NEWSNATIONNOW (Brooke Shafer) - Thousands of Americans have returned from Middle East, White House says
The State Department said it's "actively securing military aircraft and charter flights" to get Americans out of the area.
NPR (NPR Staff) - Strikes resume on Iran, U.S. military says Tehran's defenses 'severely degraded'
Israel's military said it had begun a "broad wave of strikes" in Tehran Wednesday morning. U.S. officials touted early gains, while Democrats warned the war could widen.
REDSTATE (Eli Shepherd) - Video Emerges of UCSF Administrator Threatening to Kill Critic of Child Trans Surgeries
REDSTATE (The Heartland Institute) - America Literally Cannot Afford Democratic Socialism
REDSTATE (Tommy Sears) - Via Iran and Venezuela, Trump Makes the Cold War Great Again
NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Ian Stewart and Anton Troianovski) - Trump’s ‘Worst Case’ Scenario in Iran, and the Most Expensive Primary in U.S. History
Plus, the fight over daylight saving time.
NEWSNATIONNOW (HANNAH FINGERHUT, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and REBECCA BOONE, Associated Press) - Soldiers who died in Iran war remembered as devoted parents, reservists
“You don’t go to Kuwait thinking something’s going to happen, and for her to be one of the first – it hurts.”
WASHINGTONPOST (Laura Meckler) - Democrats weigh Trump school vouchers, with billions at stake
Democratic governors, under pressure, must decide whether to participate in the new federal voucher program, which offers dollars for public and private school students.
NPR (NPR Staff) - Israel launches new strikes in Tehran as public farewell for Khamenei begins
Israel's military said it had begun a "broad wave of strikes" in Tehran Wednesday morning. U.S. officials touted early gains, while Democrats warned the war could widen.
NYTIMES (Keith Schneider) - To Cut Housing Costs, Some States Are Easing Fire Safety Rules
Last year, six states eliminated a fire-safety code requiring apartment buildings taller than three stories to have at least two staircases. More states are exploring the move.