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Julianna Bragg / Axios:
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem out, Trump says  —  Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is leaving the department and being replaced by Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), President Trump said Thursday. … - She also criticized Pretti for carrying a gun with ammunition to protest ICE enforcement …
NBC News:
Trump frustrated with DHS secretary Kristi Noem and considering replacements, sources say  —  No decision has been made by the president, but he has told lawmakers that he is unhappy with the Homeland Security Secretary's testimony this week before House and Senate committees, sources say.
Associated Press:
Trump says he's replacing Homeland Security Secretary Noem with GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he's replacing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma.  —  The Associated Press is an independent global …
Punchbowl News:
Trump mulls Noem firing … Even Speaker Mike Johnson speculated about the potential for a change at the top of DHS during a recent House Republican elected leadership retreat in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.  —  Trump dialed up some GOP senators after Noem testified in front of the Senate …
The Hill:
Watch live: Noem speaks moments after Trump ousts her from DHS  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is giving previously scheduled remarks in Nashville, Tenn., shortly after President Trump announced he was removing her from Department of Homeland Security leadership.
Washington Post:
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is out, Trump says, after controversial tenure  —  President Donald Trump announced the decision on social media and said Noem would be replaced with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.).  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem is being replaced …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump tells Reuters he did not sign off on ad campaign featuring homeland security secretary
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Noem handpicked contractors to lead a $100 million ICE recruitment campaign, sources say
Discussion: Above the Law
Associated Press:
More than 20 states sue over new global tariffs Trump imposed after his stinging Supreme Court loss
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrat moves to impeach Pam Bondi
Discussion: Advocate
NBC News:
Trump fires Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary
The Hill:
Noem replaced as DHS secretary with Oklahoma senator
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Markwayne Mullin faces a straightforward path to confirmation as DHS secretary
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Tillis praises Mullin as Noem's successor, says he'll ‘restore competence’ to DHS
Scott Dance / New York Times:
FEMA Delays Under Kristi Noem Angered Republicans
Discussion: Grist and NOTUS
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Republicans Toil to Avoid Saying ‘War’ as Iran Conflict Widens  —  Mission?  Hostilities?  Don't call it a war, say G.O.P. lawmakers grappling with the political and legal challenges of the operation in the Middle East.  —  When President Trump gave reporters a brief update this week …
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NBC News:
Republican-led House declines to constrain Trump's war in Iran, just as Senate did  —  Most Democrats and a few Republicans voted for war powers resolutions that would have required President Donald Trump to get congressional approval for further military action.
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
House rejects Iran war powers measure
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Warren Davidson is a rare hard-line Republican questioning the Middle East war
Discussion: Fox News and IJR
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Buried in the cascade of news this week, Sadie Gurman and Caitlin Ostroff of the Wall Street …
Discussion: The Bulwark and New York Times
New York Times:
Lindsey Halligan Is Under Investigation by the Florida Bar  —  The actions of Ms. Halligan, who as a U.S. attorney brought criminal cases against President Trump's enemies, are under review by the organization that licensed her to practice law.  —  Lindsey Halligan, the former U.S. attorney …
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:   Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan faces probe by Florida Bar over actions at DOJ
Politico:
'That's bad for him to say': Trump puts Paxton on notice in Texas Senate primary … Trump had previously stated he would ask the candidate he does not endorse to step aside.  —  Senate Republicans have already asked Trump to back Cornyn, who narrowly pulled ahead of Paxton on Tuesday in the first round of the primary.
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Paxton offers conditions for potential exit from Texas Senate race  —  Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) suggested Thursday that he would be open to dropping out of the hotly contested Texas Senate primary against Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) if Senate Republicans met several conditions.
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Paxton offers to drop Senate bid if Republicans pass SAVE America Act
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse  —  Just months after President Trump's mass pardons for Jan. 6 rioters freed him from prison, a Florida man repeatedly sexually abused two middle-school aged children.  —  On Thursday, the man …
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:   Jan. 6 rioter gets life in prison for sexually abusing two 12-year-olds after Trump pardon
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump says he must be involved in picking Iran's next leader  —  President Trump told Axios in an interview Thursday that he needs to be personally involved in selecting Iran's next leader — just as he was in Venezuela.  — Trump revealed this exclusively in an eight-minute phone call …
Phillips Payson O'Brien / The Atlantic:
U.S. Capabilities Are Showing Signs of Rot  —  When a military force begins to decline, the first symptoms may be subtle.  —  On multiple occasions after President Trump launched a massive air campaign against Iran this past weekend, retaliatory attacks by simply constructed Iranian drones …
Discussion: DNYUZ and Iran War Dispatches …
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Ben Lefebvre / Politico:
Susie Wiles sounds the alarm on gas prices … Energy Secretary Chris Wright and other advisers focused on energy policy, including a council led by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, “are getting screamed at to find some good news” on bringing down prices, the same executive said.
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Manu Raju / CNN:
GOP Sen. Steve Daines' last-minute withdrawal from Senate race was meant to block Democrats from fielding a top-tier recruit  —  Congressional news Senate election US elections  —  GOP Sen. Steve Daines made the last-minute decision to abruptly pull out of his Senate race to prevent Democrats …
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Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester  —  Privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail provided Swiss authorities with payment data that the FBI then used to determine who was allegedly behind an anonymous account affiliated with the Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta …
Rachel Schilke / Washington Examiner:
Stephanie Bice and Kevin Hern eye Oklahoma Senate seat if Mullin heads to DHS  —  Two House Republicans from Oklahoma are weighing a run for the Senate after President Donald Trump announced Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) is his pick to helm the Department of Homeland Security.
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New York Times:
A Political Earthquake Rattles the North Carolina Legislature  —  Voters across this politically purple state made it clear on Tuesday that they wanted to punish the powerful on both sides of the aisle.  It may be a warning to incumbents elsewhere.  —  The American flag cake was about half eaten …
Pew Research Center:
In 25-Country Survey, Americans Especially Likely To View Fellow Citizens as Morally Bad  —  53% of U.S. adults say Americans have bad morals and ethics  —  This Pew Research Center analysis explores how adults in 25 countries rate the morality of other people in their country.
Discussion: Global News, RNS and Deseret News
 
 
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