NYTIMES (Matthew Cullen) - Trump Gives Iran More Time to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz
Also, transgender athletes were barred from women’s Olympic events. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
ABCNEWS - Trump's signature will be added to US currency, Treasury says
Trump will become the first sitting president whose name will appear on currency.
NYTIMES (Erica L. Green) - Trump Defends His Use of Mail-In Voting: ‘Because I’m President’
President Trump wants to restrict voting by mail, which he says amounts to “cheating.” But he defended his own use of the practice in a special election this week.
NPR (Joel Rose) - As TSA agents miss another paycheck, what's happening at airports with private security?
At 20 airports around the U.S., security screeners are getting paid as usual despite the ongoing DHS shutdown — because they're private contractors. Will more airports look at privatizing security?
At 20 airports around the U.S., security screeners are getting paid as usual despite the ongoing DHS shutdown — because they're private contractors. Will more airports look at privatizing security?Open
NYTIMES (Megan Mineiro and Robert Jimison) - G.O.P. Senator Weighs Forcing Congress to Vote to Authorize the Iran War
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is drafting a formal authorization for the use of military force in Iran, seeking to put some parameters around the operation as the Trump administration has boxed out Congress.
NYTIMES (Peter Eavis) - Iran Keeps a Tight Grip on Strait of Hormuz, Pressuring Shipping and Energy Sectors
Iran has allowed a small number of vessels to pass, but that won’t alleviate pressure or risk for the shipping industry and energy markets any time soon.
ABCNEWS - FBI agent behind Fulton County ballot seizure warrant does not have to testify
The FBI agent behind the search warrant that led to the FBI's seizure of 2020 election ballots in Fulton County won't have to testify in a hearing in the case Friday.
WASHINGTONPOST (Laura Meckler, Danielle Douglas-Gabriel) - Education Dept. to hand headquarters building to Department of Energy
Abandoning the D.C. headquarters is the Trump administration’s latest and most visible move toward eliminating the Education Department altogether.
AXIOS (Alex Isenstadt) - Scoop: Cabinet to huddle to talk midterm politics
President Trump 's political team is meeting with his Cabinet late Thursday to discuss plans for top officials to fan out across the country to stress what the administration is doing to help the economy, sources tell Axios. Why it matters: The meeting comes as the Iran war has sent gas prices soaring, and after the stock market's worst day since Trump launched the war a month ago. - Trump's team believes the economy — above all other issues, including any anxiety over the president's actions on Iran or immigration — will drive voter sentiment heading into the November elections. - Democrats have won a series of state and federal elections in recent weeks, as Trump's poll numbers — including on his handling of the economy — have…
President Trump 's political team is meeting with his Cabinet late Thursday to discuss plans for top officials to fan out across the country to stress what the administration is doing to help the economy, sources tell Axios. Why it matters: The meeting comes as the Iran war has sent gas prices soaring, and after the stock market's worst day since Trump launched the war a month ago. - Trump's team believes the economy — above all other issues, including any anxiety over the president's actions on Iran or immigration — will drive voter sentiment heading into the November elections. - Democrats have won a series of state and federal elections in recent weeks, as Trump's poll numbers — including on his handling of the economy — have…Open
ABCNEWS - Trump extends deadline 2nd time for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz amid talks
With his ultimatum set to expire for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping traffic, President Donald Trump has yet to say it will be prolonged.