AMERICANGREATNESS (Katya Sedgwick) - Volatile Loyalties
Gu Aling is not done with America. Last weekend, the Chinese Olympic medalist performed grand marshal duties at San Francisco’s Lunar New Year Parade. Seated […] Source
AMERICANGREATNESS (Fred Fleitz) - Trump’s Iran War Strategy: Precision Strikes, Clear Objectives, and a Swift Return to Peace
President Donald Trump campaigned on ending endless wars, not starting them. Just over a year into his second term, he is delivering this on his […] Source
AMERICANGREATNESS (Auguste Meyrat) - Boomer Wisdom
There is a reason the “Okay, boomer” meme has endured while others have come and gone. Even with most of this cohort entering their 70s […] Source
NYTIMES (Trish Bendix) - Late Night Unwraps ‘War’ vs. ‘Excursion’ vs. ‘Both’
The “Late Night” host Seth Meyers said President Trump is letting Americans “choose your own adventure” in the war with Iran.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Cuba will release 51 people from prison in an unexpected move
The announcement was made just hours before Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel is scheduled to speak early Friday "to address national and international issues."
AXIOS (Rebecca Falconer) - Ship escorts to start in Strait of Hormuz "soon," Trump officials say
The U.S. Navy will escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz , "perhaps with an international coalition," as "soon as it is militarily possible," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Sky News interview broadcast Thursday. Why it matters: The International Energy Agency said Thursday the global oil market is facing "the largest supply disruption" in history due to the Iran war, which Bessent told Sky News has cost the U.S. $11 billion thus far. - Calls have been growing for a naval protection system in the strait amid concerns that Iran is laying mines in the narrow, strategically important waterway that typically handles about 20% of the world's oil supply, as soaring energy costs are felt at the gas pump . Yes, but: Bessent…
JUSTTHENEWS (Eric J. Lyman) - Iranian leaders contradict themselvesr on Strait of Hormuz closure
The 13-mile-wide strait between Iran and Oman is a key chokepoint for global trade, including for oil, which is trading near four-year highs
NPR (The Associated Press) - A record number of political parties register for Haiti's first election in a decade
A record 280 political parties had registered by Thursday's deadline to participate in Haiti's first general election in a decade, hopeful for a chance to help ease their country's multiple crises.
AXIOS (Herb Scribner) - This military rebel group could join the Iran war next against the U.S.
The U.S. and Israel could soon find themselves a new enemy in the Iran war — the Houthis. Why it matters: The Houthis involvement in the Iran war could potentially disrupt shipping lanes in a major way and threaten President Trump's military campaign in the Gulf. State of play: Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Thursday vowed retaliation against Israel and the U.S. for its campaign against Iran, Axios' Barak Ravid reports . - He also thanked Hezbollah in Lebanon , the pro-Iranian militias in Iraq and the Houthis in Yemen for their support, suggesting the Houthis could be next to join the war. - The Houthis warned earlier this week that their "fingers are on the trigger ." Here's what to know about the Houthis. Who are the…
AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - Trump's SAVE Act push creates new FISA problem for Mike Johnson
President Trump's suggestion that Republicans attach the SAVE America Act to the must-pass reauthorization of FISA is already complicating one of Congress' most contentious upcoming fights. Why it matters: Reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is always messy — and it's shaping up to be a major headache for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.). - The House is expected to move first, with GOP leaders eyeing a vote during the upcoming work period so the Senate has time to move before FISA — which allows warrantless wiretapping of non-U.S. citizens overseas — lapses on April 20. - The House has just 12 session days before that deadline. Driving the news: Trump told House Republicans at their retreat…