STRIPES - US forces disable tanker heading to Iranian port as blockade resumes | Stars and Stripes
A U.S. aircraft disabled the Curacao-flagged M/T Belma after it ignored repeated warnings to stop as it headed toward Kharg Island.
NYTIMES (Ana Swanson and Ana Ionova) - Trump Administration to Impose New Tariffs on Brazil
The United States accused the country of unfair trade practices. The tariff will replace ones that the Supreme Court struck down.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Texas Gov Abbott calls for state investigation into ICE shooting in Houston
Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday said the Texas Rangers are investigating the fatal shooting of a Mexican national in Houston last week by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Democrat senators appear dissatisfied over DNI nominee Clayton's stances on election security
A swift confirmation of Jay Clayton as the next director of National Intelligence appears less likely after multiple Democrats left his Wednesday confirmation hearing dissatisfied with his responses.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Trump calls Pennsylvania ‘key’ to national defense renaissance
A $10 billion national defense renaissance championed by the Trump administration will rely on Pennsylvania’s skilled workers to build “the arsenal of freedom.”
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Smoke from Canadian wildfires prompts air quality alert in northern United States
The air quality issues stem from over a dozen wildfires in Canada's Ontario province, including one that burned through over 130,000 acres as of Tuesday, in Wabakimi Provincial Park, north of Lake Superior.
JUSTTHENEWS (Christina Park) - Johnson delivers on getting SAVE Act to House floor, but Graham’s passing adds to Senate uncertainty
Senator Tommy Tuberville warns that Graham’s passing leaves a procedural void as Speaker Mike Johnson attaches the voter ID bill to Reconciliation 3.0
JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Senate GOP poised for largest turnover of the millennium due to Trump primaries, retirements
Republicans currently have 53 seats in the upper chamber, but are essentially guaranteed to see at least eight of their ranks not return for the next Congress, marking what will be the largest instance of intra-party turnover in the past quarter-century.
JUSTTHENEWS (Amanda Head) - Trump vs. Collins: Vehicle stops resume as an effective measure in fighting illegal immigration
Collins, a moderate Republican Senator, asked DHS to halt traffic stops after a series of deadly shootings, but Trump ordered that the stops continue.
JUSTTHENEWS (Steven Richards) - Lawmakers accuse Jack Smith of lying to Congress, call for federal probe
Senators suggest Special Counsel Jack Smith may have misled Congress when he testified that his team did not access the contents of lawmakers’ messages seized in his probe into alleged 2020 election interference by President Donald Trump. Under federal law, knowingly making false statements to Congress is a crime punishable by up to five years in prison