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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Pentagon prepares for massive “final blow” of Iran war  —  The Pentagon is developing military options for a “final blow” in Iran that could include the use of ground forces and a massive bombing campaign, according to two U.S. officials and two sources with knowledge.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
A War No One Wants to Defend  —  Don't look now, but there's yet another major potential energy shock on the horizon: Reuters reported yesterday that Ukrainian drone attacks had forced shutdowns at two major Russian oil export terminals.  The war in Iran has been a godsend for Russia's war economy …
Scott Waldman / Politico:
Trump faces new oil shock threat as Iran eyes second strait … The strait, hundreds of miles from the Strait of Hormuz, at Yemen's southwestern tip, is a pathway for ships carrying about 10 percent of the world's oil and natural gas supplies.  —  Bab el Mandeb has been targeted previously by the Houthis …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump extends deadline for Iran negotiations  —  President Trump extended the deadline for negotiations with Iran and paused his threat to bomb Iranian energy facilities by another 10 days. … - Trump's initial five-day pause on strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure was supposed to expire Saturday …
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Standoff With Iran Raises Fresh Doubts About Trump's Freestyle Diplomacy
Discussion: Raw Story
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox News' united front in support of Trump's Iran war may be breaking down
Discussion: Axios, Raw Story and Mediaite
Scott MacFarlane Reports:   NEW: “It's a bad f**ing idea”, Congress blasts Trump Admin. war briefings
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump tells Iran to “get serious” in negotiations “before it is too late”
Chris Lehmann / The Nation:   Trump's TV-Warped Brain Is Putting the World in Danger
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Trump's Signature Set to Be Added to America's Currency  —  President Trump is set to be the first sitting president to have his signature appear on the U.S. dollar.  —  President Trump's signature will appear on U.S. dollars later this year, the Treasury Department said on Thursday.
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Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Trump's signature to appear on paper currency in a first for a sitting president  —  Dollar bills historically have been signed by the U.S. treasurer and treasury secretary.  —  President Donald Trump is adding his name to U.S. dollar bills, the first time a sitting president's signature …
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Treasury Announces President Donald J. Trump's Signature to Appear on Future U.S. Paper Currency  —  WASHINGTON - In honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, President Donald J. Trump's signature will appear on future U.S. paper currency along with the Secretary of the Treasury …
Discussion: NOTUS, New York Times and Raw Story
Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Treasury plans to put Trump's signature on US bills in first for sitting president, AP source says  —  The U.S. Treasury Department is working on plans to put President Donald Trump's signature on all new US paper currency, a Treasury official who spoke on condition of anonymity …
Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Push White House to Declare National Emergency to Pay TSA Agents  —  The move could allow Trump to use unspent funds to pay airport-security workers  —  WASHINGTON—Several Senate Republicans are pressing the White House to declare a national emergency to free up money …
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Washington Post:
Trump orders TSA officers paid as Congress remains stalemated  —  Legal authority for the payments is uncertain.  —  just now  —  President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was ordering officials to pay Transportation Security Administration officers despite Congress's failure to appropriate funds …
Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Trump says he will order DHS to ‘immediately’ pay TSA officers as partial shutdown persists
New York Times:
Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case  —  A jury found the companies harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress.  — 1.1k  —  The social media company Meta and the video streaming service YouTube harmed …
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Politico:
Social media trials usher in Big Tech's latest moment of reckoning … The widely popular platforms, along with others like Snap and TikTok, once appeared unstoppable as they designed their algorithms for maximum user engagement.  Now they're suddenly facing a minefield of legal …
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Everyone Cheering The Social Media Addiction Verdicts Against Meta Should Understand What They're Actually Cheering For  —  from the bad-defendants-make-bad-law dept  —  First things first: Meta is a terrible company that has spent years making terrible decisions and being terrible at explaining …
New York Times:
Trump Eyes White House Treaty Room for Latest Renovation Project  —  President Trump is making new plans in one of the most significant renovations in the history of the White House.  —  President Trump has discussed turning the White House Treaty Room, historically a meeting place for diplomats …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Nancy Mace eyes break with GOP on Iran war powers  —  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) told Axios she will “most likely” vote for House Democrats' resolution to constrain President Trump from waging war with Iran the next time it comes up for a vote. … - Mace emerged as a suddenly fierce critic …
Discussion: CBS News, NOTUS, Truthout, Semafor and The Hill
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
The Republican Collapse Has Begun — And Trump Is Leading It
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Hill and CBS News
New York Times:
G.O.P. Senator Weighs Forcing Congress to Vote to Authorize the Iran War
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Trump Administration Begins Investigations Into Three Medical Schools  —  The Justice Department's demands for admissions-related data from Stanford, Ohio State and the University of California, San Diego, represent a flex of federal power.  —  The Trump administration has opened investigations …
Tampa Bay Times:
Siblings indicted after explosive found at MacDill Air Force Base  —  Federal prosecutors have obtained indictments against two siblings in an investigation of an explosive device that was found earlier this month near the entrance to MacDill Air Force Base.An indictment unsealed Thursday accuses Alen Zheng …
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Fox News:
Brother, sister indicted in alleged IED plot at Florida Air Force base tied to Iran war; 1 suspect in China
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Deputy attorney general endorses sending ICE agents to voting sites  —  During a norm-shattering appearance at a conservative political conference Thursday, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said he couldn't understand why anyone would disagree with a president deploying federal agents to the polls.
