The Last Thing Trump Wants to Do Is Save America  —  A president who cares about a particular policy or piece of legislation is typically a president who can speak fluently on the subject.  —  By that measure, the war in Iran does not seem to be much of a priority for President Trump.

A top Trump aide resigned over Iran.  Liberals should stay away from him.  —  This morning, Joe Kent — the director of the National Counterterrorism Center — resigned in protest over the war in Iran.  “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war,” he said in a resignation letter addressed to Trump and published on X.

‘CBS Evening News’ Viewership Drops Below 4 Million After Tony Dokoupil's Colorful Start  —  Suddenly, “CBS Evening News” is back where executives at the news division behind the show hoped never to return.  —  Viewership for the program has once again dropped below 4 million …

AIPAC faces calls to reassess strategy after split results in Illinois … In the 9th District, the group spent $7 million, some of it aimed at attacking Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, whose mother is Israeli, making an enemy of a likely soon-to-be U.S. representative who has been critical …

Judge reinstates 1,000 Voice of America employees, deems wind-down illegal  —  U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth called Kari Lake's lack of cooperation in the case a “Hallmark production in bad faith.”  —  Voice of America employees have spent a full year on paid administrative leave …

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton wins Democratic Senate primary in Illinois  —  NBC News projects that Stratton, who was backed by Gov. JB Pritzker, defeated two sitting members of Congress after an expensive race.  —  Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton has won the Democratic Senate primary in Illinois …

No Trump Pick as Deadline Locks In Texas Senate Race  —  President Trump's decision not to weigh in before the deadline means both John Cornyn and Ken Paxton remain on the ballot, extending their costly and increasingly personal battle into a May runoff.  —  President Trump let a key filing …

Markwayne Mullin's secret war zone past  —  Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) has privately hinted to colleagues that he was involved in dangerous private security work in Middle East war zones before running for Congress in 2012, according to three people who have heard him discuss it.

In His Resignation Letter, Joe Kent Spoke About the Death of His Wife  —  Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent was killed in action during a special operations mission in Syria in 2019.  Mr. Kent said he could not support “sending the next generation off to fight and die” in Iran.

Fog of war clouds global rate cut outlook … “My best guess, but spoken with no conviction at all, is that this gets sorted out somehow in the next few weeks, and by the middle of the year, oil prices have come back down a fair amount,” said William English, a former top staffer at the Fed who is now a professor at Yale University.

This tech-backed mayor got into California's gov's race with a bang.  Now he's stalling out. … SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Mahan's late foray into the race for California governor started with a Super Bowl ad, a rush of Silicon Valley support and speculation fanned by Mahan's camp and others …

Conservative voter fraud hunters pitch new computer programs to state officials  —  A previous program designed to clean up voter rolls was criticized by election officials, experts and some of the activists who tried to use it.  —  The creators of a controversial program designed to hunt …

Roberts defends Supreme Court against Trump attacks … But with Trump lashing out at the justices — or at least some of them — every few days since his high court defeat last month, it seemed clear the chief justice sought to counter the president's public expressions of displeasure.

Live updates: Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib killed, Israel defense minister says  —  An Israeli airstrike struck an apartment building in Bachoura, central Beirut, completely flattening it as day broke on Wednesday.  Two earlier strikes on residential apartments …

Elizabeth Warren backs Mallory McMorrow in Michigan Senate primary  —  Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is wading into Michigan's closely contested Democratic Senate primary, backing state Sen. Mallory McMorrow over two rivals.  It's a somewhat counterintuitive endorsement …

‘Never heard him so angry’: Trump is furious that global allies aren't pitching in in Iran  —  Their assistance, the president said on Tuesday, is no longer needed … In recent days, Trump has repeatedly asked global allies — and some geopolitical foes, including China — for help securing the Strait of Hormuz.