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AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - U.S. military finds unidentified service member's remains after Iran attack in Jordan

U.S. forces said Sunday they found the remains of an unidentified service member near the Jordan air base where two American troops were killed in an Iranian missile attack. The big picture: The disclosures bring the number of U.S. service members killed in the conflict to 18, as U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) also revealed an American service member was killed Saturday in northern Iraq during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone. What we know: At least two Iranian ballistic missiles struck the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, which hosts U.S. troops and fighter jets, on Friday. - CENTCOM said in a statement the service member's remains were found after a thorough search and that an…

NYTIMES (Bayliss Wagner, Sydney Cromwell and Tim Balk) - In Maine Senate Race, Jackson Sprints Ahead of Pack, as Bellows Drops Out

Troy Jackson, a progressive, solidified his edge over his rivals in an abbreviated nominating contest to replace Graham Platner. Shenna Bellows, another candidate, bowed out.

AXIOS (Andrew Pantazi) - Trump's DOJ turns to a never-used court for its next deportation fight

The Justice Department is asking a never-before-used federal court to remove an unnamed noncitizen, the first use of a 30-year-old process that could give President Trump a new tool for his deportation agenda . Why it matters: If the Justice Department wins, it could remove people it links to terrorism while keeping much of its evidence secret. - A loss could show why this court sat idle for 30 years: The law may demand more than the government wants to provide. Driving the news: The DOJ filed the first application in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court's history last Wednesday. - The one-page filing does not name the person, the alleged conduct or the part of the anti-terrorism law the department cited. News site Court Watch first…