Washington Post – Politics:
Vice President JD Vance’s negotiations in Pakistan with Iran failed to end the war, but progress was reported on building goodwill.
Author: Natalie Allison
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Vance, who wasn’t keen on Iran war, now tasked with trying to end it
Washington Post – Politics:
The weekend’s peace talks in Islamabad mark Vance’s highest-profile assignment as vice president, with concomitant political risk.
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‘Pray that we are on God’s side,’ Vance says of U.S. role in Iran war
Washington Post – Politics:
When asked whether he shared Trump’s view that the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran carried divine backing, the vice president declined to go as far.
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Trump says God supports U.S. cause in Iran war as he threatens wider bombing
Washington Post – Politics:
The president offered a new rationale for the costly, unpopular conflict: “God wants to see people taken care of,” he said.
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Trump mulls more Cabinet changes — but wants to avoid ‘massive shake-up’
Washington Post – Politics:
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer are vulnerable, officials said. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard appears more secure.
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MAGA’s eruption has so far kept Trump from endorsing in key Senate race
Washington Post – Politics:
President Donald Trump seemed set to endorse Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas Republican primary runoff. But strong opposition from MAGA activists forestalled that.
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As Trump skips CPAC, MAGA’s rifts over Iran war are on display
Washington Post – Politics:
At the annual gathering of conservative activists, many express reservations about the war, amid support for Trump.
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White House fires GOP NTSB member, who calls it ‘political hit job’
Washington Post – Politics:
J. Todd Inman frequently represented the National Transportation Safety Board in news conferences after the deadly American Airlines crash in D.C. last year.
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In Texas, Trump flirts with defying his own movement
Washington Post – Politics:
The president is looking to endorse a senator he once called a “RINO” over a staunch ally who worked to try to overturn the 2020 election results, dismaying many in his MAGA base.