Pentagon Flags Risks of a Major Operation Against Iran  —  The warnings have been led by Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, within the Defense Department and during meetings of the National Security Council  —  WASHINGTON—The Pentagon is raising concerns to President Trump …

The odds of Trump's $2,000 tariff dividend checks are ‘now effectively zero,’ expert says … The Supreme Court struck down a centerpiece of President Donald Trump's tariff agenda on Friday, also dealing a blow to the possibility of sending so-called tariff dividend checks to families, experts say.

U.S. Women's Hockey Team declines Trump's invitation to the State of the Union  —  President Donald Trump invited the men's and women's hockey teams after both won gold medals in overtime games against Canada.  —  The U.S. Women's Hockey Team said it is declining President Donald Trump's invitation …

Trump's Suddenly High-Stakes State of the Union  —  Here's how much things have changed since Donald Trump last addressed Congress: A year ago, he shouted out a beaming Elon Musk, who was watching in the gallery.  —  At the time, Trump was triumphant.  But tomorrow night …

Peter Attia Out at CBS News After Epstein Files Correspondence Disclosures (Exclusive)  —  The longevity researcher and health influencer had been named a contributor to CBS by Bari Weiss last month.  —  Longevity guru Dr. Peter Attia is stepping aside as a contributor to CBS News …

Jeanine Pirro's office shelves pursuit of Democrats over social video, sources say  —  A federal grand jury in D.C. unanimously rejected the attempt to indict six lawmakers who told military and intelligence community members on social media not to obey unlawful orders.

Former UK ambassador Mandelson released on bail after arrest in Epstein probe  —  Police in Britain said Peter Mandelson, the former U.K. ambassador to the United States, has been released on bail after he was arrested in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein.

U.S. strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean kills 3  —  The attack by the military comes less than a week after the head of U.S. Southern Command visited Caracas, Venezuela.  —  The U.S. struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three people, the military announced Monday afternoon.

Kash Patel's Olympic outing sparks scrutiny  —  12:30 Report is The Hill's midday newsletter.  Subscribe here.  —  It's Monday.  I have never been more ready for a winter to end.  The groundhog sure wasn't joking around this year.  —     —  In today's issue:

RFK Jr. fought pesticides for years.  Now he's backing their production  —  For years as an environmental lawyer, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. crusaded against a controversial herbicide ingredient known as glyphosate, even winning a landmark case against chemical giant Monsanto by arguing …

ICE whistleblower testifies to Congress about minimal training  —  A whistleblower from Immigration and Customs Enforcement testified at a congressional forum Monday that the agency is “lying to Congress and the American people” about its training of new recruits.

Texts show Rep. Tony Gonzales sent sexually explicit messages to staffer  —  Ahead of his March 3 primary, the Texas Republican faced an Office of Congressional Conduct investigation into an alleged affair with a staff member, who died by suicide in September.

NC House candidate fired from community college after calling Charlie Kirk racist  —  A Coastal Carolina Community College psychology instructor, who is also running to represent Onslow County in the NC House, was fired from his job after the conservative advocacy organization Turning Point USA posted …

Trump makes first comments on Mar-a-Lago intruder shot dead: ‘Got a lot of people gunning for me’  —  President Trump made his first public remarks about the gun-wielding intruder shot and killed by the Secret Service as he entered Mar-a-Lago's grounds early Sunday.

France curtails US Ambassador Kushner's government access after he fails to obey summons  —  US Ambassador Charles Kushner “did not appear” after being formally summoned over comments the Trump administration made about the killing of a far-right activist in France, the foreign ministry said on Monday.

Liberals at war with each other (and BBC) over the Tourette's sufferer who yelled N-word at black stars  —  The evening was just beginning, the atmosphere was warming up, the guests had all been seated without any major hiccups - and everyone was looking forward to a night celebrating the stars of British film and the wider industry.

Anthropic Accuses Chinese Companies of Siphoning Data From Claude  —  The allegations mirror those of OpenAI, which told House lawmakers that DeepSeek used ‘distillation’ to improve models  —  U.S. artificial-intelligence startup Anthropic said three Chinese AI companies set …

Attorney General Brown Files Lawsuit to Stop Construction of Unlawful ICE Detention Facility in Washington County  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Lawsuit Challenges Federal Purchase of Warehouse Without Required Environmental Review or State Consultation  —  BALTIMORE, MD …

‘Abolish ICE’ gets most votes in Chicago snowplow-naming contest; ‘Stephen Coldbert’ also a winner  —  When it comes to putting a name to Chicago's annual battle against its infamously inclement weather, it turns out that the practical is also the political.

Coast Guard investigating swastika found at recruit training center  —  The incident in New Jersey follows a controversy last year when officials temporarily downgraded the hate symbol to “potentially divisive” in the service's workplace harassment manual.  —  The U.S. Coast Guard has opened …

Trump allies defend Nicki Minaj over bot accusations … Waltz wrote that Minaj's popularity is evidence that the bot allegation is untrue.  —  “I also don't think the most popular female rapper of all time needs “bots” to boost her content on social media,” Waltz said.

Newsom's message to the Democratic Party: Be more ‘culturally normal’  —  California Governor Gavin Newsom sits down with CNN's Dana Bash to talk about the future of the Democratic Party.  He says the party should be “less prone to spending disproportionate amount of time on pronouns, identity politics.

Musk's xAI and Pentagon reach deal to use Grok in classified systems … But the Pentagon is threatening Anthropic in a dispute over safeguards and may soon need a replacement.  — Anthropic has refused the Pentagon's demand that they make Claude available for “all lawful purposes,” …