Trump gets a daily video montage briefing about the Iran war  —  The montage, which typically runs for about two minutes, has raised concerns among some of the president's allies that he may not be receiving the complete picture of the war.  —  WASHINGTON — Each day since the start of the war in Iran …

Weiss' Ratings Wipeout … When Bari Weiss took the reins of CBS News in October, her message was clear: that the public had lost trust in the network and that major change was needed to win viewers back and return it to its glory days.  But through a series of actions over her turbulent six-month tenure …

Trump appeared to have business motive for keeping classified documents, Jack Smith finds  —  Special counsel Jack Smith gathered evidence that then-candidate Donald Trump took many top secret documents that related to his worldwide business interests, and investigators considered …

Democrat flips Republican-held Florida state House district that includes Trump's Mar-a-Lago  —  Democrat Emily Gregory narrowly won the special election for the district Tuesday night, The Associated Press projects.  Trump carried the area in 2024.  —  Democrat Emily Gregory won …

McCarthy says senators can't leave without funding DHS: 'You're really putting America in jeopardy'  —  Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday that senators should not leave Washington for recess without securing funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) …

Most Americans say US military action against Iran has gone too far, a new AP-NORC poll finds  —  Most Americans believe recent U.S. military action against Iran has gone too far, and many are worried about affording gasoline, according to a new AP-NORC poll.

Trump Throws Stephen Miller Under the Bus in Surprise Show of Panic … Has Donald Trump finally figured out that Stephen Miller's fascist cruelties have become a niggling political liability for him?  Well, maybe.  A striking report in The Wall Street Journal suggests Trump may be moving to marginalize Miller's influence.

This morning, economist Paul Krugman came right out and said it: “People close to Trump are trading based on national secrets.”  Another word for that, he said, is “treason.”  The evidence for such a claim is the sudden and isolated jump in trading volume in S&P 500 and oil futures about 15 minutes …

Epstein's accountant and lawyer told House panel government investigators never interviewed them  —  Richard Kahn and Darren Indyke were co-executors of Jeffrey Epstein's will.  The Justice Department said last year that it conducted an “exhaustive” review into Epstein.

Key Adviser Quits Federal Vaccine Panel  —  Dr. Robert Malone, vice chair of the committee, was appointed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after a purge of the previous advisers.  —  Dr. Robert Malone, vice chair of the federal committee that recommends vaccines to Americans, angrily resigned his position on Tuesday.

Iranian military mocks Trump's claim of US-Iran negotiations  —  An Iranian military spokesperson mocked U.S. attempts at a ceasefire deal Wednesday, insisting that the Americans were only negotiating with themselves.  Lt. Col. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesperson for the Iranian military's …

Conservative activist convicted in voter-fraud case  —  In Wsiconsin, Harry Wait said he set out to expose the potential for voter fraud.  He ordered mail ballots in the names of others — and got charged with felonies.  —  MADISON, Wis. — Conservative activist Harry Wait said he ordered ballots …

Trump-endorsed North Carolina state Senate leader loses by 23 votes … “While this was a close race, the voters have spoken, and I congratulate Sheriff Page on his victory,” Berger said in a statement.  “Over the past 15 years, Republicans in the General Assembly have fundamentally redefined our state's outlook and reputation.

Mysterious trading patterns follow Trump into war  —  An epidemic of suspicious trading has emerged around President Trump's most consequential decisions — each time, just minutes or hours before he rattles global markets, according to exchange data.

Exclusive: ICE's Bounty Hunters  —  Leaked database shows how ICE pays off local cops to do their bidding … While ICE agents are temporarily confusing things even more at airports, behind the scenes the Trump administration is paying a posse of local police to carry out its immigration war.

Lawmakers introduce bill to prohibit members of congress, president from prediction market trading  —  Lawmakers are introducing bipartisan legislation to prohibit members of Congress, the president and others in the executive branch from trading in certain prediction markets, according to bill text shared exclusively with POLITICO.

Trump to Name Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison and Jensen Huang to Tech Panel  —  Group to advise the president on how to regulate artificial intelligence, among other issues  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump plans to install some of the biggest names in business—including Meta Platforms Chief …

Trump cuts exacerbate budget fights in red states … Trump has already struggled to sell Americans on many provisions of his “big, beautiful bill,” from Medicaid and SNAP cuts to tax changes that provide the most benefit to the wealthiest 10 percent of Americans.

Pentagon has no plan to stop Trump sons profiting from defense contracts: Warren, Blumenthal … Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the Department of Defense has no plan to stop President Donald Trump's family from profiting on lucrative defense contracts in a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, shared exclusively with CNBC.

T.S.A. Tipped Off ICE Agents Before Arrests at San Francisco Airport  —  Transportation Security Administration officials told ICE that a mother and daughter under a detention order had planned to fly domestically, federal documents show.  —  The woman and her 9-year-old daughter …

Supreme Court Sides With Internet Provider in Copyright Fight Over Pirated Music  —  Leading music labels sued Cox Communications for failing to terminate accounts of subscribers flagged for distributing copyrighted music.  —  The Supreme Court unanimously said on Wednesday …

Iran won't accept U.S. effort at ceasefire in war, state media reports  — Iran will not accept a ceasefire offer from the United States, Iranian state media reported … Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.

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