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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Officials Concede They Don't Know the Fate of Iran's Uranium Stockpile  —  Both Vice President JD Vance and Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, acknowledged questions about the whereabouts of Iran's stockpile of near-bomb-grade nuclear material.
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David Gilbert / Wired:
Donald Trump and Sean Hannity Set Off a Wave of Disinformation After Iran Bombing  —  Trumpworld has been trying to spin the US military's bombing of Iran as a complete and total victory, even as independent experts and MAGA loyalists object.  —  President Donald Trump and his most vocal supporters …
Discussion: Breitbart, USA Today and Reuters
New York Times:
Shifting Views and Misdirection: How Trump Decided to Strike Iran … Standing at the lectern in the White House briefing room on Thursday afternoon, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, read a message she said came “directly from the president.”
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump's reckless Iran strikes could backfire spectacularly  —  💥 PN is possible thanks to paid subscribers.  If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of American politics, please support us.  👇  —  On Saturday evening, Donald Trump announced via a post …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Meets the Moment on Iran  —  The President bombs three nuclear sites to spare the world from an intolerable risk.  —  “Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated,” Mr. Trump said Saturday night.  He made clear Iran brought this on itself.
New York Times:
Inside Trump's Decision  —  The Times pieced together the days and hours leading up to President Trump's decision to strike Iran.  It's a story of diplomacy, deception and a secret that almost got out.  —  A team of Times reporters — Mark Mazzetti, Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman …
Brandi Buchman / HuffPost:
Proud Boys Slam Trump For His Attack On Iran  —  The far-right group had issued a warning for the president before he launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites.  —  The United States bombed underground uranium enrichment plants in Iran over the weekend, raising the specter …
Discussion: HuffPost
Bloomberg:
Israel and Iran Trade Strikes as World Awaits Response to US
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Last night, exactly a week after his military parade fizzled and more than five million Americans turned …
Financial Times:
Trump taunts Iran with prospect of ‘regime change’ after strike on nuclear sites
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Trump ‘wags the dog’
Discussion: Reuters, Reason and Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
Russia condemns U.S. strikes on Iran as unprovoked and unjustified
Andrew Stiles / The Washington Free Beacon:
Obama Bros Go Ballistic After Trump Bombs Iranian Nuke Program
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Investigates How Much of Iran's Nuclear Program Was Destroyed—And How Much Remains
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:   How Israel deceived the United States about its nuclear weapons program
Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
GAO is targeted by House Republicans in new spending bill  —  House Republicans are aiming to slash funding for the nonpartisan watchdog for waste, fraud and abuse within the federal government by nearly half in the next fiscal year, according to spending bill text released Sunday night.
Discussion: First Branch Forecast
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate parliamentarian rejects GOP attempt to authorize states to conduct immigration enforcement  —  The Senate parliamentarian has rejected several more provisions in the Republican megabill to enact President Trump's agenda, including language authorizing states to conduct border security …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Polls show Trump's big bill is unpopular as Republicans stare down their deadline for passage
Discussion: Associated Press
NOTUS:   Senate Republicans Try to Solve Their Reconciliation Math Problem
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
New York City Mayoral Poll: Mamdani Catches Cuomo In Rank Choice Voting  —  Home Polls New York City Mayoral Poll: Mamdani Catches Cuomo In Rank Choice Voting  —  The final Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill survey of the New York City Democratic mayoral primary finds former Governor Andrew Cuomo leading …
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Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Shocking poll shows Zohran Mamdani overtaking Andrew Cuomo in NYC's ranked choice primary
Federal Trade Commission:
FTC Prevents Anticompetitive Coordination in Global Advertising Merger  —  Today, the Federal Trade Commission took action to resolve antitrust concerns related to Omnicom Group Inc.'s $13.5 billion acquisition of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (IPG).
Daniel Diaz / The Santanero:
Landscaper violently detained by agents in Santa Ana has three Marine sons  —  A Tustin landscaper has been identified by his eldest Marine vet son after he was violently detained by immigration agents in Santa Ana.  —  Narciso Barranco of Tustin (pictured in orange on the far left) …
Discussion: gofundme.com, The Bulwark and Salon
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Kaitlyn Huamani / Los Angeles Times:
Immigrant father of three Marines is violently detained, injured by federal agents, son says
Discussion: Mercury News and The Independent
Kristi L. Noem / Washington Post:
Harvard flouted the rules.  Now, it's getting a hard lesson.  —  Hosting foreign students is a privilege that comes with obligations.  —  Kristi L. Noem is U.S. secretary of homeland security.  —  I remain prepared to revoke Harvard University's Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification …
Discussion: Reuters and NewsMax.com
Jack Brook / Associated Press:
ICE detains Marine Corps veteran's wife who was still breastfeeding their baby  —  Marine Corps veteran Adrian Clouatre doesn't know how to tell his children where their mother went after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained her last month.
Josh Blackman / Reason:
Grading The Controversial Florida Seminar Paper  —  Earlier today I wrote about the New York Times expose concerning the grading of a student seminar paper at the University of Florida.  I've now had a chance to read the paper.  —  First, from a technical perspective, the paper is very well done.
Financial Times:
Germany and Italy pressed to bring $245bn of gold home from US  —  Trump's attacks on the Fed and growing geopolitical risks reignite public debate about repatriating bullion  —  Olaf Storbeck in Frankfurt and Amy Kazmin in Rome  —  Germany and Italy are facing calls to move their gold …
Parisa Hafezi / Reuters:
Succession plans for Iran's Khamenei hit top gear  —  The clock's ticking for senior clerics seeking a successor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.  —  A three-man committee from a top clerical body, appointed by Khamenei himself two years ago to identify his replacement …
Discussion: The Atlantic
 
 
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