‘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 …

Trump Will Lose the Birthright Citizenship Case.  But in a Way, He's Already Won.  —  If anything was clear during Wednesday's Supreme Court oral argument in the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara, it's that President Trump is going to lose.  The justices' questions were skeptical enough …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

What the polls say about the Iran war ahead of Trump's speech: From the Politics Desk  —  Plus, digging into Trump's recent rhetoric on “regime change” in Iran.  And the Supreme Court takes up birthright citizenship.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE  —  By The Politics Desk

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 …

Risky commando plan to seize Iran's uranium came at Trump's request  —  A plan briefed to Trump last week to insert ground forces to remove Iran's nuclear material would be a very difficult endeavor of a type never before attempted in wartime.  —  The U.S. military has given the president …

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 …

Iran War Live Updates: Israel Strikes Tehran After Trump Says U.S. Will End War ‘Very Soon’  —  Residents of the Iranian capital reported explosions early Wednesday.  President Trump said the U.S. military campaign in Iran would end in two or three weeks.  —  Here's the latest.

DHS rescinds contract approval policy implemented by Noem  —  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has walked back a controversial policy to review major expenditures, implemented by former Secretary Kristi Noem.  —  In an emailed statement on Wednesday night, a DHS spokesperson told …

'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.

Exclusive: Trump's DOJ says he's not required to turn over official records … - The law, passed in the post-Watergate era as a hedge against government corruption, states that every official record regarding a president's decisions or policies belongs to the U.S. government, not the president.

30 Members of Congress In Scotland On Taxpayers' Dime Amid Shutdown  —  2:40 PM PT — We've ID'd another legislator in the Edinburgh Castle crowd ... Michigan's Rep. Bill Huizenga is the guy in the blue jacket sitting against the wall.  His spokesman told local outlet, Michigan Advance …

Judge Finds Border Officials Violated Previous Order on Warrantless Arrests  —  A federal judge in California ordered agents to thoroughly document any future stops in an area spanning 34 counties.  —  A federal judge in California found on Wednesday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials …

C.D.C. Pauses Testing for Rabies and Pox Viruses  —  The diseases were removed from a list of tests the agency conducts for state and local health departments.  Experts worry that with drastic staff reductions, the testing may not resume.  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …