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Politico:
'We're in it': Democrats won't rule out giving Trump more money for Middle East war … To pass any new military funding measure through the Senate, the support of at least seven Democrats will be needed to overcome the filibuster.  It's far from certain the votes are there.  —  “Good luck.
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Follows His Gut.  His National Security Advisers Try to Keep Up.  —  Decisions come fast, even if contradictions and inconsistencies abound.  But without much of a process, there is little preparation for how things can go wrong.  —  Sitting beside Germany's chancellor in the Oval Office on Tuesday …
Discussion: The Dispatch
The Atlantic:
Trump Is Expected to Endorse Cornyn  —  President Trump's political advisers expect him to endorse Senator John Cornyn in Texas's May 26 Republican-primary runoff election following the incumbent's better-than-expected finish against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the first round of voting yesterday …
Chris Stein / The Guardian:
Senate votes down resolution to prevent Trump from continuing war with Iran  —  War powers vote broke along party lines with almost all Democrats in support and most Republicans opposed  —  Senate Republicans on Wednesday voted down an attempt to require Donald Trump receive Congress's permission …
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Why a Democratic Congressman Is Supporting Trump's War with Iran  —  Representative Greg Landsman explains his hope that the conflict remains limited but also creates an entirely new Middle East.  —  Most Democratic members of Congress have criticized Donald Trump's decision to go to war against Iran …
Discussion: Breitbart and New York Times
MS NOW:
Senate GOP gives Trump free hand in Iran as war powers vote fails  —  Republicans rejected a resolution to curb Trump's ability to unilaterally take military action, even as questions linger about the scope and goals of the escalating conflict.  —  Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked …
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Senate rejects bid to scale back Iran war … House lawmakers will weigh in on Thursday, although their similar war powers resolution is also expected to fail.  Republicans' decision to coalesce against the measure — despite questions about the administration's shifting message and concerns …
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Senate Thwarts Bid to Curb Trump's War Powers on Iran
New York Times:
Election Live Updates: Trump Says He Will Endorse in Texas Senate Race
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump asks Texas Senate candidate he does not endorse to drop out of race
NBC News:
GOP Sen. Steve Daines of Montana says he won't seek re-election  —  The two-term senator endorsed Kurt Alme, the U.S. attorney for Montana, as his successor.  —  Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., announced Wednesday that he will not seek a third term, making him the latest Republican in Congress to head for the exit this year.
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Poll: Majority of voters disapprove of how Trump has handled Iran  —  Most independents say the U.S. shouldn't have taken military action, along with a slice of Republicans, according to a national NBC News poll.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE  —  A majority of registered voters disapprove …
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NBC News:
DOJ shelves Biden autopen probe, failing to identify a relevant statute
The Hill:
House Oversight panel subpoenas Pam Bondi over Epstein files  —  The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday took the remarkable step of issuing a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi, compelling her to appear to answer questions about the Epstein files.  —  The resolution to subpoena Bondi …
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Pete Hegseth Treats Fallen American Soldiers as a PR Problem
Danya Gainor / CNN:
House Oversight panel votes to subpoena AG Pam Bondi in Epstein probe
David S. Cloud / Wall Street Journal:
Iran's Underground ‘Missile Cities’ Have Become One of Its Biggest Vulnerabilities  —  U.S. and Israeli aircraft are circling over the subterranean bases, destroying missile launchers as they emerge to fire  —  Iran spent decades constructing underground bunkers to shield its vast missile arsenal from destruction.
Discussion: New York Post and Breitbart
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New York Times:
Iranian TV and Social Media Project Defiant and Distorted View of the War
Financial Times:   Israel expects weeks-long war against Iran
Alyssa Lukpat / Wall Street Journal:
Iranian Missile Strikes Biggest U.S. Air Base in the Middle East, Qatar Says
Discussion: Breitbart, The National and NewsMax.com
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Crockett concedes to Talarico, says Texas ‘primed to turn blue’  —  Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett conceded to state Rep. James Talarico (D) on Wednesday in their competitive Democratic primary for Senate, pledging to help support his bid for the first statewide win for the party in decades.
