Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday morning that Iran’s new supreme leader is “injured and possibly disfigured,” confirming reports that Mojtaba Khamenei was injured in the US war against Iran. “Iran’s leadership is not in a better condition, desperate and in hiding. They have gone underground, scared. This is what the rats are doing. We…
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Morning Report is The Hill’s newsletter. Subscribe here. In today’s issue: ▪ Pressure grows to end Iran conflict ▪ US eases oil sanctions on Russia ▪ US plane crashes in Iraq ▪ Update on Michigan, Virginia violence The shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will officially reach the one-month mark at midnight tonight,…
DORAL, Florida – House Republicans are promising a supplemental funding package aimed at replenishing the U.S. arms stockpile and bolstering security abroad, as the Trump administration’s military campaign against Iran intensifies. The operation has already dragged on for the second week, with costs rising rapidly. Pentagon officials told lawmakers during a briefing Tuesday… Source link
The US military announced Thursday that a refueling plane, a KC-135, crashed in western Iraq in an incident that was not caused by friendly or hostile fire. US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the incident involved two aircraft, one of which went down and the other “landed safely.” It is not clear whether there was any……
The Trump administration is considering loosening shipping regulations in an effort to reduce fuel prices, which have risen as a result of the war in Iran. Specifically, the administration is considering issuing a temporary waiver of the Jones Act, a 100-year-old law that requires shipping between US ports to be carried out by US-flagged ships….
Old intelligence data may have led to a US airstrike on a girls’ school in southern Iran that killed about 175 people, according to multiple outlets, after the start of a military campaign against the Middle Eastern country. It is unclear why Shajrah Tayyebeh Primary School was attacked. The New York Times reported that… Source…
California’s Advanced Clean Cars II rules aim to eliminate new gas-powered cars in the state by 2035. Source link
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday night the formation of a new task force that will review U.S. war colleges to ensure they are “effective” and focused on key national security issues. Hegseth said the task force, which will be established by Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Anthony… Source link
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday identified the suspect accused of attacking a synagogue in Michigan as Lebanese national Ayman Mohammed Ghazali. DHS confirmed Ghazali’s identity in a statement to The Hill. A DHS spokesperson said, “He was born on January 4, 1985 in Lebanon.” “He entered the United States… Source link
