Senate agrees to end shutdown for most of DHS … Senate Majority Leader John Thune called the outcome “unfortunate” Friday.  —  “The Dems wanted reforms.  We tried to work with them on reforms.  They ended up getting no reforms but, you know, we're going to have to fight some of those battles another day,” he said.

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 …

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.

‘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 …

‘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 …

Agent on Jill Biden's Secret Service detail accidentally shot himself in the leg, official says  —  Crime Gun violence Biden family Federal agencies  —  A US Secret Service special agent on former first lady Jill Biden's security detail accidentally shot himself in the leg …

Saudi Arabia urging US to ramp up Iran attacks, intelligence source confirms  —  Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is said to view US-Israeli war as ‘historic opportunity’ to remake Middle East  —  Saudi Arabia has urged the US to ramp up attacks on Iran, a Saudi intelligence source has confirmed …

Expose ALL Of Trump's War Profiteering  —  We can say this much about Donald Trump, his advisers, and their many servants in other branches of government: They are prolific coverup artists, but poor craftsmen.  —  This became evident in Trump's first term—indeed even in his first campaign …

Powerful House Republican Joins Retirement Wave  —  Transportation chair Sam Graves says he is ready for ‘next chapter,’ pulls re-election paperwork  —  WASHINGTON—Republican Rep. Sam Graves, the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, is pulling his plans to seek re-election …

Vance's greatest challenge: Making peace with Iran  —  Vice President JD Vance is preparing to take on the most important assignment of his career: steering U.S. efforts to end a war he'd been concerned about waging in the first place. … He's expected to be the top U.S. negotiator in potential peace talks.

U.S. uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon  —  More than 850 have been fired in just four weeks, people familiar with the matter said, raising concerns about the weapon's limited supply.  —  The U.S. military has fired more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles …

Six Thoughts on Originalism and the Birthright Citizenship Clause  —  the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Trump v. Barbara.  Much of the debate about the clause has focused on the original meaning of the first Clause of Section One of the Fourteenth Amendment:

Exclusive: Pentagon Weighs Sending Another 10,000 Ground Troops to the Middle East  —  The Pentagon is looking at sending up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East to give President Trump more military options even as he weighs peace talks with Tehran, Department of Defense officials with knowledge of the planning said.

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 …

Iran images appear to show land mines scattered by U.S. forces, a first in years  —  The land mines were photographed outside Shiraz, a city located about three miles from one of several nearby Iranian ballistic missile sites.  —  Images posted to social media Thursday show what experts …

Trump Said This Policy Would Make Manhattan a ‘Ghost Town.’ He Was Wrong.  —  Early last year, New York flipped a switch on an audacious system to charge drivers entering Midtown or Lower Manhattan, the first of its kind in the United States.  Passenger cars with an E-ZPass had to pay $9 …

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 …

Poll: 1 out of 8 Trump voters has buyer's remorse about 2024  —  Programming note: I have a pressing family event this Saturday so there will be no Sunday roundup this weekend.  I will also probably miss out on producing a crowdsourced estimate of the third No Kings demonstrations …

Democrats Say Rep. Eric Swalwell Personally Pitched His Political AI Startup to Lawmakers  —  Getting a business pitch from Swalwell is “surprisingly universal,” in some Democratic circles, one source told NOTUS.  — Copy  —  Rep. Eric Swalwell of California repeatedly peddled the services …

First Draft: About that ‘Gay Ayatollah’ Story...  Team Trump cooked up a psyop about Iran's new supreme leader, sources tell Zeteo.  Plus, the president decides to pay TSA agents, and why Trump wants to keep attacking Iran on weekends.  —  ∙ Paid … Good morning!

Robert Mueller's tragic fall from grace and the damage he left in his wake  —  The former FBI director's final undertaking will forever stain his legacy.  He committed a grave disservice to the nation  —  Sometimes beneath the noble exterior, human imperfection is exposed, and a sturdy reputation is shattered.

The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish  —  Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available. … Before vaccines, death and disability stalked children.

Ex-MMA thug who assaulted woman during Barron Trump FaceTime call learns fate  —  The “jealous” Russian ex-MMA fighter convicted of beating up his ex-girlfriend on a January 2025 FaceTime call with President Trump's son, Barron, was sentenced Friday to four years in prison.

Oil Prices Continue to Climb After Trump Delays Bombing Threat  —  Oil prices rose on Friday despite President Trump's decision to back away from an imminent deadline to begin attacking Iran's power grid.  Global stock markets mostly moved lower.  —  On Thursday, after oil jumped …

Trump plays Texas hold 'em  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray  —  Happy Friday.  This is Adam Wren.  How about those Purdue Boilermakers and Iowa Hawkeyes?  Onto the Elite Eight!  Get in touch.  —  FRIDAY LISTEN: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has become …

Exclusive: U.S. can only confirm about third of Iran's missile arsenal destroyed, sources say  —  The United States can only determine with certainty that it has destroyed about a third of Iran's vast missile arsenal as the U.S. and Israeli war on the country nears its one-month mark …