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Politico:
‘I came, I saw, I conquered:’ Trump set to claim victory in Iran at primetime address … “Two, three weeks, definable objectives.  ‘I came, I saw, I conquered’ — and we are hanging around a couple of weeks to conquer some more — maybe even then a ceasefire, while reiterating …
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Tara Copp / Washington Post:
Trump, in address to nation, says conflict with Iran ‘nearing completion’  —  President Donald Trump, addressing the nation Wednesday night, defended the increasingly unpopular conflict with Iran, but assured the nation that the military activity in the Middle East was “nearing completion.”
Financial Times:
Trump threatened to stop weapons for Ukraine unless Europe joined Hormuz coalition  —  Nato's top official urged key alliance members to offer help to US to reopen key waterway  —  Donald Trump threatened to stop supplying weapons for Ukraine in order to pressure European allies to join a …
NBC News:
What the polls say about the Iran war ahead of Trump's speech: From the Politics Desk
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Washington Post
Washington Post:   Trump says Iran war is ‘nearing completion’ as he seeks to calm economic worries
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Maybe Trump Should Not Have Given This Speech
Axios:
Trump: U.S. will bomb Iran “back to stone ages” over next 2-3 weeks
Lisa Kailai Han / CNBC:   Stock futures fall after Trump says Iran war will continue for weeks: Live updates
Torrie Herrington / NOTUS:
Trump Says It'll Be ‘Easy’ to Wrap Up the War With Iran ‘Very Shortly’
Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Trump Has Discussed Firing Attorney General Pam Bondi  —  President Trump has not made a final decision, but he has floated the idea of replacing Ms. Bondi with Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator.  —  President Trump has discussed firing Attorney General Pam Bondi in recent days …
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CNN:
Trump has discussed ousting Attorney General Pam Bondi, sources say  —  Trump says Iran war ‘nearing completion’ in address to the nation  —  Hear key exchange from Justice Roberts during birthright citizenship arguments  —  New CNN poll shows President Trump's approval rating on the economy at an all-time career low
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
The Atlantic:
Public Anger Is Rising  —  For a brief moment last week, Congress started to do something productive.  The Senate, after weeks of bickering and fruitless negotiations, unanimously approved legislation to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, taking a small but meaningful step toward resolving …
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Kevin Frey / MS NOW:
Mike Johnson caves on Senate's DHS deal, paving way to end shutdown  —  Just days after labeling the Senate deal to end the record-breaking shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security a “crap sandwich,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., appears ready to swallow it whole.
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Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
Trump's Absurd Citizenship Arguments Went Nowhere
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Justices Express Skepticism Over Birthright Citizenship Case They Never Should Have Taken in the First Place
Jasper Ward / Reuters:
DHS cancels policy requiring secretary to review contracts over $100,000  —  U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Wednesday rescinded a policy requiring the secretary to approve contracts over $100,000, the Department of Homeland Security said.
Discussion: Associated Press and WTOP News
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
DHS rescinds contract approval policy implemented by Noem
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Ana Ley / New York Times:
Medical Examiner Rules That a Rohingya Refugee's Death Was a Homicide  —  An autopsy showed that the man suffered dehydration and hypothermia after Border Patrol agents dropped him off on a cold night in Buffalo.  Gov. Kathy Hochul condemned their actions as cruel and inhumane.
Discussion: NBC News, Associated Press and Reuters
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Jim Pattiz / More Than Just Parks:
BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service  —  Late Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the agency's 121-year history.
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Trump Suffers His Fourth—and Worst—Legal Blow in Just Hours  —  President Trump has been dealt his fourth legal loss in less than 24 hours, as the federal judiciary rebukes his various abuses of presidential powers.  —  On Tuesday evening, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta rejected Trump's claim …
Associated Press:
'Bob's Burgers' actor Eugene Mirman rescued from fiery crash by New Hampshire governor's detail  —  “Bob's Burgers” voice actor and comedian Eugene Mirman suffered serious injuries after crashing his car into a toll plaza and being pulled from the fiery wreckage by a state trooper assigned to protect the governor of New Hampshire.
Politico:
Democrats sue Trump administration over mail-in-voting order … “President Trump possesses no such authority to order such a sweeping change to American elections,” the suit argues.  —  The White House did not immediately respond to a request for a comment on the lawsuit …
Bloomberg:
US Set to Roll Out Tiered Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Imports  —  The Trump administration is preparing to outline a tiered system for its broad tariffs on steel and aluminum products in an attempt to simplify a process that has dogged American companies for months.
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
FBI declares suspected Chinese hack of US surveillance system a ‘major cyber incident’ … The determination suggests the hackers successfully compromised swathes of sensitive data stored directly on FBI systems, likely marking a major counterintelligence coup for China.
 
 
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
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Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
TMZ.com:
30 Members of Congress In Scotland On Taxpayers' Dime Amid Shutdown
Discussion: Raw Story
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
C.D.C. Pauses Testing for Rabies and Pox Viruses
Discussion: WTOP News and New Republic
Nick Turse / The Intercept:
“Casualty Cover-Up”: The Pentagon Is Hiding U.S. Losses Under Trump in the Middle East
Discussion: The Independent and Raw Story
 

 
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New York Times:
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