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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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Abbie Cheeseman / Washington Post:
U.S. and Israel launch attack on Iran as Trump calls for regime change — The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, as President Donald Trump announced “major combat operations” on Saturday, vowing to decimate Tehran's military and fuel a change in government.
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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.
BBC:
US and Israel carry out joint attack on Iran as Tehran launches retaliatory strikes — Summary — US and Israel launch an attack on Iran, as President Donald Trump confirms “major combat operations” are under way and calls for a regime change — The Israel Defense Forces …
Reuters:
Senior IRGC, regime officials killed in Israel-US strikes on Iran, source says — Trump confirms US operation in Iran, tells IRGC to lay down arms • Blasts heard in Tehran as Khamenei moved to ‘secure location’ • Netanyahu says objective to end Ayatollah's regime
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Maïa de la Baume / Euronews:
Europe reacts to US and Israeli attack on Iran as military operation spills into wider region
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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
‘Acts of war unauthorized by Congress’: Trump's congressional critics denounce Iran strikes
‘Acts of war unauthorized by Congress’: Trump's congressional critics denounce Iran strikes
Dave Lawler / Axios:
U.S. AND ISRAEL BEGIN “MAJOR COMBAT OPERATIONS” IN IRAN
U.S. AND ISRAEL BEGIN “MAJOR COMBAT OPERATIONS” IN IRAN
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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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Washington Post:
Pentagon declares Anthropic a threat to national security — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared Anthropic a “supply-chain risk,” blocking all federal agencies and contractors from doing business with the company. — The Trump administration placed AI firm Anthropic …
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Brendan Bordelon / Politico:
‘Attempted corporate murder’: Trump's threats against Anthropic chill AI industry
New York Times:
Silicon Valley Rallies Behind Anthropic in A.I. Clash With Trump
Silicon Valley Rallies Behind Anthropic in A.I. Clash With Trump
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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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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 …
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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.
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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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Democratic lawmakers push back on Paramount's potential takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery
Democratic lawmakers push back on Paramount's potential takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery
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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
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 …
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Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Kash Patel's Girlfriend Seeks Fame and Fortune, Escorted by an F.B.I. SWAT Team — Former F.B.I. officials say Mr. Patel beefed up field office staffing near his girlfriend in Nashville and ordered a team to ferry her on errands and to events. — You may never have heard of Alexis Wilkins …
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 …
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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 …
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