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AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - After Tehran strikes, Trump says Israel won't attack Iran gas fields anymore

President Trump said Wednesday that Israel will not conduct further attacks on Iran's main natural gas facility. Why it matters: Trump's comments that seem to be an effort to de-escalate the situation came hours after he green-lit the Israeli strike on the facility that marked a significant escalation in the war. Driving the news: The Israeli Air Force struck a natural gas processing facility in southwestern Iran on Wednesday. - The attack on the South Pars gas field was the first time Israel has struck natural gas facilities in Iran, which are key to Iran's economy. - Israeli and U.S. officials said the strike was coordinated with and approved by the White House. - Several hours later, the Iranian military conducted two missile…

ABCNEWS - Former counterterrorism under investigation over alleged leaks: Sources

Joe Kent, the former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, is under criminal investigation for potentially leaking classified information, sources said.

AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - Joe Kent under FBI investigation for alleged leaks

Former counterterrorism official Joe Kent has been under FBI investigation for months on suspicion he leaked classified information, three sources familiar with the case tell Axios. Why it matters: Kent propelled himself into national headlines Tuesday when he resigned his post and blamed Israel for tricking President Trump into launching the Iran war even though it posed "no imminent threat " to the U.S. Driving the news: Immediately after his resignation, administration officials said he had been "a known leaker" and had been cut out of briefings with the president. - Semafor reported that Kent, who led the National Counterterrorism Center, had been placed under investigation prior to his resignation, which Axios independently…

YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Leland Vittert, Caroline Sunshine debate merits of US, Iran war | On Balance

Caroline Sunshine, a former Trump campaign White House deputy communications director, joins NewsNation to discuss why she believes a sizable part of MAGA disagrees with the United States' involvement in the Iran war. "On Balance with Leland Vittert" takes a critical look at some of the day's hottest subjects.

JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - As reliability concerns grow, Democrats signal retreat from previous push to 100% renewable energy

A House Energy and Commerce hearing examining electric reliability during Winter Storm Fern revealed a shift in rhetoric on energy. Democrats appeared to now accept that the grid needs fossil fuels, and points about a "climate crisis" were noticeably rare.

JUSTTHENEWS (Greg Piper) - Justice Department's attack on red states widens GOP rift on abortion pill rules ahead of midterms

Feds concede RFK Jr. has statutory authority to "immediately" suspend mifepristone if he finds "imminent hazard to the public health," but warn blocking Biden-era rules will spark "judicial tug-of-war"

JUSTTHENEWS (Steven Richards) - Media, lawmakers downplay threat from the Iran regime, but evidence shows the true scope of danger

Tehran’s actions include organizing assassination plots against an American president, steadfastly refusing to cease its nuclear program, and seeking deadly anti-ship missiles from China to directly threaten U.S. naval vessels.

JUSTTHENEWS (Jerry Dunleavy) - Pentagon’s new military education list includes school filled by Hunter Biden laptop letter signers

Pentagon removed leftwing Ivy League schools from military fellowship program, but a replacement school proposed by the Pentagon has an entire center staffed by Trump foes, many of whom participated in what could only be called a "disinformation" campaign to deny the legitimacy of Hunter Biden's infamous laptop.