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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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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 …
NBC News:
House Republicans rebel against Senate-passed DHS bill, eye separate funding vote  —  Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he plans to vote on a stopgap spending bill that includes ICE and CBP, which Senate Minority Leader Schumer, D-N.Y., called “dead on arrival.”
Axios:
Johnson calls out GOP Senate over “joke” of a DHS plan  —  Sharp differences between House and Senate GOP leaders burst into the open this afternoon, with Senate Majority Leader John Thune's (R-S.D.) two-step plan to fund the Department of Homeland Security and then ICE the first casualty.
Punchbowl News:
House passes DHS stopgap as shutdown drags on  —  The House just passed a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security for 60 days.  —  But the move by Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team — which doesn't have the support of Democrats or the Senate — all but ensures the DHS shutdown …
New York Times:
House Republicans Revolt Over Bill to Reopen D.H.S., Deepening Shutdown Rift
Calen Razor / Politico:
Capitol agenda: DHS shutdown now in House's hands
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump Demands an All-but-Doomed Bill. The Value for Him May Be in the Fight.
Discussion: Advocate
New York Times:
Kash Patel's Emails Circulate Online as Iran Takes Responsibility for Release  —  What appeared to be personal emails from before Mr. Patel's time as director were posted on a website that identified itself as Iranian but seemed to be hosted in Russia.  —  Emails and photographs stolen …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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.
TechCrunch:
Iranian hackers claim breach of FBI director Kash Patel's personal email account
Wall Street Journal:
Exclusive: 10 Americans Injured in Attack on Saudi Air Base  —  Ten American troops were wounded in an Iranian attack on the Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia Friday, according to multiple U.S. and Arab officials.  Two of the servicemembers are considered seriously wounded, the officials said.
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Associated Press:
Iranian strike wounds US troops and damages planes at Saudi air base, official says  —  An Iranian missile attack wounded several U.S. service members and damaged several planes at a base in Saudi Arabia on Friday, a U.S. official familiar with the situation said.
Associated Press:
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Claims Progress in Talks and Extends Strait of Hormuz Deadline
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 …
New York Post:
Trump considers renaming Strait of Hormuz after either America or himself — once he evicts Iran  —  WASHINGTON — To the victor go the naming rights.  —  President Trump is prioritizing taking control of the Strait of Hormuz as he grows frustrated by the lack of military help from allies …
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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 …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Fellow Dems call for Cherfilus-McCormick to resign or be expelled
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 …
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New York Times:   Hegseth Criticized for Removing Four Officers From Promotion List
Neil Irwin / Axios:
Borrowing costs are surging amid Iran war  —  The Iran war is sending longer-term borrowing costs surging amid prospects for higher inflation, fewer Federal Reserve rate cuts and more federal borrowing.  —  Why it matters: Higher rates create new pressure for an already-faltering housing sector …
Discussion: CNBC and The Hill
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Joe Rennison / New York Times:
Stocks Slide to 5th Weekly Loss as Investors Lose Patience With Iran War
Discussion: Mediaite and WTOP News
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
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 …
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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.
Kellen Browning / New York Times:
CPAC Considers Vance, Rubio and Life After Trump  —  The president's potential successors “are mortal men,” one attendee said.  —  As usual, CPAC is replete with bedazzled Trump attire, ivermectin advertisements and live podcasts.  It is, after all, a place where the Republican Party's most fervent …
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Richard Fausset / New York Times:   At CPAC, the ‘America First’ Crowd Ponders Giving War a Chance
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.
Washington Post:
Post reporters called the White House.  Their phones showed ‘Epstein Island.’  —  Someone messed with Google's widely cited databases of business listings.  —  It all started with Melania Trump and her robot.  —  On Wednesday, the first lady kicked off a “Fostering the Future Together” …
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
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.
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 …
 
 
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Tell Your State To Pass This No-ICE-At-Our Precincts Model Law. NOW.
Emmett Lindner / New York Times:
The Iran War Has Diesel Prices Soaring, and Consumers Could Pay the Price
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Global Food Supply Faces a Dangerous Bottleneck as Iran War Persists
Discussion: National Review
Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
DHS confirms that Lewandowski left the department along with Noem
Discussion: The Independent and CNN
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Erika Edwards / NBC News:
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Paul Krugman:
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