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They now are reassessing their dependence on Washington, realizing that they have little sway over U.S. military actions and that American bases on their soil didn’t deter Iran from attacking them, senior Gulf officials say.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

In fact, the very sentence after the one the Virginia court ruled on specifically emphasized that federal law worked by “establishing a particular day as ‘the day’ on which these actions must take place.”

From Slate • May 8, 2026

"She is ashamed of her actions, and doesn't recognise the person she sees as having committed these crimes," she said.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Indeed, maxxing transforms a generic resolution or aspiration into measurable actions, Olschewski says.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Hitler’s aggressive actions made war seemed almost inevitable, and battleships and submarines started patrolling the oceans and coastlines.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield