Patricia Zengerle

“.. Johnson, 45, tried to keep the children quiet by telling them he would share millions of dollars in restitution money he expected to receive from the Trump administration in connection with his Jan. 6 case.”

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Notable - Trump's pick to be DHS secretary, MarkWayne Mullin is the only serving U.S. senator without at least a bachelor's degree. In 1997, at age 20, Mullin took over his father's business, Mullin Plumbing, when his father fell ill.

Under the war powers act - and I know I know there are so many rules that just don't ... exist in this climate - Trump has to either end the Iran war in 60 days (so late April) or come to Congress for authorization.

All the best people

Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who d...

New: ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients.

Starmer says UK's relationship with US still special after Trump criticism The "special relationship" between Britain and the United States remains intact and they continue to share intelligence, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said ​on Thursday, after Donald Trump rebuked him for hesitating to support U.S. strikes on ‌Iran.

Starmer says UK's relationship with US still special after Trump criticism reut.rs/4aUgrbS

It does start to all feel a bit like - Iran, an "imminent threat" to America since 1979.

I keep seeing the "OUR 50 YEAR WAR WITH IRAN" headlines and think, dang, really? Then maybe we should've come down harder on those Reagan administration guys for selling arms to Iran and using the proceeds to seed an illegal slush fund for far-right counterrevolutionaries in Central America

The video of a United States Senator joining the violent removal of U.S. marine from a hearing and hideously breaking his arm in a door is an example of what has been unleashed in this country. They’re tapping in to get in on the violence.
And then he bragged about it on X later.

From NRO's Audrey Fahlberg: SCOOP: Trump's furious that Noem said under oath in her Senate Judiciary hearing that the he had advance knowledge of the $220M DHS ad campaign & approved its release He's privately floated Markwayne Mullin as prospective replacement, @NRO has learned

Looks like DHS isn't getting more trustworthy any time soon. This does explain Mullin's TV tour — or maybe the tour explains Trump's interest in him.

So in theory, it would take an act of Congress to reinstate the draft, but since in theory it also takes an act of Congress to do many things that have been done without Congress …

www.sss.gov/about/return...

Iran crisis tests Trump standing with young men who helped power 2024 win When Michael Leary learned the US had struck Iran, he questioned whether the move honored the "America First" pledge that earned his vote for Trump and feared it could pull ​the country into another M...

Looking up whether the draft can be restarted via executive order - www.reuters.com/world/us/ira...

And meanwhile in the House.

Iran launches wave of missiles at Israel; US Republicans block measure to halt US air campaign The attacks sent millions of Israeli residents into bomb shelters as the war with Iran entered ​its sixth day, just hours after moves to halt the U.S. air assault were blocked in Washington.

Iran launched a wave of missiles at Israel early on March 5, sending millions of residents into bomb shelters as the US-Israel war with Iran entered its sixth day and just hours after moves to halt the US air assault were blocked in Washington reut.rs/3Pi9EjJ

US Senate backs Trump on Iran strikes, blocks bid to limit his war powers The Senate voted 53 to 47 not to advance the resolution, largely along party ‌lines, with all but one Republican voting against the procedural motion and all but one Democrat supporting it.

US Senate backs Trump on Iran strikes, blocks bid to limit his war powers - www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Moskowitz: I want to end on a happy note. I got you a new Coast Guard blankie, the one you lost.

Capitol rioter arrested for Metro assault as livestreams show rider touching women's hair One woman says the suspect has stalked her and threatened her for a couple of years.

Not the first Jan 6 participant to be arrested for something else, but this might be the weirdest one:

www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/c...

Syria - which has already been through so much.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards take wartime lead, ensuring harder line, sources say Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have tightened their grip on wartime decision‑making despite the loss of top commanders, senior sources say, driving a hardline strategy that is propelling Tehran's drone‑a...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards take wartime lead, ensuring harder line, sources say - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

CIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources say | CNN Politics The CIA is working to arm Kurdish forces with the aim of fomenting a popular uprising in Iran and the Trump administration has been in active discussions with Iranian opposition groups and Kurdish lea...

The CIA track record on stuff like this is … not great. www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/p...

Four people, with their hands up, standing behind 2 people sitting. The four people standing are US citizens who were detained, the two people are families whose family members were killed by migrants.

Jayapal is now introducing 4 US citizens who were detained for at least 6 hours merely for observing ICE.

Kristi Noem sent a much-delayed list of USCit detained by ICE yesterday. None of these four were on the list.

I didn't expect the "then they came for..." to hit me QUITE so specifically, but lesson learned.

Curious how going after Dunkin will play with the American public

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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Son Emerges as Leading Choice to Be His Successor

It appears we may have replaced Ayatollah Khamenei with Ayatollah Khamenei

Turkey says NATO defences destroyed incoming missile from Iran Turkey said ‌that NATO air defences destroyed a ballistic missile fired from Iran as it headed into Turkish airspace on Wednesday, marking the first time the alliance member has been drawn into the ex...

NATO // Turkey becomes first NATO member drawn into expanding conflict - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

US, Ecuadorean forces take action in Ecuador to combat drug trafficking Ecuadorean and U.S. forces launched joint operations to combat drug trafficking, ​the U.S. Southern Command said on Tuesday, ‌but neither side gave more details.

U.S. military action in another country.// US, Ecuadorean forces take action in Ecuador to combat drug trafficking - www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Following Iran strikes, Trump floods news outlets with one-on-one calls Trump’s unorthodox media strategy, a flurry of calls to reporters on both sides of the aisle, aims to shape public opinion on US military action against Iran.

"Mark Feldstein, a journalism professor at the University of Maryland, said the array of direct interviews offers Trump an opportunity to relay his talking points without being subjected to a cross-examination." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Daily Beast article with the headline: "Trump Callously Dismisses More Military Deaths as ‘the Way It Is’"

Disregarding these deaths as just “the way it is” is a slap in the face to our men and women in uniform and anyone with a loved one in the military. He should be ashamed.

Re-upping this from a few days ago