NYTIMES (Tim Balk) - In Kentucky, Trump Allies Clash With Massie Over Iran War
Representative Thomas Massie’s race against a rival backed by President Trump is shaping up as a key midterm testing ground for G.O.P. attitudes on the war.
NYTIMES (Nick Corasaniti and Richard Fausset) - After F.B.I. Seized Ballots in Georgia, Other States Brace for Trouble
President Trump thinks Republicans should “take over” election procedures in parts of the United States. But where? Here are some possibilities.
NYTIMES (Graham Bowley and Julia Jacobs) - The Met Opera’s Desperate Hunt for Money
The Met has looked to a foreign government, to new strategies, even to outer space, in its scramble to find money to sustain the country’s largest performing arts organization.
NYTIMES (Orlando Mayorquín) - ICE Detention of Teen Musicians Roils Texas Mariachi Community
Two brothers who were recognized by their congresswoman last year, along with their parents and younger brother, are facing deportation.
NYTIMES (Jonah E. Bromwich) - A Year After His Arrest, Mahmoud Khalil Lives in Limbo and in Fear
President Trump made Mr. Khalil the face of his crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests. Mr. Khalil is now living with uncertainty as the courts consider his deportation.
NYTIMES (Hiroko Tabuchi) - Trump Executive Order Protected Weedkiller Roundup and a Munition, White Phosphorus
Citing national security, an unusual executive order gave protection to the herbicide Roundup. It also protected the U.S.’s only supply of a controversial, highly flammable munition.
NYTIMES (Anton Troianovski) - How Trump’s War in Iran Has Echoes of Putin and Ukraine
The many similarities between the White House’s justification for war in Iran and Russia’s messaging on Ukraine underscore the risks of a vaguely defined, open-ended war.
BITCHUTE - Why are there so many Islamic terror organizations?
WASHINGTONPOST (Isaac Arnsdorf, Rael Ombuor) - Trump said he ended a war in Africa. U.S. sanctions say otherwise.
The administration says Rwandan-backed militants violated a Trump-brokered peace accord within days.
WASHINGTONPOST (Karen Tumulty) - Tim Walz talks about the ‘generational trauma’ his state has faced
Amid President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, Americans saw Minnesotans at their best, looking out for each other, the governor tells The Post.