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Though the president has long professed an “America First” policy prioritizing the U.S., Trump suggested at his news conference that the war was for the benefit of other nations, especially those dependent on oil that’s shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.

President Trump is scheduled to conduct a news conference Monday afternoon, with the U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran in its second week. “Many important meetings and phone calls

Borough President Vito Fossella is holding a press conference in Eltingville at 10 a.m. Monday to call on the city to increase its allocation of paving resources for Staten Island in the upcoming budget.

Baltimore's general manager addressed the media Wednesday, his first appearance after backing out of a trade for Maxx Crosby. Here's what DeCosta said.