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The war has changed Gulf attitudes to Iran. Postwar relations will be based on less trust and more caution. Source link

On Monday, FBI Director Kash Patel filed a lawsuit against The Atlantic seeking $250 million in damages for an article the magazine published last week about Patel’s alleged drinking habits. The lawsuit claims that the publication had “crossed the legal line by publishing an article replete with false and obviously fabricated allegations designed to destroy Director Patel’s reputation and drive him from office.” The piece, written by Sarah Fitzpatrick, claimed that “Patel’s drinking has been a recurring source of concern across the government.” It reported that six current and former officials said that early in Patel’s tenure, “meetings and briefings…

Ukraine has launched a series of drone strikes at Russia, damaging warships and killing one person.  On Monday, the Ukrainian intelligence service, GUR, claimed that drones destroyed two landing ships and damaged a radar at a Russian port in Crimea. Ukraine also attacked the Russian base in Sevastopol on Saturday.  The Russian Defense Ministry reported that its forces had downed missiles and 274 drones over the past day. “Air defense forces shot down 6 guided aerial bombs, a HIMARS multiple rocket launcher projectile, a Neptune long-range guided missile, and 274 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles,” the statement said. Russian officials admitted…

How long have Democrats dreamed of a voice on social media able to reach young men with their progressive message? Source link

President Donald Trump’s 2027 federal budget proposal includes a historic military budget increase alongside significant cuts to other federal programs.  The Democratic National Committee criticized the defense spending plan as outsized. “Trump wants $1,500,000,000,000.00 for his military budget,” the DNC’s official account posted on X April 3. “The largest spending increase since World War II.” Trump requested military funding of $1.5 trillion for fiscal year 2027 — about $500 billion more than the U.S. allocated in fiscal year 2026. If the plan is approved, total national defense funding would increase by about 44%. Beyond Trump’s preliminary budget request, he could…

A federal judge held Friday that the Justice Department (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) likely violated the First Amendment when they coerced Apple and Facebook to take down and ban platforms used to share information on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. In a lawsuit filed against former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in February, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) accused both officials of “repeatedly threaten[ing] to prosecute individuals and entities for disseminating information…about ICE operations” in violation of the right to freedom of expression. Although both women…

Colleges could standardize financial aid information to make it easier to compare. But they don’t. Here’s why that’s a problem. Source link

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North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un attended the test firing of missiles with multiple reentry vehicles.  “The purpose of the test-fire is to verify the characteristics and power of cluster bomb warhead and fragmentation mine warhead applied to the tactical ballistic missile,” North Korean state media reported on Sunday. “Five tactical ballistic missiles, launched towards the target area around an island about 136 km away, struck the area of 12.5~13 hectares with the very high density, fully displaying their combat might.” Kim’s teenage daughter, Kim Ju Ae, attended the launch. Kim Ju Ae has made several recent public appearances…

A sure sign of spring is the dropping of new GOP bills regulating what is taught in schools. This year’s legal seedlings are trending toward more sweeping restrictions. Missouri’s “Sunlight in Learning Act” threatens to cut half of any district’s budget found to be teaching prohibited concepts. It turns out the lights on many topics […] To read this article, log in here or subscribe here. If you are logged in but can’t read CP+ articles, check the status of your access here In order to read CP+ articles, your web browser must be set to accept cookies. Timothy F.…