US Navy tells shipping industry Hormuz escorts not possible for now  —  The U.S. Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high for now, according to sources familiar with the matter.

The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties.  Trump Officials Scrapped It.  —  Images from the missile strike in southern Iran were more horrifying than any of the case studies Air Force combat veteran Wes J. Bryant had pored over in his mission to overhaul how the U.S. military safeguards civilian life.

The war makes it more urgent for journalists to call out Trump's derangement  —  Let's say the president is mentally unfit for duty.  —  Let's say that has been pretty clear for a while now, what with his delusion that he won an election he lost, his chaotic imposition of illegal and irrational tariffs …

Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job  —  The Social Security inspector general's office is investigating allegations that the former DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive in a major potential security breach, said people familiar with the process.

How the special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene is testing the power of Trump's endorsement  —  President Donald Trump's sway over the Republican Party faces a fresh test Tuesday with a free-for-all special election in northwest Georgia to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene …

Thune eyes action on SAVE America Act next week — without a ‘talking filibuster’  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune is aiming to take action on a GOP-only election bill next week — without pursuing a longshot procedural gambit advocated by some Republican hard-liners.

Scoop: White House tells House Republicans to stop talking about mass deportations … - Nearly half — 49% — of Americans say Trump's mass deportation campaign is too aggressive, including 1 in 5 voters who backed the president in 2024, a Politico poll from January found.

DOJ's Alex Pretti shooting probe excludes prosecutors who specialize in civil rights cases, sources say  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  The rank-and-file career federal prosecutors at the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division who specialize in excessive force cases are not playing …

Another Statue Of Trump And Epstein Appears On National Mall — This Time Inspired By ‘Titanic’  —  Giant statue, right ahead!  —  President Donald Trump has hung banners of his face all over Washington, D.C., including in front of the Justice Department and Labor Department.

Exclusive: As many as 150 US troops wounded so far in Iran war, sources say  —  As many as 150 U.S. troops have been wounded so far in the war with Iran, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.  —  The figure has not been previously reported and is far higher …

IEA Proposes Largest Ever Oil Release From Strategic Reserves  —  Countries would decide Wednesday whether to release oil stocks in an attempt to tame crude prices  —  PARIS—The International Energy Agency has proposed the largest release of oil reserves in its history to bring down crude prices …

Drone hits U.S. diplomatic facility in Iraq as Mideast violence deepens  —  The attack on a major U.S. diplomatic compound in Baghdad was suspected to be a retaliatory move by pro-Tehran militias against the U.S.- and Israeli-led war on Iran.  —  A drone assault hit a major U.S. diplomatic facility …

Trump pick for State Department drops out after drawing heat for comments about ‘white culture’ … In announcing his withdrawal in a social media post, Carl thanked the administration for nominating him and praised the White House for being willing not “to simply pick nominees from the same stable …

DHS Ousts CBP Privacy Officers Who Questioned ‘Illegal’ Orders  —  Department of Homeland Security leaders removed top privacy officers who objected to mislabeling government records to block their public release, WIRED has learned.  —  The US Department of Homeland Security removed multiple career Customs …

Bondi Is Said to Move to Military Housing Because of Threats  —  The attorney general relocated from a Washington apartment to a base in the area within the past month, according to people familiar with the situation.  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi has quietly relocated to one of several military bases …

There's one building in LA with 89 registered hospices: “Ground zero” for fraud?  — 3H AGO  —  Alexander brothers found guilty on all charges in sex trafficking trial  — 13H AGO

The Shadow Docket Thing Is Bumming Me Out  —  During a joint public appearance, Justices Kentanji Brown Jackson and Brett Kavanaugh disagreed over how the Supreme Court has been operating over the past year.  —  Okay, let's get the rules straight.  Guns or gavels?  From NBC News: