NYTIMES (Steven Erlanger) - In Iran war, Trump Risks Another American ‘Forever War’
President Trump, who promised to “end wars,” not start them, may have fallen into a familiar presidential trap.
NYTIMES (Cassandra Vinograd and Andrew E. Kramer) - What to Know About Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Ousted Defense Minister
Mr. Fedorov became the youthful face of Ukraine’s successful drone warfare program. The move to replace him has prompted street protests.
NYTIMES (Cassandra Vinograd, Andrew E. Kramer and Oleksandr Chubko) - Mass Protests Across Ukraine Oppose Ouster of Defense Minister
Demonstrators demanded the reinstatement of Mykhailo Fedorov, who had come to symbolize Ukraine’s success in using drones to strike back against Russia.
REDSTATE (Brad Essex) - THE ESSEX FILES: Keep Your Hands Off the Clock - Why 'Standard Time' Is Still Best
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Asylum Seekers Sentenced for Beach Gang Rape.
Three asylum seekers have been sentenced after gang raping a woman on a beach in England last year, underscoring the problems created by Britain's immigration and asylum policies.
Three asylum seekers have been sentenced after gang raping a woman on a beach in England last year, underscoring the problems created by Britain’s immigration and asylum policies. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The three asylum seekers found guilty of gang-raping a woman on Brighton Beach in England have been sentenced. DETAIL: Egyptian nationals Ibrahim Alshafe, 26, and Karin Al-Danasurt, 21, and Iranian national Abdulla Ahmadi, 26, were sentenced at Hove Crown Court for gang-raping a woman on Brighton beach, south England, on October 4, 2025. Alshafe and Ahmadi each received 21 years in prison. Both were found guilty of two counts of rape . Al-Danasurt, who filmed the attack, was sentenced to 18 years and six months, after being found…Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (Jesse Weber) - Up to 2,000 Native Americans dead or missing in Medicaid fraud scheme: Attorneys
The lead plaintiff suffered a traumatic brain injury after a sober living home staffer gave her fentanyl in 2022.
AXIOS (Alex Isenstadt) - Vance enters the media lion's den
Vice President Vance is venturing into unfriendly media terrain to defend the White House against its critics — reviving the same playbook that endeared him to President Trump when he was picking his running mate. Why it matters: Vance is using the media blitz to showcase one of his biggest political assets — his talent for verbal combat — as he lays the groundwork for an expected 2028 presidential campaign. - His approach contrasts with other high-profile members of the administration who stick to conservative outlets like Fox News and Newsmax. Driving the news: Vance's nearly three-hour appearance Wednesday on Joe Rogan's top-ranked podcast was the latest stop. - Rogan endorsed Trump in 2024 but has since broken with the White…
AXIOS (Brittany Gibson) - How a fuming Trump reversed ICE's pause on vehicle stops
Late Tuesday at the White House, a livid President Trump complained to advisers about the Department of Homeland Security's decision to pause the type of vehicle stops by ICE agents that had led to two fatal shootings in the past two weeks. - The department's idea seemed to be that agents would get more training. But by Wednesday morning, Trump had sent a Truth Social post reversing the pause, leaving DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and border czar Tom Homan to try to explain. Why it matters: The episode showed how the latest ICE shootings have revived a tense debate within the administration over how to balance increasing public pressure to stop the violence with Trump's desire for tough enforcement and more deportations. Zoom in:…
AXIOS (Jim VandeHei) - Behind the Curtain: AI godfathers converge on regulations
The three men racing hardest to build superhuman AI — Demis Hassabis , Sam Altman and Dario Amodei — all agree the frontier needs to be regulated ASAP. Why it matters: For the first time, the CEOs of Google DeepMind, OpenAI and Anthropic are on the record, in writing, converging on the same diagnosis and remarkably similar prescriptions. The three rivals each published a detailed distillation of their views in the past five weeks — the same extraordinary stretch in which Washington twice intervened to restrict or delay access to frontier models. - We hear Meta's Mark Zuckerberg is working on his own memo, too. Driving the news: Hassabis' proposal , published Tuesday, drew rare public praise across the bitterly competitive AI…
NYTIMES (Steve Lohr) - TSMC Adds $100 Billion to Its U.S. Spending Plan
The pledge from the Taiwanese chip-making giant brought the total commitment to its fast-growing operations in Arizona to $265 billion.