“A shocking intelligence report that was blocked by the White House warns that Iran could launch waves of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil including assassinations, bombings and stabbings, because of the President’s new war,” the Daily Mail reports.
Trump Warns Iran Against Laying Mines
“President Donald Trump warned Iran against laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz after news reports suggested Iran was either preparing to, or had already begun doing so, in the vital waterway,” Bloomberg reports.
Said Trump: “If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY! If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before.”
CBS News: Iran signaling it may deploy mines to disrupt Strait of Hormuz, U.S. sources say.
CNN: Iran begins laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say.
JD Vance to Headline Fundraising Tour
“JD Vance is to embark on a fundraising tour this month, swinging through Texas and Tennessee to raise money for the Republican Party and burnish his own brand ahead of critical midterm elections this November,” the Financial Times reports.
Mississippi’s Senate Race Is Very Personal
“Scott Colom says his challenge to Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith isn’t about revenge over her blocking his bid to become a federal judge — but that she’ll still come to regret it,” Semafor reports.
“Had Hyde-Smith not objected to Colom’s judicial nomination in 2023, he would be on the federal bench for life, and the Mississippi GOP senator would probably lack a real opponent. But Hyde-Smith used her veto power as a home-state senator to stop Colom; and now, she is in the unusual position of running against a nominee she tanked.”
Said Colom: “She’s really going to regret it when we win on Nov. 3. That’s when the regret’s really going to hit her.”
GOP Senator Apologizes for Attack on Iranian School
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) apologized for what he says was a U.S. strike on a school in Iran that reportedly killed over 160 people, the Times of Israel reports.
Said Kennedy: “It was terrible. We made a mistake.”
He added: “Other countries do that sort of thing intentionally, like Russia. We would never do that intentionally. I think the Defense Department is investigating it now, and I’m sorry. I’m just so sorry it happened.”
How Jeffrey Epstein Got Access to Powerful Men
Fortune looks at how Jeffrey Epstein pulled Bill Gates and Microsoft “into a web of sex, money, and secrets.”
Ex-DOGE Member Took Social Security Data to New Job
“The Social Security Administration’s internal watchdog is investigating a complaint that alleges a former U.S. DOGE Service employee claimed he had access to two highly sensitive agency databases and planned to share the information with his private employer — a claim that, if true, would constitute an unprecedented breach of security protocols at an agency that serves more than 70 million Americans,” the Washington Post reports.
“The agency’s inspector general is investigating the disclosure and has alerted members of Congress of its existence.”
Israel Told to Stop Attacking Iranian Energy Infrastructure
“The Trump administration asked Israel on Monday not to carry out further strikes on energy facilities in Iran, particularly oil infrastructure,” Axios reports.
Very Few Even Recognize Josh Shapiro
“He may be governor of a critical swing state, the author of a bestselling book, and one of the hottest names in the hypothetical Democratic presidential field for 2028,” the Washington Examiner reports.
“But a new poll suggests Josh Shapiro has a major problem if he is to run for the White House. Only 17% of voters can recognize him from his photograph.”
Republicans Told to Stop Talking of ‘Mass Deportations’
“White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair privately urged House Republicans on Tuesday to stop emphasizing ‘mass deportations’ and instead focus their messaging on removing violent criminals,” Axios reports.
“Nearly half — 49% — of Americans say Trump’s mass deportation campaign is too aggressive, including 1 in 5 voters who backed the president in 2024, a Politico poll from January found.”
Trump’s Chicago Hotel Failed Health Inspection
NOTUS: “The health inspector found wastewater flooding the floor of the main kitchen when three of the prep sinks drained… A dishwasher was also not properly sanitizing dishes and utensils.”
“Meanwhile, the inspector observed ‘small flies’ throughout a rooftop restaurant’s bar and dish area, as well as a cracked lid on the ice machine and debris buildup inside the prep cooler and on the floor beneath sinks.”
RFK Jr. to Undergo Rotator Cuff Surgery
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, is having rotator cuff surgery on Tuesday,” the New York Times reports.
“The department did not immediately respond to a query as to whether Mr. Kennedy’s injury was caused by the intense workouts he has promoted since taking the helm of the agency.”
Mike Johnson Won’t Condemn Anti-Muslim Remarks
Speaker Mike Johnson said he has discussed “our tone and our message” with the two House Republicans who have made anti-Muslim remarks in recent days but defended the right of the lawmakers to oppose “the imposition of Sharia law,” Politico reports.
Democratic Senator ‘Angry’ After Briefing on Iran War
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) told reporters the closed-door briefing on the Iran war left him “as dissatisfied and angry, frankly, as I have from any past briefing in my 15 years in the Senate,” the AP reports.
He added that he “left with more questions than answers, especially about the cost of the war.”
Rand Paul Predicts a ‘Disastrous Election’ for Republicans
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) warned that the midterms could be “disastrous” for his party if the war in Iran continues, The Hill reports.
Said Paul: “Already, we are behind the eight-ball as far as the electoral process.”
He went on: “I think if you add in high gas prices, high oil prices and if we are still bombing Iran with kinetic action — people don’t want to call it war — if there’s still kinetic action that causes oil to be over $100, I think you’re going to see a disastrous election.”
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Trump Backs Killing New Supreme Leader of Iran
President Trump has told aides he would back the killing of new Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei if he proves unwilling to cede to U.S. demands, such as ending Iran’s nuclear development, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The Atlantic: “This is an enormously consequential shift in the foreign-policy tools available to a president. Killing anyone, let alone a dangerous foreign leader, without a trial involves a moral choice. Killing a foreign leader involves a strategic calculation with questionable odds. A regime isn’t a chicken; decapitating it doesn’t necessarily bring about its death after a short dance. Indeed, in the modern age, no police state has died by assassination alone.”
“As killing foreign leaders gets easier for us, harming our leaders also presumably gets easier for others. The international taboo against foreign political assassination has arguably had a stabilizing effect, despite those states—Russia, for example—that have flouted it. To put a fine point on it, however tempting it may be to eliminate troublesome foreign leaders, no policy maker in a democracy wants to spark acts of retaliation that cost the lives of our own leaders in turn.”
Bonus Quote of the Day
“I said, ‘Why don’t we just capture the ship? We could use it. Why did we sink them?’ He said, ‘It’s more fun to sink them.’ They like sinking them better.”
— President Trump, talking to House Republicans.
Did Trump just admit to committing a war crime?
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