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Garrett Haake / NBC News:
Trump says he 'wasn't thrilled' with Kristi Noem's $220M ad campaign on self-deportation  —  Trump indicated in a phone call with NBC News that Noem's dismissal was less about her performance and more about elevating Sen. Markwayne Mullin to his Cabinet.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE
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 …
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 …
The Hill:
Watch live: Noem speaks moments after Trump ousts her from DHS
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Noem handpicked contractors to lead a $100 million ICE recruitment campaign, sources say
NBC News:
Trump fires Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary
Washington Post:
Trump removes DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after controversial tenure
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Markwayne Mullin faces a straightforward path to confirmation as DHS secretary
The Hill:
Noem replaced as DHS secretary with Oklahoma senator
Reuters:
Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say  —  U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday but have not yet reached …
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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.
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.
Phillips Payson O'Brien / The Atlantic:
U.S. Capabilities Are Showing Signs of Rot
Discussion: Bloomberg and DNYUZ
Merlyn Thomas / BBC:   Iran school and nearby military base struck multiple times, satellite image reveals
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’  —  President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was not concerned about rising U.S. gas prices driven by the widening Iran conflict, telling Reuters in an exclusive interview that the U.S. military operation was his priority.
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.
Garrett Haake / NBC News:   Trump says he wants Iran's leadership structure gone and has preferences for a ‘good leader’
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Republicans Toil to Avoid Saying ‘War’ as Iran Conflict Widens
Discussion: Politico, The Atlantic and USA Today
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 …
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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
Discussion: Politico
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Texas Representative Tony Gonzales Will Not Seek Re-election  —  Several House members had called for Tony Gonzales to step down after texts emerged showing his pursuit of a staff member who later killed herself.  —  Representative Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican accused of coercing …
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Michael Sinkewicz / Fox News:
Rep. Tony Gonzales announces he will not seek re-election amid House Ethics investigation into affair
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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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Paxton offers to drop Senate bid if Republicans pass SAVE America Act
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 and Raw Story
Erica Orden / Politico:
Justice Department publishes documents with sexual assault allegations against Trump … Trump has denied wrongdoing in relation to the Epstein allegations and he hasn't been charged with a crime in connection with them.  There's no evidence to suggest Trump took part in Epstein's sex trafficking operation.
Discussion: Reuters, NBC News, CNN, DNYUZ and Newsweek
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Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:   Justice Department publishes missing Epstein files involving uncorroborated claim about Trump
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 …
Mikeie Honda Reiland / Nashville Banner:
Nashville Reporter Who Has Detailed ICE Activity Detained in South Nashville Stop  —  A reporter who faced death threats in her home country could now be sent back by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  —  Nashville Noticias staffer Estefany Rodríguez was detained by ICE in South Nashville on Wednesday morning.
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.
Associated Press:
More than 20 states sue over new global tariffs Trump imposed after his stinging Supreme Court loss  —  Some two dozen states challenged President Donald Trump's new global tariffs on Thursday, filing a lawsuit over import taxes he imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court.
 
 
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