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NYTIMES (Yeganeh Torbati and Sanam Mahoozi) - Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s New Supreme Leader, Says Strait of Hormuz Must Remain Closed in Defiant Statement

Mojtaba Khamenei struck a defiant tone and signaled that Iran would not back down in a war that has spread across the Middle East.

JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Senate Democrats block DHS funding bill that would end partial government shutdown

Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman was the only Democrat to vote with Republicans to advance the funding bill, which was defeated in a 51-46 split. The measure needed 60 votes to pass.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Coalition asks Michigan Supreme Court to overturn Line 5 tunnel approval

Attorneys representing the coalition asked the court to overturn a lower court’s decision to uphold the Michigan Public Service Commission’s approval of the tunnel project.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Second U.S. Gulf oil & gas lease sale generates $47 million

The Big Beautiful Gulf 2 auction in New Orleans on Wednesday drew 38 bids from 13 companies on 25 blocks covering about 141,000 acres in federal waters off the coasts of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, according to the agency.

THEFEDERALIST (Brianna Lyman) - 4 Reasons Vote-By-Mail Is Insecure, And How The SAVE Act Would Fix It

The SAVE America Act includes several safeguards that would address many of the aforementioned vulnerabilities with mass mail-in voting.

NPR (Scott Neuman) - Fear of Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz could further slow the flow of oil

Attacks by Iran have already nearly halted the flow of oil through the vital waterway as commercial ship crews fear being hit by missiles, drones or mines.

Attacks by Iran have already nearly halted the flow of oil through the vital waterway as commercial ship crews fear being hit by missiles, drones or mines.Open

WASHINGTONPOST (Scott Nover) - Pentagon bars press photographers over ‘unflattering’ Hegseth photos

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staff took issue with photos taken in a rare briefing last week and decided to shut out press photographers from two subsequent news conferences.