WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Lamothe, Noah Robertson) - Army paratroopers ordered to Middle East as U.S. weighs next Iran move
The Pentagon on Tuesday ordered a couple thousand paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division to deploy to the Middle East.
AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - Rubio testimony sheds light on friend's shadowy Venezuela play
International intrigue. An assassination plot. Millions of secret dollars . Code names. Secret meetings. - Venezuela's shadowy dealings with the first Trump administration were laid bare by Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday when he testified against his longtime friend, David Rivera. - The former Miami congressman is on trial in federal court for allegedly acting as an unregistered foreign agent in a $50 million scheme. Why it matters: Rivera's trial is a behind-the-scenes glimpse into Venezuela's push to manipulate the U.S. into normalizing relations by throwing around big money and promises for government reforms before Nicolas Maduro established himself as an election-rigging dictator in 2017. - Maduro's run finally came to…
AXIOS (Carly Mallenbaum) - Death Cafe: Why strangers are talking about dying over tea
More strangers are gathering over cake and tea to chat — about dying. Why it matters: Death comes for all of us. Meetups known as Death Cafes help make talking about it less taboo. Catch up quick: The concept launched in 2011 in East London, according to the Death Cafe site . - Now, groups meet all over the world, in many types of settings. More than 11,000 are listed in the U.S. How it works: Death Cafes allow for "a tangible, factual, honest conversation around death," Aly Leija, 33, tells Axios. She's attended events virtually and in person in San Antonio. - After participants introduce themselves and share what brought them to the group, discussion topics range from mortality to cremation and burial options. Between the lines: A…
JUSTTHENEWS (Just the News staff) - You Vote: With Trump getting a 'present' from Iran and is talking to the 'right people,' what now?
Trump said the gift signaled that the United States was negotiating and working with the "right people" in Iran after a conflict broke out in the Middle East last month.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Debra Heine) - Trump Says Iran is ‘Wiped Out;’ U.S. Has ‘Won This War’
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Iran has “agreed they will never have a nuclear weapons” and that the United States has “won this war.” […] Source
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - Hollywood staple calls out liberal late night hosts: Rob Schmitt's News From The Left
"Democrats in mourning" as an abortion doctor convicted of horrific baby killings has died, "stupid" woke Star Trek show has flopped, and a Hollywood staple called out liberal echo chamber late night hosts: Rob Schmitt's "News From The Left"
NYTIMES (Trip Gabriel) - Kermit Gosnell, Imprisoned Abortion Doctor Convicted of Murders, Dies at 85
Prosecutors in 2013 said that he killed babies who had emerged alive during late-term abortions. The case became a rallying cry for anti-abortion activists.
STRIPES (Seth Robson) - 5th Air Force in Japan has its first dedicated commander in nearly 70 years | Stars and Stripes
A veteran fighter pilot who led air wings in Texas, Afghanistan and Okinawa has taken charge of 5th Air Force in Japan.
THEFEDERALIST (Margot Cleveland) - Cleveland: Jack Smith And His Lawfare Team ‘Must Be Held Accountable’
'First, Smith was unconstitutionally named Special Counsel, in violation of the Appointments Clause. Second, the subpoenas of Congressional toll records violated the Speech or Debate Clause.'
AXIOS (Alex Isenstadt) - Democrats flip Florida state seat in Trump's backyard
Democrats on Tuesday flipped a Republican-leaning Florida state House seat that encompasses President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, per AP . The big picture: Democrat Emily Gregory beat the Trump-endorsed Republican Jon Maples in a special election in the Palm Beach County-based district that the president won by 11 points. - Trump voted for Maples by mail, despite repeatedly railing against mail-in voting . Zoom out: Republicans have been getting creamed in dozens of state legislative elections since Trump took office last year. - Democratic candidates running for state legislative seats this year have outperformed 2024 presidential candidate Kamala Harris ' vote totals by nearly 11 points, according to The Downballot , a site that…