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STRIPES (Wyatt Olson) - VA-sponsored committee wants to hear from vets with neurological conditions | Stars and Stripes

Veterans who developed neurodegenerative conditions after deploying to Afghanistan and Iraq are being sought for a NASEM review.

AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - Scoop: Trump discussed "Jesus" meme with Bill Pulte before posting it, sources say

Before President Trump posted an image of him as a Christ-like healer, he discussed the meme with his controversial housing finance chief Bill Pulte, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Trump's Truth Social post Sunday night drew such a fierce backlash from Christians that he pulled it down, an extremely rare move for him. But the mystery of who may have helped introduce the meme to him wasn't clear, until now. - Pulte declined to comment, as did the White House. Behind the scenes: Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is a ubiquitous figure in the president's orbit both in the White House and at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., where Pulte is a member. - Trump was in South Florida over the weekend and…

AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - The Iran war has brought Israel to a new low point with Democrats in Congress

Israel's relationship with Democrats on Capitol Hill is rapidly deteriorating, with a growing number of lawmakers saying they can no longer support U.S. funding for even the country's defensive weaponry. Why it matters: Opposing the use of American taxpayer dollars to fund Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system was "seen as insanely fringe four years ago," Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) told Axios. No longer. - Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) told Axios he "cannot support more military assistance" to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he has "supported Iron Dome in the past, but there doesn't seem to be any accountability." - Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) told Axios he doesn't think that position is "wildly controversial in…

NYTIMES (Katherine Rosman) - Mamdani’s Wife Admits ‘Shame’ Over Social Media Posts From Her Teens

Rama Duwaji apologized for using what she said was “harmful” language as a teenager, in her first interview since her husband, Zohran Mamdani, took office.

NYTIMES (David M. Halbfinger) - With Iran War on Pause, Political Battle Resumes Over Israeli Democracy

A court fight over Itamar Ben-Gvir, an extremist who oversees the police, pits the attorney general against Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing government.

NYTIMES (Robert Jimison and Megan Mineiro) - Senate Republicans Again Block Bid to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers

For the fourth time since the war began, G.O.P. senators successfully fended off an effort to constrain the president. But there were signs of growing unease among Republicans.

NYTIMES (David E. Sanger, Nikolay Nikolov, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Gilad Thaler, Coleman Lowndes, Jon Miller, David Seekamp, Rafaela Balster, Jordan Gantz and Stephanie Swart) - What the Iran War Means for China

Our national security correspondent David E. Sanger examines what the Iran war means to China, which is the world’s biggest importer of Iranian oil.

NYTIMES (Anton Troianovski) - Trump’s Portrayal of the War in Iran Collides With Reality

President Trump is confronting a crisis that is not bending to his narrative of a “pretty reasonable” new regime in Iran and all-but-assured victory for the United States.