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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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Paul Krugman:
Trump Doesn't Even Have the Courage to Run Away  —  A short video rather than my usual morning post  —  Donald Trump doesn't even have the courage to run away.  —  Hi, I'm Paul Krugman.  I'm not going to do a regular post today — it's Thursday morning — because I wanted to wait …
Discussion: The Hill and The Free Press
New York Times:
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.
Tara Copp / Washington Post:
Trump, in address to nation, says conflict with Iran ‘nearing completion’
Financial Times:
Trump threatened to stop weapons for Ukraine unless Europe joined Hormuz coalition
NBC News:
What the polls say about the Iran war ahead of Trump's speech: From the Politics Desk
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Maybe Trump Should Not Have Given This Speech
Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Trump makes his case for Iran war, saying it will end ‘shortly’ but more strikes are ahead
Washington Post:   Trump says Iran war is ‘nearing completion’ as he seeks to calm economic worries
Axios:
Trump: U.S. will bomb Iran “back to stone ages” over next 2-3 weeks
Torrie Herrington / NOTUS:
Trump Says It'll Be ‘Easy’ to Wrap Up the War With Iran ‘Very Shortly’
Lisa Kailai Han / CNBC:   Stock futures fall after Trump says Iran war will continue for weeks: Live updates
Politico:
Trump's rage at NATO allies is binding them together — against him
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
Stephen I. Vladeck / New York Times:
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 …
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Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
Trump's Absurd Citizenship Arguments Went Nowhere
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
The Constitution Is Clear on Birthright Citizenship. The Question Is Whether the Court Will Be.
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
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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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.
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
DHS rescinds contract approval policy implemented by Noem
Discussion: Politico, NewsMax.com, NOTUS and Raw Story
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 …
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.
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 …
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:
Republicans aren't rushing to save Trump's ballroom … Lexi Hamel, a spokesperson for Rep. Mike Simpson, said in a statement Wednesday the Idaho Republican “believes the ruling is stupid” and that “nobody raised hell when Roosevelt or Truman renovated the White House (at taxpayer expense).”
The Hill:
Trump's surgeon general nominee caught in GOP crossfire over MAHA  —  President Trump's nominee for U.S. surgeon general appears stuck in the Senate, the latest sign that some Republicans in Congress have reached their limit on the more divisive aspects of the “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) agenda.
Discussion: Washington Post
Washington Post:
Ballroom commission changed documents at White House's request  —  Records show a staffer asked the commission to soften language about its own authority over the president's project — and it complied.  —  An independent planning commission reviewing President Donald Trump's ballroom building softened …
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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