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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Case for War With Iran Faces Growing Scrutiny  —  U.S. intelligence showed threats from Iran loomed, as they had for years.  But they were not imminent.  —  WASHINGTON—The Trump administration, in pressing its case for war with Iran, has made a number of accusations …
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New York Times:
How Trump Decided to Go to War … Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel walked into the Oval Office on the morning of Feb. 11, determined to keep the American president on the path to war.  —  For weeks, the United States and Israel had been secretly discussing a military offensive against Iran.
Ian Ward / Politico:
‘Pretty Bad for Vance’: The VP's Silence on Iran Peeves Allies … In January 2023, then-Senator JD Vance took to the Wall Street Journal op-ed page to announce his early support for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election.  The primary reason for his support, he claimed, was that Trump “started no wars.”
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Can Donald Trump Win a War with Iran If He Can't Explain Why He Started It?  —  So far, explanations are few and the goals—from regime change to ending a nuclear program the President already claimed to have “obliterated”—are many.  —  In the two and a half days since Donald Trump unleashed …
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
MAGA Already Hates Trump's Iran War  —  DESPITE HIS PRESIDENTIAL campaign promises to put America first, Donald Trump didn't seem to upset his media allies too much when he bombed Iran last June, or when he sent Delta Force to abduct Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January.
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump won't rule out sending US troops into Iran ‘if necessary’— tells The Post 'I don't care about polling'
CNN:
CNN poll: 59% of Americans disapprove of Iran strikes and most think a long-term conflict is likely
Politico:
Trump admin tiptoes around the word ‘war’
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Trump tells CNN the ‘big wave’ is yet to come in war with Iran
NBC News:
Trump, who campaigned against ‘endless’ wars, enters Iran with no end date
Discussion: The Atlantic and New York Magazine
Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
Trump pushes back on mounting criticism about his Iran war battle plan as conflict spreads
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration to Drop Defense of Law Firm Sanctions  —  Justice Department plans to withdraw appeals defending punitive executive orders issued by the president, people familiar with the matter said  —  The Trump administration plans to abandon its defense of the president's executive …
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Abandons Efforts to Impose Orders on Law Firms  —  The move amounts to a surrender in a clash that has led many law firms to submit to the president rather than face the threat of his executive orders.  —  The Trump administration on Monday abandoned its attempts …
Discussion: Washington Times, CBS News and DNYUZ
NBC News:
Trump administration drops suits against law firms after judges find president's orders unconstitutional
Discussion: Raw Story
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
DOJ drops cases against law firms targeted in Trump orders
Discussion: The Hill
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:
New Visible Neck Rash Sparks Questions After Trump's White House Appearance  —  Photos from Medal of Honor ceremony prompt online speculation and renewed scrutiny of the president's health  —  President Donald Trump drew attention on Monday after appearing in public with a noticeable rash on his neck.
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Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
Doctors Sound Alarm on White House ‘Secrecy’ Over Trump's Neck Rash  —  CONCERNING CONDITION  —  Medical experts aren't buying the White House's explanation for the president's bright-red rash.  —  Doctors are voicing skepticism over the White House's handling of Donald Trump's troubling new skin condition.
Jonathan Larsen / Jonathan Larsen's Substack:
U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus  —  To support my reporting and keep it free for everyone, you can become a paid subscriber.  Thank you.  —  A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday that the Iran war is part of God's plan …
Daniel Edward Rosen / New York Sun:
Exclusive: FBI Staffers Fired for Role in Mar-a-Lago Probe Were Assigned to Espionage Unit That Investigated Iranian Threats in America, Sources Say  —  Several of the FBI agents and personnel fired last week for their work on Special Prosecutor Jack Smith's investigation into President Trump's retention …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
Kash Patel's latest firings ousted agents with expertise in Iran  —  The FBI director gutted a specialized, global espionage unit of counterintelligence agents, just days before Operation Epic Fury.  —  When FBI Director Kash Patel fired a dozen FBI agents and staff last week for their role …
Discussion: DNYUZ and Raw Story
Haley Britzky / CNN:
No warning, no siren: Six US service members killed in Iranian strike that hit makeshift operations center in Kuwait  —  The Middle East Federal agencies US military  —  The first US service members to die in the conflict between the US and Iran were killed by a direct Iranian strike …
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James LaPorta / CBS News:
Military officials question fortifications at site where U.S. troops were killed in Iranian strike
Discussion: DNYUZ
Bloomberg:
Drone Hits UK's Cyprus Base After Starmer Agrees US Support
Andy Sullivan / Reuters:
Clinton says Trump told him of ‘some great times’ with Jeffrey Epstein  —  Former President Bill Clinton told lawmakers that President Donald Trump told him he had “some great times” with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before their relationship soured, according to a video released on Monday.
Discussion: TMZ.com
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Republicans took shots at Hillary Clinton — and she came ready to fight back
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Politico:
The biggest revelations from Bill Clinton's deposition on Epstein
Reuters:
Iran war live: Iran warns will attack ships trying to pass Hormuz; drones hit US embassy in Riyadh  —  Tehran's ability to disrupt transit in the strait has rattled markets and choked global trade.  Trump says the military campaign against Iran could last longer than four weeks and Israel launched new strikes.
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California  —  The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student's approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. Marines fired on protesters storming consulate in Karachi, officials say  —  U.S. Marines opened fire on demonstrators during the storming of the Karachi consulate over the weekend, two U.S. officials said on Monday—a rare use of force at a diplomatic post …
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Supreme Court restores New York Republican's congressional district  —  The Supreme Court blocked a state judge from redrawing Rep. Nicole Malliotakis' (R-N.Y.) congressional district, agreeing to her emergency request Monday to restore the lines that connect Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn.
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
DNC scraps midterm convention plans … The DNC also announced Monday that it would hold the 2028 presidential convention from Aug. 7 to Aug. 10, 2028.  Five cities — Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver and Philadelphia — are under consideration to host it, officials said.
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Hunter Woodall / CBS News:
DNC announces frontrunner cities and date for 2028 convention, will not hold midterm convention
Discussion: The Colorado Sun
Sanya Mansoor / The Guardian:
Anthropic's AI model Claude gets popularity boost after US military feud  —  Claude climbs to top of app store charts in US and UK after being blacklisted by Pentagon over ethics concerns  —  The AI model Claude has surged in popularity after being blacklisted by the Pentagon last week over ethics concerns.
Bradley Warren / NonStop Local Montana:
Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke to retire, will not seek reelection  —  MISSOULA, Mont. - Congressman Ryan Zinke will not seek reelection for a fourth term in Montana's first Congressional District.  The Republican who has had a storied career will make it official Monday as the filing deadline looms.
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Gulf States in Race Against Time to Repel Iran's Onslaught  —  Only so many air-defense interceptors are available to knock down an almost limitless number of drones  —  Persian Gulf nations targeted by Iran have, so far, managed to limit the damage by deploying sophisticated U.S …
Discussion: Reuters
 
 
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