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Wall Street Journal:
Exclusive |  Trump Is Preparing to Fire Kristi Noem  —  The president has already been asking aides and congressional Republicans for names of potential replacements.
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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 …
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 …
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.
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump tells Reuters he did not sign off on ad campaign featuring homeland security secretary  —  President Donald Trump told Reuters on Thursday that he did not sign off on a $220 million border security advertising campaign featuring Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem …
New York Times:
Senate Democrat Pushes to Investigate Noem for Perjury  —  Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said Democrats had evidence to suggest Kristi Noem lied under oath during a Senate hearing on Tuesday.  —  Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, said on Thursday evening …
Washington Post:
Trump removes DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after controversial tenure  —  President Donald Trump announced the decision on social media and said Noem would be replaced with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.).  —  President Donald Trump said Thursday he is replacing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem …
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Noem handpicked contractors to lead a $100 million ICE recruitment campaign, sources say
Associated Press:
More than 20 states sue over new global tariffs Trump imposed after his stinging Supreme Court loss
NBC News:
Trump fires Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary
Punchbowl News:
Trump mulls Noem firing
The Hill:
Noem replaced as DHS secretary with Oklahoma senator
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrat moves to impeach Pam Bondi
Discussion: Advocate
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Markwayne Mullin faces a straightforward path to confirmation as DHS secretary
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Trump fires Noem as DHS secretary, nominates 2020 election skeptic Sen. Mullin to replace her
Scott Dance / New York Times:
FEMA Delays Under Kristi Noem Angered Republicans
Discussion: Grist and NOTUS
Alec Dent / Washington Post:
Democratic state attorneys general sue Trump over tariffs
Discussion: Reason and The Hill
New York Times:
Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base  —  The Feb. 28 school strike in Minab, which killed dozens, including children, appears to have been part of an attack on an adjacent naval base in southern Iran, where officials said U.S. forces were operating.
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Eric Cortellessa / Time:
Trump's War  —  Trump arrives at the White House on March 1, during the conflict's opening weekendJose Luis Magana—AP  —  President Donald Trump had just arrived at Mar-a-Lago on Friday night, Feb. 27, when he got word from U.S. intelligence officials: they believed they had located Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Discussion: Associated Press and Al Jazeera
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 …
Phillips Payson O'Brien / The Atlantic:
U.S. Capabilities Are Showing Signs of Rot
Discussion: Bloomberg and DNYUZ
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: CBS News, DNYUZ, MS NOW, 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
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Washington Post:   Lindsey Halligan faces investigation by Florida Bar
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 …
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump in Jan. 6 case gets life sentence for child sex crimes  —  Andrew Paul Johnson, authorities said, tried to keep one of his victims mum by floating the promise of money he was expecting to receive from the Justice Department.  —  A Jan. 6 defendant pardoned …
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Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse
Discussion: Mediaite
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:   Jan. 6 rioter gets life in prison for sexually abusing two 12-year-olds after Trump pardon
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
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NBC News:
Republican-led House declines to constrain Trump's war in Iran, just as Senate did
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Warren Davidson is a rare hard-line Republican questioning the Middle East war
Discussion: Fox News and IJR
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 …
Brendan Bordelon / Politico:
Pentagon formally designates Anthropic a supply-chain risk … “From the very beginning, this has been about one fundamental principle: the military being able to use technology for all lawful purposes,” the Pentagon said in the statement.  “The military will not allow a vendor to insert itself …
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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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