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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Pete Hegseth's Crazed, Angry Tirades on Iran Give Dems a Big Opening  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth knows that playing a decisive tough guy on television is the way to keep Donald Trump happy, so he did just that while addressing reporters Monday about the U.S. bombing of Iran.
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Paul Krugman:
War Is Expensive for the Little People  —  Operation Epic Fury will cost billions that could have been put to much better use  —  On Sunday, according to the U.S. military, Kuwaiti forces shot down three U.S. F-15s in a “friendly fire” incident.  Fortunately, the crews were able to safely eject and survived.
Axios:
Rubio's war remarks blow open MAGA's Israel divide  —  MAGA's ascendant “America First” wing erupted after Secretary of State Marco Rubio effectively blamed Israel for drawing the U.S. into war with Iran. … “We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action” against Iran, Rubio told reporters on Capitol Hill on Monday.
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Donald Trump's dangerous ‘war of whim’
Sophia Cai / Politico:   Trump to POLITICO: 'I really don't care' if Iran plays in World Cup
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Trump's Iran War and the Article One crisis
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
How does the Iran war end?25 minutes ago
Discussion: The Guardian
Sidney Blumenthal / The Guardian:
Trump has cornered himself with his war in Iran
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
The Trump Doctrine is here. It ends forever wars.
Discussion: American Greatness
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
‘Breathtaking’: Independent senator deplores Rubio's explanation for Iran attacks
Discussion: NOTUS and CBS News
New York Times:
Trump Administration, in Reversal, Tries to Continue Fight Against Law Firms  —  The administration told a court on Monday that it was abandoning its defense of executive orders targeting the firms.  But on Tuesday, the Justice Department abruptly changed its position.
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NBC News:
Live updates: U.S. shuts embassies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait after drone attacks; Israeli troops stage incursion into Lebanon  —  President Donald Trump indicated the conflict could last weeks and said wars can be fought “forever” with America's stock of munitions.
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James LaPorta / CBS News:
Military questioned use of makeshift office space in Kuwait where U.S. troops were killed  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  The first American service members to die in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran were killed in an apparent Iranian drone attack on a makeshift office space in Kuwait …
emptywheel:
“Squirter:” The Catastrophic Stupidity that May [Have] Set Off a Larger Religious Conflict
Discussion: The Guardian and Reuters
Associated Press:
Live updates: Strikes escalate across the Middle East as Iran attacks US embassy in Saudi Arabia
Financial Times:   Iran conflict: Iraq's crude production on cusp of collapse
Jonathan Larsen / Jonathan Larsen's Substack:
U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus  —  To support my reporting and keep it free for everyone, you can become a paid subscriber.  Thank you.  —  A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday that the Iran war is part of God's plan …
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Brandi Buchman / HuffPost:
Military Commander Tells Troops Bombing Iran Is 'Part Of God's Divine Plan'  —  One commander had a “big grin” on his face while saying Donald Trump “has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran,” a service member said.  —  For some U.S. military commanders …
Discussion: DNYUZ
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NOTUS:
Americans Stranded in the Middle East Aren't Getting Help from the State Department  —  The Trump administration has not been helping U.S. citizens make travel plans to evacuate the Middle East, despite urging Americans to “depart now” from 16 countries in the region as the war with Iran continues to escalate.
Eric Bazail-Eimil / Politico:
Tillis threatens to hijack Senate business amid frustrations with Noem … The announcement from Tillis, who has called repeatedly for Noem to leave her post, would represent a rare escalation from any senator — in particular one from the president's party — in the face of frustrations with a member of the Cabinet.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israel bombs council choosing Iran's next supreme leader, official says  —  The Israeli Air Force on Tuesday struck the building housing Iran's Council of Experts in the holy city of Qom in an attempt to disrupt the process of appointing a new supreme leader, an Israeli defense official said.
Mona Zhang / Politico:
Trump administration can't stop New York's congestion pricing, court rules … The Metropolitan Transportation Authority sued the DOT last February, arguing that attempts to halt congestion pricing by the Federal Highway Administration — which is under the DOT — were unlawful after it had gone through a lengthy approval process.
Discussion: Associated Press
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New York Times:
Congestion Pricing Wins in Court After Lengthy Battle With Trump
Joe Patrice / Above the Law:
Law School Tells Students, ‘You MUST Be Aligned Politically With President Trump,’ For Summer Job  —  In The Hunt for Red October, we learn that Soviet submarine carried a “political officer,” a Communist Party appointee whose job wasn't navigating or torpedoing things, but making sure everyone …
Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
Justice Alito's Latest Opinion Is a Very, Very Bad Sign for Voting Rights  —  A decision upholding a New York GOP congressional district could be a prelude to killing the Voting Rights Act.  —  The Supreme Court on Monday evening overturned a New York state court ruling that found …
Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
Pete Buttigieg in the Wilderness  —  In May 2001, at Harvard's Institute of Politics, a 19-year-old freshman named Peter Buttigieg asked David Gergen, a Harvard professor and horse whisperer to five presidents, a question that he might have reserved for himself, a couple of decades later.
Rusty Hicks / California Democratic Party:
Open Letter to the Democratic Candidates for Governor:  —  California Democrats have no shortage of strong candidates to consider in the race for Governor - current and former Congressmembers, statewide elected officials, State Legislators, Mayors and leaders of Democratic causes.
Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
Labor Secretary's Top Aides Forced Out  —  The two aides to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer had been on leave during an investigation of misconduct at the department.  —  Two top aides to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer were forced out Monday night amid an internal investigation …
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
How you word a poll question can have a large impact on results  —  Our new poll finds question wording can swing opinion by 20-60 points on immigration, the budget, and transgender rights.  That's a problem for people who use polls to tell politicians what voters want  —  ∙ Paid
Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNN:
Target's plan to win you back  —  The new Target CEO believes adding new, buzzy brands can win back shoppers after a brutal few years.  —  CEO Michael Fiddelke said Tuesday that Target will improve its products and redesign stores to draw shoppers and “get Target back to growth.”
William Jackson / Straight Arrow News:
SCOTUS pauses California student gender-privacy protections, for now  —  The Supreme Court temporarily stopped a California law and related school policies that prohibit schools from automatically notifying parents when students change pronouns or gender expression.
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples' Movements  —  Customs and Border Protection (CBP) bought data from the online advertising ecosystem to track peoples' precise movements over time, in a process that often involves siphoning data from ordinary apps like video games …
Tim Naftali / The Atlantic:
Trump Opens the Pandora's Box of Assassination  —  Killing anyone without a trial, let alone a foreign leader, involves a moral choice.  —  On Saturday, the United States, in a joint operation with Israel, killed Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Steve Rose / The Guardian:
'The Epstein files won't knock him out': what Anthony Scaramucci learned in Trump's inner circle  —  He lasted just 11 days as White House communications director, before being fired from the Trump administration.  The financier and broadcaster discusses working for the president - and becoming his biggest critic
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Trump Says US Will Escort, Insure Oil Tankers Amid Iran War   Find
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Ben Geman / Axios:
Trump offers U.S. insurance, military escorts to energy tankers in Mideast   Find
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
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Shea Taylor / Straight Arrow News:
Trump ends White House Correspondents' Dinner boycott, will attend next month   Find
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Lindsey Granger / The Hill:
Trump shifting goals, expectations for Iran war: dangerous!   Find
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
‘Breathtaking’: Independent senator deplores Rubio's explanation for Iran attacks   Find
 
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Shea Taylor / Straight Arrow News:
Trump ends White House Correspondents' Dinner boycott, will attend next month
Reuters:
US debuts suicide drone in Iran after fast-tracked Pentagon procurement
New York Times:
Inside the Underground Safe Houses Sheltering Immigrants From ICE
Discussion: Documented
NBC News:
Georgia father Colin Gray found guilty in son's alleged deadly school shooting
NBC News:
Democrats say they won't relent on DHS funding demands because of Iran war
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
New York Times:
Despite Promises, Veterans Affairs Department Cut Thousands of Roles for Doctors and Nurses
Discussion: The Independent
Associated Press:
Live updates: Midterm primary voters head to the polls in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Trump calls for ‘Deranged Jack Smith’ to be ‘brought to Justice, NOW!!!’
Caitlin Dickerson / The Atlantic:
'Suddenly America Doesn't Want My Children or Grandchildren Anymore.'
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Leaked Interior Department database reveals US plans to revise historical information
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Banijay and RedBird IMI-owned All3Media announce a merger, creating a production giant with $8B in annual revenue, in a deal expected to close in H2

Todd Spangler / Variety:
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
President Trump says that he will attend this year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner, marking the first time he will do so as president
 
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