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Law enforcement on alert for retaliation after U.S. strikes in Iran - NBC News
U.S. law enforcement agencies are on heightened alert following American military strikes on Iran, working alongside intelligence agencies to monitor and prevent potential retaliatory threats on domestic soil. Authorities have increased patrols at sensitive locations, including houses of worship and diplomatic sites, as a precautionary measure.
SNL's Iran War Address Cold Open Finds President Trump & Pete Hegseth on the Defensive - NBC
Watch Saturday Night Live's cold open from February 28, which finds President Trump and Colin Jost's Pete Hegseth defending America's new war with Iran.
Inside Anthropic's Killer-Robot Dispute With the Pentagon - The Atlantic
New details on precisely where the lines were drawn
Even if you Grate more Satan on my Supreme, assassinating a leader doesn't mean regime change
An example of “overlearning the lessons of the past”: slavish fulfillment of someone else’s wishes by destroying one wing of the seat of power doesn’t necessarily do anything, aside from giving US neoconservatives an historical high five for removing a...
The Worst-Case Outcome Is Complete Chaos - The Atlantic
Donald Trump’s plans to oust the Iranian regime, which led to the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, made some of his advisers nervous, The Atlantic reports. Read about what went into the decision to attack Iran, and what might come next:
Trump has no realistic plan for Iran's future - Financial Times
The US president has not understood the lessons of past wars for regime change in Iraq and Afghanistan
Trump Calls Khamenei's Death 'Justice for the People of Iran' - Time Magazine
Khamenei, who ruled Iran’s religious autocracy for more than three decades, was killed in the opening wave of strikes.
JD Vance 'can't be happy' with Trump splintering MAGA by attacking Iran: former advisor
According to a former Trump adviser, Vice President JD Vance is likely privately uncomfortable with the president's military assault on Iran, which killed its leader and destabilized the Middle East, creating division within Trump's political base.Trump's bombing campaign, which began Saturday and c...
Live updates: Trump urges regime change as Iran's supreme leader is killed in U.S., Israel attack
Questions remain over who succeed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who Iranian state media said was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes. According to Iran’s constitution, electing his successor will fall to an 88-member body of clerics.
Opinion: Why Americans feel Trump doesn't care about them - The Asheville Citizen Times
Money needed to improve the lives of people in communities like McDowell County, WV, is small fraction of what is being spent to appease the wealthy.
Outcry grows over 'clown car' cabinet but no sign Trump ready for shakeup - The Guardian
Antics of RFK Jr, Kristi Noem and others prompt derision – could their erratic behaviour prove president’s undoing?