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Ramón Ramirez / New York Times:
James Talarico Says ‘New Politics Is Being Born’ After Texas Primary Win
Discussion: FOX 26 Houston
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Jasmine Crockett's Partisanship Was Not The Problem
Discussion: DNYUZ and New York Times
Türkiye Today:
Iraq plunged into nationwide blackout as US tells citizens to leave immediately  —  Iraq's Ministry of Electricity announced a complete shutdown of the national power system on Wednesday, with every governorate in the country losing electricity after all transmission lines …
Chris Marquette / Politico:
‘Substantial reason to believe’ Tony Gonzales had sex with his staffer, House probe finds … Gonzales has denied wrongdoing and resisted calls from within his own party to resign as details of his relationship with the former staffer, Regina Santos-Aviles, continue to emerge.
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Scoop: Trump officials broker massive U.S.-Venezuela gold deal … - The contract calls for 98% final gold content, the source said.  — Trafigura will shepherd the gold to U.S. refineries under a separate arrangement with the U.S. government, that source said.
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Claire Heddles / Miami Herald:
‘Nazi heaven’: Inside Miami campus Republicans' racist group chat  —  The secretary of Miami-Dade County's Republican Party started a group chat primarily for conservative students last fall — and within three weeks it was filled with racist slurs, someone wrote dozens of ways …
Discussion: Raw Story
Ilya Somin / Reason:
US Court of International Trade Orders Refund of All Illegally Collected IEEPA Tariffs  —  Today, in the case of Atmus Filtration, Inc. v. United States, Judge Richard K. Eaton of the US Court of International Trade ordered the Trump Administration to refund all tariffs illegally collected …
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Christian Martinez / Reuters:
Pentagon identifies two soldiers killed in Iran war  —  The Pentagon on Wednesday identified two more soldiers who were killed in the war against Iran.  —  The two Army Reserve soldiers died on Sunday in a drone attack on a U.S. military facility in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait that also killed four other reservists.
Jacqueline Sweet / The Intercept:
Dem Candidate for Rep. Eric Swalwell's Seat Donated to Far-Right Republicans — Including Laura Loomer  —  A new Democratic candidate in California's 14th Congressional District primary raised eyebrows when she announced she raised $2 million in the first two weeks of her campaign.
Douglas MacMillan / Washington Post:
ICE taking steps to close detention center at Fort Bliss, document shows  —  Preparations to shutter Camp East Montana in El Paso come less than eight months after facility's opening, according to an internal ICE document —  ending a tumultuous experiment in large-scale detention where three detainees died.
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
New York Times:
Pro-American Kurdish Forces Are Preparing Possible Iran Incursion  —  The C.I.A. has given small weapons to Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq in a covert program that began before the current war.  —  Pro-American, Iranian Kurdish forces based in Iraq are preparing armed units that could enter Iran …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Judge moves, cautiously, toward civil contempt in case over treatment of trans people in prison  —  U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth made clear on Wednesday morning that he had no problem holding Trump administration officials in contempt if needed.  —  “Once I issue an order …
New York Times:
No Help and Few Options for Travelers Stranded by Mideast Conflict  —  Even far from hubs like Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the disruptions from the growing violence have left people jumping “from one cancellation to the next.”  —  Instead of sleeping last night, Dr. Eddine Saich, 38 …
House Committee on Ethics:
Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative Tony Gonzales  —  Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement:
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Caller
 
 
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Margherita Stancati / Wall Street Journal:
Civilian Death Toll in Iran Passes 1,000, Says Rights Group
Crooks and Liars:
Right Wing Radio Host Wants Someone To ‘Take Out’ Gov Walz
Scott MacFarlane / CBS News:
Man arrested in Virginia is latest in series of Jan. 6 riot defendants to face new charges
Jill Lawrence / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. attack on Iran echoes Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Discussion: Blaze Media and The Hill
United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Comer Opens Hearing on Minnesota Fraud with Governor Walz and Attorney General Ellison
 Earlier Items: 
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Voters give poor marks to economy, Congress and Trump
Molly Parks / Washington Examiner:
North Carolina Senate candidate ejected from Senate hearing in anti-war protest
Sarah N. Lynch / CBS News:
Justice Dept. employee charged in child pornography case
Discussion: Breitbart
Reuters:
White House: Spain has agreed to cooperate with US military
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Netanyahu asks White House if secret Iran talks are happening
Discussion: HotAir and The Independent
Molly Taft / Wired:
Trump's War on Iran Could Screw Over US Farmers
Discussion: Axios and Bloomberg
Reuters:
Sri Lanka rescues 30 people on board distressed Iranian ship, foreign minister says
 

 
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