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Trump explains why he cast a mail ballot in Florida's election: 'Because I'm president'  —  Trump frequently criticizes mail-in voting, although he says there should be exceptions.  He said he “couldn't be there” to vote in Florida's recent special election because he's president.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE
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Brigham Tomco / Deseret News:
Utah Republican petition to repeal redistricting law fails after signature removal campaign  —  The Republican-led effort to put Utah's redistricting law back on the ballot fell below the required threshold in one state Senate district on Wednesday after a signature removal campaign by supporters of Proposition 4.
Melissa Goldin / Associated Press:
FACT FOCUS: Only some driver's licenses usable for voter registration under the SAVE America Act  —  As the Senate debates the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE America Act, misleading claims about the bill's impact on voter registration are spreading on social media …
Discussion: Deseret News and The Independent
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Trump interrupts a Cabinet meeting dealing with the Iran war and rising prices to talk Sharpies  —  President Donald Trump may believe the adage that the pen is mightier than the sword — as long as it's a Sharpie.  During a Cabinet meeting Thursday that discussed the war in Iran …
Eleanor Mueller / Semafor:
State Department sends $1.25B from other programs to Board of Peace  —  The State Department has drawn on funds for international disasters and peacekeeping to transfer $1.25 billion to President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, a person familiar with the funding said.
Steve Chapman / The UnPopulist:
Texas Republicans Are Moving From Demonizing Muslims to Stripping Away Their Rights  —  For American Muslims, the Republican Party has become a giant no-go zone, ringed with barbed wire and “Keep Out” signs.  From the president on down, Islamophobia is now a standard sentiment, expressed without inhibition.
Discussion: The Daily Signal and Fox News
New York Post:
83-year-old veteran randomly shoved onto NYC subway tracks dies from injuries, illegal migrant charged with murder  —  The 83-year-old US Air Force veteran who was randomly shoved onto the subway tracks by an illegal migrant on the Upper East Side has died from his injuries — and his alleged killer has been charged with murder.
Warner Todd Huston / Breitbart:
Fans Mock Nashville Predators After Pride Night Logo Reveal  —  Pro hockey's Nashville Predators are taking a drubbing from fans who are mocking the team for its new rainbow LGBTQ+ logo.  —  The team unveiled the logo of the Predators' saber-tooth tiger head, festooned with the gay rainbow colors, on Thursday.
Washington Post:
Kennedy Center begins layoffs, rocking institution ahead of two-year closure  —  According to several staff members, the people cut include Nick Meade and Rick Loughery, whom Richard Grenell installed in top roles after Trump's takeover of the center.  —  The Kennedy Center began layoffs on Thursday …
Discussion: NOTUS, The Independent and Politico
David Strom / HotAir:
Finland Convicted MP of ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ for Publishing Religious Pamphlet  —  Is homosexuality a sin?  —  That's like asking whether adultery is a sin, or taking God's name in vain.  The Bible is quite clear on the matter, and for over two millennia, it was uncontroversial …
 
 
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Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
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