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NPR (Dave Davies) - Veteran diplomat offers insights into the war in Iran — and thoughts on what's next

The war entered a new phase when President Trump began a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Aaron David Miller of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace explains what this means.

NYTIMES (Reid J. Epstein and Shane Goldmacher) - House Republicans Step Up Scrutiny of ActBlue Over Foreign Donations

Three Republican-led committees, responding to a New York Times report this month, accused the Democratic fund-raising organization of withholding documents from a subpoena request.

AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - House Democrats file long-shot 25th Amendment bill targeting Trump

House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled legislation that would create a commission to assess whether the 25th Amendment should be invoked to remove President Trump from office. Why it matters: The bill is a long-shot — Republicans control Congress, and Trump could simply veto it — but it has dozens of Democratic co-sponsors as lawmakers warm to the idea of using drastic measures to oust Trump. - More than 85 House and Senate Democrats called for Trump to either be impeached or removed through the 25th Amendment last week after he threatened that a "whole civilization will die tonight" in a post on Iran. Driving the news: House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) introduced the 10-page bill , which would establish a…

NYTIMES (Emily Anthes) - Global Wildlife Trade Fuels Spread of Disease from Animals to People

Live animal markets and the illegal sale of wildlife pose particular dangers, but any sale of wild animals or animal products poses spillover risks, a new study suggests.