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JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Hegseth pledges to fix military housing allowance after $2.6 billion used for warrior bonuses

The $21.5 billion housing investment in the budget is targeted entirely at repairing and constructing physical barracks, not the cash entitlement that helps troops living off base pay their rent.

NYTIMES (Michael Gold) - House Adopts Budget to Unlock $70 Billion for Immigration Enforcement

The measure will allow the G.O.P. to begin working on a filibuster-proof bill to fund ICE and C.B.P., part of their plan to reopen the long-shuttered Department of Homeland Security.

AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Scoop: Commanders to brief Trump on new Iran military options Thursday

President Trump is slated to receive a briefing on new plans for potential military action in Iran on Thursday from CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper, two sources with knowledge tell Axios. Why it matters: The briefing signals that Trump is seriously considering resuming major combat operations either to try to break the logjam in negotiations or to deliver a final blow before ending the war. Behind the scenes: CENTCOM has prepared a plan for a "short and powerful" wave of strikes on Iran — likely including infrastructure targets — in hopes of breaking the negotiating deadlock, three sources with knowledge said. - The hope would be that Iran would then return to the negotiating table showing more flexibility on the nuclear issue. …

JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Paxton sues Houston care center over alleged Chinese 'birth tourism' scheme

The lawsuit comes as the Trump administration seeks to crack down on "birth tourism" operations as the Supreme Court considers a challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship.

NYTIMES (Matt Stevens, Emmanuel Morgan and Orlando Mayorquín) - D4vd Bought Chain Saws to Dispose of Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s Body, Prosecutors Say

In a legal filing, prosecutors outlined for the first time how they say the singer murdered and dismembered Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

NYTIMES (John Ismay and Megan Mineiro) - Takeaways From Hegseth’s Testimony on Iran War and His Tenure

It was Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first public appearance before Congress since Operation Epic Fury began in late February.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Rob Taub) - ‘Not about jokes, it’s about hatred’: O'Reilly sounds off on Kimmel

"This is hate speech. It's not funny. It's not satire. There's no social redeeming quality to demeaning whenever he can," says O'Reilly.

ABCNEWS - D4vd case: Prosecutors reveal 'horrifying' details of teen's alleged murder

D4vd was charged last week with the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez following a monthslong investigation.

STRIPES (Linda F. Hersey) - Veterans groups demand swift passage of bill to require ‘written, informed consent’ before certain drugs are dispensed | Stars and Stripes

The Written Informed Consent Act would mandate that veterans receive clear and comprehensive information about antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications and other drugs for treating mood disorders.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Patrick Djordjevic) - Brown shooter spent years in isolation planning killing: FBI

The FBI said Neves Valente made a "series of audio files and short videos" confessing to the crimes, but he did not show remorse.