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HuffPost:
House Republicans Reject Senate Homeland Security Deal, Prolonging Shutdown  —  Speaker Mike Johnson blamed Democrats, who control none of government, for derailing efforts to fund DHS.  —  WASHINGTON — House Republicans won't vote on a Senate-approved deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security …
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Wall Street Journal:
House GOP Leaders Reject Bill to Fund DHS, Likely Extending Standoff  —  Republicans instead plan to propose an eight-week bill to fund the entire department, including back pay for TSA workers  —  WASHINGTON—House Republican leaders on Friday rejected a Senate-passed bill that would fund …
Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
Two More Giant Ls for Trump  —  The war in Iran is going badly, and the PR war to sell it at home isn't faring much better.  RealClearPolitics's polling average on the subject finds Trump an average of 9.9 points underwater when it comes to the war, with 41 percent approving and 51 percent disapproving.
Discussion: Reason
NBC News:
House Republicans rebel against Senate-passed DHS bill, eye separate funding vote
Politico:
Senate agrees to end shutdown for most of DHS
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Scoop: Johnson to put short-term DHS funding on floor instead of Senate bill
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump Demands an All-but-Doomed Bill. The Value for Him May Be in the Fight.
Discussion: Advocate
John Yoon / New York Times:
Senate Votes to Fund Most of D.H.S. in Bid to End Partial Shutdown
Reuters:
Iran-linked hackers claim breach of FBI director's personal email; DOJ official confirms break-in  —  Iran-linked hackers have publicly claimed the breach of FBI Director Kash Patel's personal inbox, publishing photographs of the director and his purported resume to the internet.
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TechCrunch:
Iranian hackers claim breach of FBI director Kash Patel's personal email account
New York Times:
Kash Patel's Emails Circulate Online as Iran Takes Responsibility for Release
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's highly unusual decision to remove officers from a one-star promotion list has spurred allegations of racial and gender bias.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is blocking the promotion …
Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Paying Our Great Transportation Security Administration Officers and Employees  —  MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY  —  THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET  —  As the Democrat-caused shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
‘Visibly upset and struggling’: Acting ICE head hospitalized twice over stress, officials say … During these episodes, the current and former officials said they saw Lyons break out into a full sweat, with his face turning deep red.  They also attributed the source of the pressure to ramp …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Rubio tells allies Iran war will continue 2-4 more weeks
New York Post:
Trump considers renaming Strait of Hormuz after either America or himself — once he evicts Iran
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CBS News
Jake Traylor / MS NOW:
‘Just drinking the Kool-Aid’: Inside the White House divide on Iran  —  Senior aides describe a widening internal divide over a conflict the president has grown bored with — and a communications strategy some call embarrassing.  —  Nearly one month after the U.S. began strikes on Iran …
Tom Dougherty / CBS News:
Secret Service agent assigned to Jill Biden accidentally shoots himself at Philadelphia International Airport  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  A U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to former first lady Jill Biden accidentally shot himself in the leg at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday morning, according to police.
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Politico:
‘He just chose not to listen’  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook: Remaking Government, your guide to Donald Trump's unprecedented overhaul of the federal government — the key decisions, the critical characters and the power dynamics that are upending Washington and beyond.
