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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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Audrey Fahlberg / National Review:
Exclusive: Trump Considering Mullin as Replacement for Noem, Privately Furious over Senate Testimony — Noem testified that Trump gave advance approval of a taxpayer-funded $220 million ad campaign contract that was subcontracted to one of her allies.
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Noem handpicked contractors to lead a $100 million ICE recruitment campaign, sources say — The DHS secretary decided the contracts instead of allowing a competitive bidding process for the jobs, according to three administration officials and internal communications reviewed by NBC News.
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The Hill:
Watch live: Noem speaks moments after Trump ousts her from DHS
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump tells Reuters he did not sign off on ad campaign featuring homeland security secretary
Exclusive: Trump tells Reuters he did not sign off on ad campaign featuring homeland security secretary
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Associated Press:
More than 20 states sue over new global tariffs Trump imposed after his stinging Supreme Court loss
More than 20 states sue over new global tariffs Trump imposed after his stinging Supreme Court loss
Clarissa-Jan Lim / MS NOW:
Kristi Noem out as Homeland Security secretary
Kristi Noem out as Homeland Security secretary
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The Hill:
Noem replaced as DHS secretary with Oklahoma senator
Noem replaced as DHS secretary with Oklahoma senator
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Rachel Schilke / Washington Examiner:
Stephanie Bice and Kevin Hern eye Oklahoma Senate seat if Mullin heads to DHS
Stephanie Bice and Kevin Hern eye Oklahoma Senate seat if Mullin heads to DHS
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Associated Press, The Hill and NOTUS
Politico:
Inside the White House pressure campaign to fire Kristi Noem
Inside the White House pressure campaign to fire Kristi Noem
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Tillis praises Mullin as Noem's successor, says he'll ‘restore competence’ to DHS
Tillis praises Mullin as Noem's successor, says he'll ‘restore competence’ to DHS
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Washington Examiner:
Trump ousts Kristi Noem as DHS chief and taps Markwayne Mullin to take her place
Trump ousts Kristi Noem as DHS chief and taps Markwayne Mullin to take her place
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Trump fires Noem as DHS secretary, nominates 2020 election skeptic Sen. Mullin to replace her
Trump fires Noem as DHS secretary, nominates 2020 election skeptic Sen. Mullin to replace her
Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism
Live updates: Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism
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Washington Examiner, Chicago Tribune and RADAR
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Fetterman says he'll vote to confirm Mullin as new DHS Secretary
Fetterman says he'll vote to confirm Mullin as new DHS Secretary
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Doug Palmer / Politico:
24 states sue over Trump's latest tariffs
24 states sue over Trump's latest tariffs
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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.
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New York Times:
House Republicans Tell Gonzales to Quit Re-Election Campaign
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Congress declines to halt Iran war
Congress declines to halt Iran war
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Buried in the cascade of news this week, Sadie Gurman and Caitlin Ostroff of the Wall Street …
Buried in the cascade of news this week, Sadie Gurman and Caitlin Ostroff of the Wall Street …
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New York Times, New York Post and New Republic
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
What Trump REALLY Thinks About His Iran War
What Trump REALLY Thinks About His Iran War
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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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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump on rising gas prices during Iran operation: ‘If they rise, they rise’
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
What If the Mullahs Are Smarter Than Trump?
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.
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NOTUS, Washington Examiner, Democracy Docket, The National Pulse and The Gateway Pundit
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 …
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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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump demands immediate pardon for Netanyahu to focus on Iran
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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
Jan. 6 rioter gets life in prison for sexually abusing two 12-year-olds after Trump pardon
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Politico:
Inside the Trump administration's scramble to support its own war … U.S. Central Command, meanwhile, is asking the Pentagon to send more military intelligence officers to its headquarters in Tampa, Florida, to support operations against Iran for at least 100 days but likely through September …
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Hundreds of thousands of Americans stranded in a war zone
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Phillips Payson O'Brien / The Atlantic:
U.S. Capabilities Are Showing Signs of Rot
U.S. Capabilities Are Showing Signs of Rot
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DNYUZ, Iran War Dispatches …, Bloomberg and France 24
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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CNN:
‘Soulless hotel conference space’: Approval for Trump's East Wing ballroom delayed amid scathing public feedback — Approval for President Donald Trump's massive East Wing ballroom project - from a government commission that oversees planning for federal buildings and land in the nation's capital …
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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 …
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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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.
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Global News, RNS and Deseret News
