According to new reports, President Trump is seriously considering restarting major combat operations in Iran. It comes as CENTCOM confirms that the U.S. hit Iran for a 12th consecutive night, and as the price of oil hits $100 a barrel.
Vance Boelter, the man who dressed up like a police officer and killed former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark last summer , was given two life sentences followed by 40 years in prison by a federal judge Thursday. The big picture: The sentence puts Boelter behind bars without a possibility of parole and brings some resolution to a politically motivated crime that rocked Minnesota. Catch up quick: Boelter, 58, pleaded guilty in June as part of a deal with U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen to avoid the death penalty , Rosen said. - Boelter, who was targeting a long list of Democrats, apologized before the sentencing. - "To every person I have caused loss, pain, heartache, confusion, sadness, shame, or loneliness, I am…