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AXIOS (Hans Nichols) - Thune-Trump tensions escalate as clock ticks on megabill 3.0

Senate Majority Leader John Thune repeated to White House officials in private what he's been saying in public for weeks: We don't have the votes . Why it matters: President Trump isn't buying it — and he's questioning whether Thune is the man for the job. - "Well, we're gonna find out," Trump said Wednesday. "I'll let you know." - Asked Wednesday evening about Trump saying the votes were gettable, Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters, "That must be a different form of math." Driving the news: Hours earlier, two of Trump's top aides met with Senate Republicans at their weekly lunch to press them to pass a three-part budget reconciliation bill before leaving town, Axios scooped earlier Wednesday . - The goal is to move a House budget…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune repeated to White House officials in private what he's been saying in public for weeks: We don't have the votes . Why it matters: President Trump isn't buying it — and he's questioning whether Thune is the man for the job. - "Well, we're gonna find out," Trump said Wednesday. "I'll let you know." - Asked Wednesday evening about Trump saying the votes were gettable, Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters, "That must be a different form of math." Driving the news: Hours earlier, two of Trump's top aides met with Senate Republicans at their weekly lunch to press them to pass a three-part budget reconciliation bill before leaving town, Axios scooped earlier Wednesday . - The goal is to move a House budget…Open

AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - U.S. launches fresh airstrikes in Iran

The U.S. military began conducting airstrikes in Iran on Wednesday evening, U.S. Central Command confirmed in a statement . Why it matters: These are the first U.S. strikes in Iran since President Trump paused the bombing campaign Friday to give negotiations another chance. - Wednesday's strikes came in retaliation for an Iranian missile attack targeting a U.S. base in Jordan on Tuesday. All of the Iranian missiles were intercepted, according to the U.S. military. - "The strikes are a powerful response to yesterday's attempted Iranian attacks on U.S. forces based in the Middle East," CENTCOM said. Driving the news: Trump told reporters Wednesday afternoon that the U.S. would hit Iran "very hard" later in the day. - "It's our turn,"…

The U.S. military began conducting airstrikes in Iran on Wednesday evening, U.S. Central Command confirmed in a statement . Why it matters: These are the first U.S. strikes in Iran since President Trump paused the bombing campaign Friday to give negotiations another chance. - Wednesday's strikes came in retaliation for an Iranian missile attack targeting a U.S. base in Jordan on Tuesday. All of the Iranian missiles were intercepted, according to the U.S. military. - "The strikes are a powerful response to yesterday's attempted Iranian attacks on U.S. forces based in the Middle East," CENTCOM said. Driving the news: Trump told reporters Wednesday afternoon that the U.S. would hit Iran "very hard" later in the day. - "It's our turn,"…Open