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump imagines negotiation with Sharpie maker for $5 signature pens  —  Trump told a lengthy story about negotiating over the price of Sharpie pens.  The company says it has no record of any such conversation.  —  President Donald Trump spent five minutes of Thursday's Cabinet meeting boasting …
NBC News:
House panel finds Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of 25 ethics charges  —  The vote came after a nearly seven-hour televised House trial.  Cherfilus-McCormick has denied any wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty to criminal charges.  —  WASHINGTON — After a rare and dramatic public hearing …
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Expose ALL Of Trump's War Profiteering  —  We can say this much about Donald Trump, his advisers, and their many servants in other branches of government: They are prolific coverup artists, but poor craftsmen.  —  This became evident in Trump's first term—indeed even in his first campaign …
NBC News:
Election expert testifies FBI's evidence in Fulton County ballot case 'doesn't make sense'  —  Fulton County is suing for the return of its 2020 ballots, arguing that the FBI relied on inaccurate information and misinformed witnesses to seize them.  —  ATLANTA — A leading elections expert told …
Christopher Wiggins / Advocate:
Idaho Senate Republicans send extreme anti-transgender bathroom bill with felony penalties to governor  —  When Gov. Brad Little signs it, the measure will criminalize restroom use including in private businesses.  —  The Idaho Senate on Friday afternoon passed a GOP-backed bill …
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Anna Griffin / New York Times:
Idaho Criminalizes Transgender Use of Some Bathrooms in Private Businesses
Paul Krugman:
The End of Immigration  —  Americans despise ICE, but it's “succeeding” nonetheless  —  Donald Trump's impulsive decision to deploy large numbers of ICE agents to hang out at America's airport Cinnabons — there's no indication that they are actually helping demoralized …
Discussion: Raw Story
David Strom / HotAir:
The Biggest News Story Nobody Is Talking About  —  As all eyes are glued to the happenings in the Middle East, this story flew under the radar for most of us.  —  But in a lot of ways, the implications for our national security could be greater than what happens in the next few weeks in the Persian Gulf.
Washington Post:
U.S. uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon  —  More than 850 have been fired in just four weeks, people familiar with the matter said, raising concerns about the weapon's limited supply.  —  The U.S. military has fired more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles …
New York Times:
Elon Musk Joins in Phone Call Between Donald Trump and Narendra Modi  —  Mr. Musk's participation was notable because it is rare for a private citizen to be on a call between heads of state.  It also suggests that Mr. Musk is back on better terms with the president.
Chris Bradford / New York Post:
Druski sparks outrage after dressing as Erika Kirk in latest viral skit: ‘This is too far’  —  Controversial comedian Druski has triggered fresh outrage over his latest mega-viral skit in which he dressed up as Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika — with many calling him “disgusting” and “completely disrespectful” to a grieving widow.
Lawrence Solum / Legal Theory Blog:
Six Thoughts on Originalism and the Birthright Citizenship Clause  —  the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Trump v. Barbara.  Much of the debate about the clause has focused on the original meaning of the first Clause of Section One of the Fourteenth Amendment:
Washington Post:
Iran images appear to show land mines scattered by U.S. forces, a first in years  —  The land mines were photographed outside Shiraz, a city located about three miles from one of several nearby Iranian ballistic missile sites.  —  Images posted to social media Thursday show what experts …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Bellingcat
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
State Dept. staff—including Noem—will move into Institute of Peace building despite ongoing legal dispute  —  After the 2025 DOGE raid, a court ruling on ownership of the building remains in limbo.  —  Quick cool thing: I'm excited to share that The Handbasket has launched an indie media bundle …
Discussion: Associated Press
Finya Swai / Politico:
Rand Paul weighs a 2028 presidential bid  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is considering a bid for president in 2028, as Republicans jockey for the future of the GOP post-Trump.  In a “CBS Sunday Morning” interview airing Sunday, a reporter asked Paul about an article that implied he would be running for president.
Discussion: Washington Times and Mediaite
Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Judge agrees to dismiss charges against officers tied to Breonna Taylor raid  —  Attorneys for Taylor's family sharply denounced the Trump administration's push to drop the charges.  —  A federal judge in Kentucky agreed Friday to dismiss charges against two former Louisville police officers accused …
Discussion: WTOP News
 
 
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Antoaneta Roussi / Politico:
Orbán's spies were hunting me, says Hungarian journalist accused of espionage
Discussion: The Guardian
Joe Rennison / New York Times:
Stocks Slide to 5th Weekly Loss as Investors Lose Patience With Iran War
Discussion: Mediaite and Associated Press
Erika Edwards / NBC News:
Covid and flu shots in limbo as Trump administration mulls appeal over vaccine panel
Discussion: NewsMax.com
New York Times:
Man Tied to Pro-Israel Extremists Planned Attack on Palestinian Activist
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Poll: 1 out of 8 Trump voters has buyer's remorse about 2024
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Republicans Know This War Is Going Badly
Discussion: The Hill
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