuters offer a previously unreported glimpse inside White House decision-making as it adjusts its approach to the biggest U.S. military operation since the 2003 Iraq war
Reutersreuters.com/world/us…Emboldened by Oil Shock, Iran’s Leaders Play Diplomatic Hardball
The Wall Street Journalwsj.com/world/middle…Trump and Iran Strike Defiant Tone as Oil Markets See Little Relief
Bloomberg Newsbloomberg.com/news/articles…Trump changes tone on gas prices as Iran war drives surge
The Manila Timesmanilatimes.net/2026/03…Trump: eliminating Iran nuclear threat more important than oil surge
Financial Timesft.com/content/ce2943cc…In Tehran, hope for change turns to panic: 'They are turning the country into ruins'
NBC Newsnbcnews.com/world/iran…A JPPI analysis finds Al Jazeera and AJ+ coverage of the Iran war overwhelmingly negative, often criticizing President Donald Trump
Arutz Shevaisraelnationalnews.com/news/42…Fallout From Iran War and Oil Shock Deliver Another Blow to World Economy
The New York Timesnytimes.com/2026/03…Amid soaring oil prices and global panic, US President Donald Trump set his priorities straight
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…‘This war has not made us safer’: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand shares concerns over Iran’s retaliatory attacks
CNNcnn.com/2026/03…White House defends oil price whiplash
The Hillthehill.com/newsletters/1230…In Dubai, once a safe haven on the Persian Gulf, Iranian drones are striking near luxury hotels
Spiegel (international)spiegel.de/international/world…Energy secretary: ‘You will see a surge of investment’ in Middle East after Iran regime ‘defanged’
The Hillthehill.com/business/5780466…"That's nonsense": Sen. Coons reacts to Energy Secretary's claim that fallout from war with Iran is "short-term pain"
CNNcnn.com/2026/03…Pentagon rushes counter-drone tech as Iranian swarms strain missile defenses and more top headlines
Fox Newsfoxnews.com/us/pentagon…The death of a supreme leader, speculation about his successor, global implications ranging from oil price spikes to drones raining down on once-safe cities like Doha and Dubai — the world has rarely felt so unstable
Guardiantheguardian.com/world/2026…