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THEFEDERALIST (Brianna Lyman) - Spanberger Signs Bill To Tie Virginia’s Electoral Votes To California

Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanberger committed Virginia to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact on Monday, which would tie Virginia’s Electoral College votes to those of California or another densely populated state even if Virginians vote the opposite way. The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact would “guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most […]

AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Trump would "welcome" Israel-Lebanon ceasefire: U.S. official

With Israel's security cabinet convening on Wednesday to discuss a potential ceasefire in Lebanon, a U.S. official told Axios that President Trump would "welcome and be happy with an end of hostilities." Why it matters: The ceasefire is politically sensitive for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but — while the two tracks are officially separate — it could help President Trump reach a peace deal with Iran . What they're saying: "The U.S. hasn't asked Israel for a ceasefire in Lebanon and it's not part of the peace negotiations with Iran. But the president would welcome and be happy with an end of hostilities as part of an agreement between Israel and Lebanon," the U.S. official said. - Israeli officials said the war in Lebanon and a…

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Trump says the Iran war is nearly finished...but peace talks and economic risks loom

The Hill speaks with Rosemary Kelanic, Director of the Middle East Program at Defense Priorities, about the war with Iran, as President Trump doubles down on the fact that he thought oil prices would be “much worse” than they are now amid the conflict “I mean, honestly, I thought there’d be much worse. And I was willing to do that to stop a nuclear weapon to be used against this country or the Middle East. Anybody in the Middle East, they were going to take out the Middle East to stop that,” Trump said during his interview that aired Wednesday on Fox Business’s “Mornings with Maria.” Read More: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5832517-trump-opens-strait-of-hormuz/ #trump #iran #iranwar #straitofhormuz #china #jdvance

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Speaker Mike Johnson ‘taken aback’ by Pope Leo's comments criticizing Iran war

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Wednesday that he was “taken aback” by some of the comments Pope Leo XIV made about the conflict in Iran, amid President Trump’s criticism of the leader of the Catholic Church. #iran #popeleoxiv #trump #catholicchurch