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| | | WHAT WE'RE WATCHING | | ๐ FBI and IRS launch joint probe of nonprofits' terrorism links. The FBI and IRS are forming a new "mission control command center" to investigate nonprofit organizations for suspected ties to domestic terrorism. The FBI was also ordered to compile a list of domestic groups whose activities may rise to the level of terrorism under federal law. This initiative follows Attorney General Pam Bondi's December memo ordering law enforcement to prioritize investigations of Antifa. | ๐ณ️ Left-wing Democrats got crushed in Illinois primaries. Progressive Democratic candidates lost across the board Tuesday night, many of whom ran on platforms opposing Israel. The results signal trouble for insurgent leftist candidates running across the country and strengthen the position of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who is opposed by progressives. | ๐️ Markwayne Mullin's DHS nomination may hinge on John Fetterman. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) vowed to oppose his fellow Republican, calling Mullin unfit to lead the department and accusing him of endorsing political violence. With Paul as a "no," Mullin needs a Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee to advance his nomination. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said he is keeping an "open mind." | ๐ Israel killed Iran's intelligence minister in a Tehran airstrike. The IDF confirmed Wednesday that Esmaeil Khatib was eliminated alongside dozens of other senior Iranian officials in recent operations. Khatib reportedly ran the agency behind assassination plots targeting President Trump, John Bolton, and Mike Pompeo. |
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| | | WORLD NEWS | Facebook accused of election interference | | Behind the paywall: Elon Musk and the EU's €120 million fine, Cuba's leader vows to fight Trump, and Iran hits a massive gas facility. |
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| | | MEDIA BIAS SPOTTER | The biggest stories underreported on the left and right | | | Behind the paywall: Four major stories that were overlooked by both left and right news outlets. |
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| | | HOAX TRACKER | NBC aired pro-Cuba segment without mentioning communism | |
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| | | THE MAIN STORY | Israel's extraordinary campaign to infiltrate and take down Iran | | _WHAT'S HAPPENING_ | Israel is systematically hunting down Iran's top officials with a precision that has stunned intelligence observers worldwide. In the weeks since the war began, Israeli strikes have killed former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, top security official Ali Larijani, and senior military commander Gholam Reza Soleimani… |
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| _IN THIS ARTICLE, WE COVER_ | How Israel built one of the most sophisticated spy networks ever assembled inside a hostile country The string of senior Iranian officials Israel has eliminated with stunning precision How Israel hacked Iran's own surveillance infrastructure and turned it against the regime Why Iran's leadership is now living in fear — and what that means for the future of the country
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| POLL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY | Do you support JD Vance becoming "fraud czar"? | ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐ Yes (1,534) ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ ๐ No (41) ⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ ๐ค Unsure (42) | ๐ Yes: "It's the perfect job to showcase Vance's competency and effectiveness in comparison to the previous vice president." — Bonnie ๐ No: "Appointed 'czars' seldom get much done and always become maligned. This will bite him." — Thomas ๐ค Unsure: "Perhaps someone with better knowledge and more experience in finance would have been a better choice? — Taylor | | | | 1,617 votes |
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| POP QUIZ | Markwayne Mullin's appointment to DHS may hinge on which senator? | |
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