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New York Times:
Live Updates: U.S. and Israel Conduct Strikes on Iran  —  Large explosions were reported in Tehran, according to several residents, and air-raid sirens rang across Israel.  —  Here's the latest.  —  The United States and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday, according to American and Israeli officials …
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump announces ‘major combat operations’ in Iran  —  U.S. President Donald Trump has appealed to the Iranian people to “take over your government.”  —  The United States and Israel launched an attack Saturday on Iran, with the first apparent strike happening near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Washington Post:
Trump: ‘Freedom’ for Iran is goal of ‘major military operation’  —  The president spoke to The Washington Post early Saturday after announcing that the U.S. had begun striking Iran to bring about regime change.  —  President Donald Trump told The Washington Post early Saturday that his main concern is …
Alexandra Koch / Fox News:
US, Israel launch attack on Iran as Trump announces ‘major combat operations’  —  The United States and Israel launched a massive coordinated military offensive targeting Iran known as “Operation Epic Fury.”  President Donald Trump had warned of possible U.S. intervention in response …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump's Enormous Gamble on Regime Change in Iran  —  A few paths to success, many to failure  —  The United States has gone to war against Iran.  America has only one ally—Israel—in this operation (the Arab states of the Gulf, who fear the Iranian regime, are targets of Iran …
Associated Press:
Israel launches attack on Iran's capital with US help as tensions high over nuclear talks  —  Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran's capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city's downtown.  The first apparent strike happened near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
New York Times:
Why Have You Started This War, Mr. President?  —  In his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised voters that he would end wars, not start them.  Over the past year, he has instead ordered military strikes in seven nations.  His appetite for military intervention grows with the eating.
Wall Street Journal:
U.S., Israel Strike Iran: Live Updates  —  The strikes target military assets to blunt Iran's ability to respond  —  The U.S. and Israel said they launched an attack on Iran on Saturday, a joint operation that risks a wider regional conflict in one of the most economically sensitive parts of the world.
Maïa de la Baume / Euronews:
Europe reacts to US and Israeli attack on Iran as military operation spills into wider region  —  A joint statement by the European Commission and the EU Council noted the developments in Iran were “greatly concerning” and reaffirmed what it called the EU's “steadfast commitment to safeguarding regional security and stability.”
Discussion: El País and Middle East Monitor
BBC:
US and Israel carry out joint attack on Iran as Tehran launches retaliatory strikes
Fox News:
Fetterman praises Operation Epic Fury: Trump is 'willing to do what's right'
Discussion: Mediaite
Reuters:
Senior IRGC, regime officials killed in Israel-US strikes on Iran, source says
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
‘Acts of war unauthorized by Congress’: Trump's congressional critics denounce Iran strikes
Anthropic:
Statement on the comments from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth  —  Earlier today, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shared on X that he is directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply chain risk.  This action follows months of negotiations that reached an impasse over two exceptions …
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Brendan Bordelon / Politico:
‘Attempted corporate murder’: Trump's threats against Anthropic chill AI industry
Washington Post:
Pentagon declares Anthropic a threat to national security
New York Times:
Silicon Valley Rallies Behind Anthropic in A.I. Clash With Trump
Maria Curi / Axios:
Anthropic to take Trump's Pentagon to court over AI dispute
Doug Bock Clark / ProPublica:
Trump Officials Attended a Summit of Election Deniers Who Want the President to Take Over the Midterms  —  The meeting's participants included Kurt Olsen, a White House lawyer charged with reinvestigating the 2020 election, and Heather Honey, the Department of Homeland Security official in charge of election integrity.
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Democracy Docket:
Read the draft emergency executive order for Trump to take control of elections
Discussion: PBS NewsHour and The Hill
Coral Murphy Marcos / The Guardian:
‘Not a done deal’: California vows ‘vigorous’ review of Paramount-Warner Bros takeover  —  Attorney general says $111bn deal will be investigated amid concerns over monopoly power and job losses  —  Rob Bonta, California's attorney general, said his office will investigate …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Hegseth cancels troop attendance at top-ranked schools  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the cancellation of members of the military attending some of the country's top-ranked colleges and universities on Friday, beginning academic year 2026-2027, arguing the schools are teaching the …
Wall Street Journal:
Classified Report Finds Kristi Noem Created Security Vulnerabilities at Airports  —  Noem's handling of issue related to allowing travelers to keep shoes on at checkpoints fits pattern of incidents that have alarmed some national-security officials  —  Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem …
Discussion: The Independent and Raw Story
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Voting rights groups sue Georgia for refusing to release voter purge records  —  Pro-voting groups sued Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) for refusing to turn over key records related to his office's sweeping 2025 voter roll purge — a purge that canceled nearly 471,000 registrations, about 6% of the state's voters.
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
KAMALA HARRIS MAKES LAST-MINUTE PITCH FOR JASMINE CROCKETT WITH ROBOCALL  —  HTML PLAIN TEXT  —  Former Vice President Kamala Harris has recorded a robocall for U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett to turn out voters for the Dallas congresswoman in Tuesday's hard-fought Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.
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NBC News:
Trump told FBI Director Kash Patel he didn't like his Olympics hijinks  —  Trump told Patel directly that he wasn't pleased about his viral locker-room partying with the U.S. men's hockey team, as well as his use of a government jet to travel to Italy.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE
Discussion: DNYUZ, The Hill, Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
How Kansas Republicans weaponized the law to target 300 trans driver's license holders  —  SB 244 was put into effect virtually overnight, causing chaos, panic and fear in the trans community. … Gabriel's mother called him crying on Thursday with some news: A new Kansas law invalidating …
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
Canceled contracts, a failed polygraph and personal disputes: Inside the turbulent tenure of Noem's former cyber czar … The frustration with Gottumukkala was shared by several administration officials, two of whom told Noem as far back as November that Gottumukkala should not be in charge at CISA …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Federal judge blocks new DHS policy that would allow arrest of thousands of legal refugees  —  In a key challenge to the Trump administration's new policy to round up, arrest, and detain thousands of refugees, a federal judge in Minnesota on Friday blocked the effort in the state during litigation …
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Departing CBS News producer claims political bias as Paramount poised to buy Warner Bros  —  Mary Walsh, leaving after 46 years, says staffers told to ‘aim our reporting at a particular part of the political spectrum’  —  A veteran CBS News producer who is leaving the network after 46 years …
Brittany Gibson / Axios:
Scoop: Noem burning deportation cash on luxury jets … Soon it could have three.  — “This is the world's worst deal to buy an aircraft,” a senior administration official told Axios when granted anonymity to discuss internal matters.  — “This is an abuse,” the official said, calling it a misuse of federal money.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judges question Pam Bondi's social media posts on Minnesota arrests … The judge said Bondi's posting of the names and arrest photos undercut prosecutors' request for an order to prohibit defense attorneys from publicly disclosing personal information about immigration agents involved in the case against Flores.
 
 
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@secwar:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directs the DOD to designate Anthropic as a supply chain risk, barring military contractors from doing business with the company

Sam Altman / @sama:
Sam Altman says OpenAI reached an agreement with the DOD to deploy its models in DOD's classified network and asks DOD to extend those terms to all AI companies

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