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❗️Slovakia's energy blackmail of Ukraine continues:

Slovakia's state-owned electricity transmission system operator SEPS will terminate the contract for emergency electricity supplies with Ukrenergo, SEPS CEO Martin Magáth said.

The "meritocracy" exposed: Internal emails reveal how the Trump administration hires legal interns “You MUST be aligned politically with President Trump… GPA is not a strong factor.”

1.Internal emails from Liberty University Law School, obtained by Popular Information, reveal how the Trump admin hires interns.

Students were informed about "exciting" legal internships at Labor Department.

“You MUST be aligned politically with President Trump… GPA is not a strong factor.”

Can Lawsuits Tame This Rogue Presidency? From Day One of Trump 2.0, the defenders of democracy have turned to the courtroom.

Drip, drip, drip. Three more lawsuits against the Trump administration have been added to the @justsecurity.org tracker since this piece was published yesterday. Total: 673. And plaintiffs are winning 2:1 in court. www.thebulwark.com/p/can-lawsui...

US lawmakers set to vote on war powers as Iran conflict widens Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate were set to begin voting on Wednesday on ‌a bipartisan war powers resolution aiming to stop the military campaign against Iran and require that any hostilities against it be authorized by Congress.

US lawmakers set to vote on war powers as Iran conflict widens reut.rs/3NgHxRp

⚡ “The front line currently held by Ukraine must remain and cannot be moved further west to the detriment of Ukraine,” said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz following the meeting with US President Donald Trump.

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Naïve beyond belief.

Caine asks the media to help the administration evacuate stranded Americans

U.S. Opens Military Action in Ecuador Against ‘Terrorist Organizations’

Here's the Ecuador invasion, btw.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...

Wow, the Dem primary turnout among Hispanic voters in Texas is going to be giving the GOP sweats for the next 8 months.

Take Zapata County - turnout in the Dem primary there yesterday was 143% the total number of votes Harris won in the 2024 general election. That's wild.

Opinion | Nine Law Firms Surrendered. Four Law Firms Won. The four law firms that fought Trump’s executive orders have forced him to retreat.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

The nine law firms that surrendered to President Trump’s illegal intimidation campaign “failed a high-stakes character test,” the editorial board writes. “Their leaders faced a choice between submitting to a bully and doing the right thing.”

Loose Talk of ‘Fake News’ Is Bad for Democracy The secretary of defense shouldn’t pit the military against the media.

My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/loose-talk...

Watching Hegseth strut and spout it becomes increasingly easy to understand how he was targeted for RIF as an O–4. He clearly just doesn't have the stuff to be a military leader. bsky.app/profile/prof...

He’s like a really bad actor in a 1980s B action movie that went straight to video.

At every opportunity, Hegseth makes clear how important it is for him to be of service to Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu. This, apparently, is what America First means. bsky.app/profile/atru...

And ICE is gearing up to do the same thing, a review of contract solicitations shows.

Statement from Jasmine Crockett.

Europe braces as Iran threatens to attack As authorities tighten security, this is where Europe is most at risk from Iranian drones, missiles, cyberattacks and assassinations.

The Iranian regime is warning it will attack European cities in any country that joins Trump’s military operation and governments across the region are stepping up security in response. This is broadly as anticipated and shows Iran's intention to rely on terrorism as a central part of is strategy.

Hegseth: "To our steadfast partner, Israel. Your mission is being executed with unmatched skill and iron determination. Fighting shoulder to shoulder with such a capable ally is a true force multiplier and a breath of fresh air."

NEWSFLASH: Iranian missile headed for Turkey shot down by NATO Turkey's MoD announced that a missile fired from Iran entered its airspace on Wednesday and was destroyed by NATO defense systems in the eastern Mediterranean.

NEWSFLASH: NATO forces intercepted an Iranian missile headed toward Turkey. This is first direct attack on a NATO country since the start of the war.

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Put a little spreadsheet together. This is Talarico margin vs Hegar margin in 2020. Tracking pretty close on average but lots of variance (small counties). If you weight counties by number of votes expected, Talarico is running about 3 points ahead of Hagar.

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U.S. Expands Fight Against Latin American Drug Gangs With Ecuador Operation Ecuador has become a crucial transit country for moving cocaine to the U.S. and Europe from neighboring Colombia.

The U.S. military said it launched a joint operation with Ecuador against drug gangs as the Trump administration expands its campaign against drug traffickers in Latin America.

⚡ Fragments of drones with Russian markings were discovered in the UAE following a large-scale aerial attack from Iran.

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JD Vance takes low profile on Iran after resisting foreign wars Frontrunner to succeed Donald Trump has been opposed to foreign military entanglements

JD Vance made no public comment on the military campaign for nearly 72 hours while Republican lawmakers appeared on television and cabinet members took to social media to praise the president’s actions. It was a conspicuous silence for Vance, a prolific social media user who is one of the

Pedro Sánchez calls US-Israeli war in Iran a ‘disaster’ amid spat with Trump US president issues trade threat as Spanish PM likens conflict to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Israel’s assault on Gaza

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called the US-Israeli war in Iran a “disaster” that he likened to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Israel’s assault on Gaza after US President Donald Trump threatened to cut trade ties with Spain over the conflict. Sánchez said on Wednesday that he was opposed to

Pete Hegseth C*ckblocks Anthropic And OpenAI collects its winnings.

New in PN: Pete Hegseth C*ckblocks Anthropic

"It’s an abuse of power by an intemperate cable news host using nat'l security law to destroy a company that dared to defy him. It’s also a signal to every govt contractor that negotiating too hard may lead to being exiled from the federal marketplace."

Submit your questions to Gideon Rachman: US foreign policy from Iran to Ukraine Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&A with the FT’s chief foreign affairs columnist today at 1pm (GMT)

The US and Israel launched a series of air strikes on Iran on Saturday. Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed during the bombardment. But is Trump losing control of events? Even before the attack on Iran, Trump’s rhetoric on Greenland and the overthrow of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro

Fetterman tried to answer questions from reporters yesterday and had a hard time to put it mildly