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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Knew the Risk of Iran Blocking the Strait of Hormuz. He Still Went to War. — The president told his White House team that Tehran would likely capitulate before closing the strait, the world's most vital shipping lane — WASHINGTON—Before the U.S. went to war, Gen. Dan Caine …
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Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Trump's War Alliance With Israel Is Reshaping the Middle East. But It Carries Risks.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Set to Receive $10 Billion Fee for Brokering TikTok Deal — Investors in social-media platform's U.S. business, including Oracle and Silver Lake, agreed to give the government several multibillion-dollar payments, sources say — The Trump administration is set to receive …
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New York Times:
TikTok Investors Set to Pay $10 Billion Fee to Trump Administration — The large fee is the latest example of the White House's inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways. — Investors in a deal to create a U.S.-controlled TikTok are set to pay $10 billion …
Lara Seligman / Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon Is Moving Additional Marines, Warships to the Middle East — The Pentagon is moving additional Marines and warships to the Middle East as Iran steps up its attacks on the Strait of Hormuz, according to three U.S. officials. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved a request …
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Washington Post:
Hegseth vows thorough probe of school strike that Trump blamed on Iran
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
More Marines and Warships Being Sent to Middle East, U.S. Officials Say
More Marines and Warships Being Sent to Middle East, U.S. Officials Say
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NPR:
All 6 U.S. crew are dead after a plane goes down in Iraq, as Mideast war toll mounts
All 6 U.S. crew are dead after a plane goes down in Iraq, as Mideast war toll mounts
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Raging at Media, Pete Hegseth Just Said the Quiet Part Out Loud — Pete Hegseth wants to live in a world in which the American military can drop bombs on scores of schoolchildren and not face serious media scrutiny over it. And he just might get that world soon enough.
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Politico:
Hegseth ignored military officials when he slashed offices that limit risk to civilians
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Paul McLeary / Politico:
Hegseth, attacking press, declares victory is near amid ongoing Iran conflict
Hegseth, attacking press, declares victory is near amid ongoing Iran conflict
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Pete Hegseth Says ‘the Sooner David Ellison’ Buys CNN, ‘the Better’
Pete Hegseth Says ‘the Sooner David Ellison’ Buys CNN, ‘the Better’
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Finya Swai / Politico:
Trump: Iran war will end when I ‘feel it in my bones’
Trump: Iran war will end when I ‘feel it in my bones’
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Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery — A judge on Friday ordered the immediate removal of a series of depositions of members of DOGE, but not before clips of the depositions, including one in which a member was largely unable to define DEI …
NBC News:
Judge blocks subpoenas against Fed Chair Jerome Powell, citing ‘essentially zero evidence’ — Powell said the subpoenas were related to his testimony before the Senate in June about the renovation of Federal Reserve office buildings. — A federal judge on Friday said he was blocking subpoenas …
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Wall Street Journal:
Judge Throws Out Justice Department Subpoenas to Federal Reserve
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israel planning massive ground invasion of Lebanon, officials say — Israel is planning to significantly expand its ground operation in Lebanon, aiming to seize the entire area south of the Litani River and dismantle Hezbollah's military infrastructure, Israeli and U.S. officials say.
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The Guardian:
Suspect in Michigan synagogue attack had lost family in Israeli strike on Lebanon — Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, who was born in Lebanon and became a naturalized US citizen, lost two brothers, a niece and a nephew in the airstrike — The armed suspect who drove a vehicle into the hallway …
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New York Times:
Jared Kushner Solicits Funds for His Firm While Working as Mideast Envoy — President Trump's son-in-law is trying to raise $5 billion or more from foreign governments and others for his private equity firm. — Jared Kushner, one of the U.S. government's chief negotiators in the Middle East …
CNN:
Exclusive: Trump is preparing to replace Ric Grenell as head of the Kennedy Center — President Donald Trump is expected to remove Richard Grenell as head of the Kennedy Center, according to three sources familiar with the matter. — The move comes as the arts and culture institution …
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Kennedy Center's President Is Leaving After Tumultuous Year
Kennedy Center's President Is Leaving After Tumultuous Year
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Sinema acknowledges affair with Senate bodyguard while in office — The acknowledgement is part of a legal filing to dismiss an “alienation of affection” lawsuit against the former senator from Arizona. — Former U.S. senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona acknowledged having an affair …
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David Zimmermann / Washington Examiner:
Sinema admits to affair with bodyguard in motion to dismiss lawsuit from his ex-wife
Sinema admits to affair with bodyguard in motion to dismiss lawsuit from his ex-wife
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Scoop: Trump eases Venezuela sanctions on oil, fertilizer to blunt Iran war costs … - Purchase and import Venezuelan petrochemical products such as fertilizer and oil; — Provide goods, services or technology to support Venezuela's electricity and petrochemical sectors, and
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Evan Halper / Washington Post:
Trump administration allows for Russian oil sales as energy prices soar
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump fundraising email uses photo from soldiers' dignified transfer and promises ‘private national security briefings’ — Donald Trump National security The Middle East — A fundraising email from President Donald Trump's political action committee has a provocative pitch …
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Axios:
Scoop: Trump rejected Putin offer to move Iran's uranium to Russia — In a phone call with President Trump this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed moving Iran's enriched uranium to Russia as part of a deal to end the war. — Trump turned him down, sources tell Axios.
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Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
Trump Says Iran War Will End ‘When I Feel It In My Bones’
Trump Says Iran War Will End ‘When I Feel It In My Bones’
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Rose L. Thayer / Stars & Stripes:
Pentagon plan expands oversight of Stars and Stripes, limits content — The Pentagon has released a modernization plan for Stars and Stripes that affirms the publication's independence while expanding Defense Department oversight, introducing new restrictions on content and transitioning away from a print publication.
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Eric Niiler / New York Times:
Trump Administration Readies Plans to Dismantle Renowned Science Lab — Proposals include transferring a supercomputer to the University of Wyoming and shifting a space weather lab to a private company. — The Trump administration is reviewing proposals to break up one of the world's leading climate …
Eddie Pells / Associated Press:
WADA to weigh barring Trump, US officials from LA Olympics and possibly World Cup over unpaid dues — The World Anti-Doping Agency is considering rewriting its rules to try barring President Donald Trump and all U.S. government officials from attending the LA Olympics in 2028 in a move …
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimony — Under oath, officers said they were told to make eight arrests a day and given special tech to help choose ‘targets’ — US immigration agents in Oregon used a custom-made app to identify neighborhoods …
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J.D. Miles / CBS News:
Wanted fugitive killed by Dallas SWAT officers worked security for Rep. Jasmine Crockett, sources say — Add CBS News on Google — A man shot and killed by Dallas police earlier this week was a familiar figure in North Texas law enforcement - and part of the security detail for U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett …
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Associated Press:
Justice Department charges man accused of selling gun to Old Dominion University shooter — The Justice Department on Friday charged a man who authorities say sold a gun to the Old Dominion University shooter despite the gunman's previous conviction in a terrorism case.
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