GOP weighs health care moves to pay for Iran war  —  Republicans are considering reductions in federal health spending to help pay for a budget bill containing as much as $200 billion to fund the Iran war and immigration enforcement. … - “There's other items we're looking at right now …

Army investigating after helicopters hovered alongside Kid Rock's swimming pool as he saluted  —  The Army has launched an administrative review after two AH-64 Apache helicopters on a training run hovered near the hillside home of Kid Rock as the outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump saluted their crews.

‘I Think That MAGA Is Dying’: Inside the Youth Movement at CPAC  —  At a sparsely attended Conservative Political Action Conference, young Republicans were eager to start the post-Trump era.  —  As the first day of the Conservative Political Action Conference wound to a close …

White House Signals Willingness to End Iran War Without Reopening Strait of Hormuz … Trump said in a social media post on Monday that “great progress” had been made to end the war, but warned that he was prepared to fully destroy Iran's “Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island …

Pete Hegseth Just Revealed the Real Roots of His Sadism and Rage  —  When Pete Hegseth talks to God, he asks the Almighty to help him kill people—as violently and ruthlessly as possible.  —  In a potential violation of the separation of church and state, Hegseth has ordered monthly prayer meetings …

Israel Passes Bill Mandating Death Penalty for Palestinians Convicted of Lethal Acts of Terrorism  —  The bill's wording creates a distinction designating it almost exclusively for Palestinian terror, while the ideological burden of proof it sets is expected to make its application to Jewish nationalist terror difficult to impossible

Trump approval just hit the 30s.  Can his numbers get any lower?  —  $4 gas is a big problem for Trump.  But broken campaign promises and series of self-inflicted wounds are eroding support even among Trump's base.  —  ∙ Paid  —  The last time I did a check-in on President Trump's popularity …

New Evidence Corroborates Claims of Trump Sex Accuser, 13  —  CONNECTING THE DOTS  —  More information given by the woman has been backed up.  —  A new investigation has backed up evidence given by a woman who has accused Donald Trump of sexually abusing her when she was 13, according to a report.

Trump's Iran war is holding him hostage  —  If there is any consistency to Trump's policy, it is a series of frantic attempts to justify his original blunder and extricate himself from its dire consequences  —  Donald Trump has lost his Iran war.  He is the Iranian hostage.

Trump says White House ballroom plans include ‘massive’ underground military complex  —  Trump told reporters on Sunday that “the ballroom essentially becomes a shed for what's being built under.”  —  President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that the military is building a “massive complex” under the White House ballroom.

Pete Hegseth's broker looked to buy defence fund before Iran attack  —  Morgan Stanley wealth manager approached BlackRock about multimillion-dollar investment on behalf of US defence secretary  —  A broker for Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, attempted to make a big investment …

Vital U.S. radar aircraft was destroyed by Iranian strike on U.S. base in Saudi Arabia, photos show  —  Images geolocated by NBC News showed a command and control E-3 Sentry jet heavily damaged after the Iranian strike that also wounded soldiers.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE

Members of Jan. 6 mob sue police who fended off Capitol attack … Fischer and the Sullivans are looking to represent a class of plaintiffs that includes dozens of others present that day on the Capitol's West Front, the scene of the most violent confrontations between rioters and police.

Andy Weir Says Paramount Rejected His ‘Star Trek’ Pitch, Proceeds to Blast Modern ‘Trek’  —  Given the ‘Project Hail Mary’ writer's past comments about his ‘Star Trek’ hopes, it's perhaps not hard to imagine why they were turned down.  —  Andy Weir is perhaps one of the biggest names in Hollywood right now …

Trump officials cite white supremacists in bid to end birthright citizenship  —  The administration builds its arguments on an 1800s campaign, led in part by a Confederate officer, that scholars say was steeped in anti-Black and anti-Chinese racism.  —  Alexander Porter Morse …

“CEO Said A Thing!”  Journalism  —  Even before our dim authoritarian overlords came to town, the U.S. press generally existed to prop up the interests of corporate power and the extraction class.  This used to be a subject of some debate whenever academics brought it up, but at some point any pretense of subtlety evaporated.

Trump says it's ‘possible’ Means will be withdrawn as surgeon general nominee  —  President Trump on Sunday indicated he was open to withdrawing his nomination of Casey Means, sister of White House senior adviser Calley Means, to be U.S. surgeon general, as reports indicate she does not have the necessary Republican support.

The Trump-voting pastor Democrats think could cost them a chance at a Nebraska Senate seat  —  Congressional news Donald Trump Primary elections Senate election  —  In Nebraska's Senate race, a Trump-supporting, anti-abortion pastor is running as a Democrat.

‘There Are a Lot of People in Dearborn Who Are Sad’: Democratic Senate Hopeful Abdul El-Sayed Said He Needed To Stay Silent on Khamenei Killing Because Many of Michigan's Muslim Voters ‘Are Sad’  —  El-Sayed made the comments during a campaign conference call a day after an Israeli strike killed …

Judge appears skeptical of Pentagon's latest press restrictions: ‘Is this a Catch-22?’ … “How weird is that?” the judge said.  “Is this a Catch-22?  Is this Kafka?”  —  Justice Department attorney Sarah Welch told Friedman that the information given to the Times may have preceded …

Iran's Fractured Leadership Is Struggling to Coordinate, Officials Say  —  As leaders are killed and replaced, Iranian negotiators may not know what their government is willing to concede in any negotiations.  —  The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran has fractured the Iranian government …

A Democratic Electrician Nabs a State Senate Seat in Republican Florida  —  With Brian Nathan's victory certified, Democrats won two of three state legislative races in this month's special elections, all in Republican-leaning districts.  —  Democrats on Monday officially claimed a second upset …

Washington State Adopts New Tax on Incomes Over $1 Million  —  Supporters say it is needed to expand assistance to working families; opponents worry it could drive out wealthy residents  —  Washington State on Monday enacted a tax on income over $1 million, the latest Democratic state to levy a tax aimed squarely at the wealthy.

Rep. Eric Swalwell sends cease-and-desist letter to FBI director  —  The Democratic lawmaker's move comes after report in The Post that Kash Patel was preparing to release investigative files related to the congressman.  —  Attorneys for Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-California) …

TSA officer absence levels still elevated at some airports, even as workers begin to receive back pay  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  The shortage of TSA officers is still slowing security lines at major airports, where staffing shortages are more severe than the national average, but wait times seemed to be stabilizing Monday.

Lindsey Graham Lives It Up at Disney World During Partial Government Shutdown  —  LINDSEY GRAHAM LIVING IN FANTASYLAND AS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN DRAGS ON … Lindsay Graham said he was doing business in Florida, and just made a short pit stop at Disney World, but based on this new photo ... he was a full-blown tourist.

Trump Administration Sues Minnesota Over Transgender Student Athletes  —  Last year, the state said it would not follow President Trump's directive on transgender athlete participation in girls' sports.  —  The Trump administration sued the Minnesota Education Department and the state group …