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What is this going on…
-Hunter Biden Atty Lowell drops from the LA case. Alex Murdauh’s lawyer, Harpootlian, replaced
– Trump Management asks Scotus to approve DEI-related education cuts
– How Mike Johnson and Jim Jordan fought back against a judge blocking Trump’s agenda
Hoax signal
Trump administration officials say the Atlantic “accepted” that it did not include a “war plan” in an article that provides a direct explanation of a signal group chat involving the nation’s top security leaders discussing attacks on Yemeni terrorists.
“The Atlantic confirmed. These were not ‘war plans,'” White House spokesman Caroline Leavitt posted on X Wednesday morning. “This whole story was another hoax written by the Trump hater, famous for his sensational spin.”
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz on Wednesday said, “There is no place. No sources and methods. No war plans. Foreign partners have already been notified that a strike is imminent. Final line: President Trump is protecting America and our interests.” … Read more

Jeffrey Goldberg of the Atlantic has published an article that he was misinformed to a Trump administration text group discussing the White House’s plans to attack the Hauty militants in Yemen. (Reuters)
White House
First on FOX: Top Agency staff previously managed DEI teams trying to block key Trump orders
The world stage
Search underway: Four American soldiers lost from a training area in Lithuania are dead, NATO leader says
Capitol Hill
“My statement was clear”: Jasmine Crockett refusing to apologise for “Gov Hot Wheels” comments

Rep. Jasmine Crockett of D-TX has allegedly made her recent comments that seem to be chuckling at the disabled Republican leaders that “Governor Hot Wheel” is being misunderstood. However, her previous comments on the governor indicate that this is not the case. (Fox News Photo/Joshua Comins/(Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/AFP By Getty Images)))))))
Aggressive Question Line ‘: CIA Director explodes “aggressive questions” about Heggs’ “drinking habits”
Elmo Communist Spy? : Democrats evoke children’s shows with PBS’s strange defense.
“Regarding that article”: Ratcliffe says the new signal text indicates “did not send any sorted information.”
“Scary”: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene scolds NPR CEO on personal views at Fiery Doge subcommittee hearing
“Major Error”: Veteran Sen. Dem demands that Hegustes resign from signal chat leak

All over the US
“Make America healthy again”: West Virginia passes the first law banning food dyes and preservatives. The government cites the Maha movement
Cut “Green Tape”: Cut “Green Tape”: Preservation Group offers top 10 ways to streamline the interior section
“Veto Corleone”: Youngkin kills leftist dreams kills record setting bills
Cutting the crap: Republican bill puts taxpayer-funded junk food on chopping blocks

Background: Pepsi soda case. Left: Senator Randpole, R-KY. Right Senator Mike Lee, r-utah (Background: Kevin Carter/Getty Images; Left: Al Drago/Bloomberg by Getty Images; Right: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Tufts Luck: Ice detains Tufts University students amid crackdown on Trump Administrator’s campus
Door to Death: Florida Republicans open doors to shooting squadrons, fatal gas, pushing for death penalty expansion
Unnecessary roughness: Former NFL player Lesson Johnson was charged in the FBI’s biggest dog fight, 190 animals seized: charges
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