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Marsha Blackburn To Secret Service: 'Root Out The Rot' Authored by Susan Crabtree via RealClearPolitics, Sen. Marsha Blackburn sent a sharply worded letter Wednesday to Secret Service Director Sean Curran demanding an immediate, top-to-bottom review of the Secret Service, a move that comes nearly two weeks after an armed gunman sprinted past a checkpoint leading to the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in a third assassination attempt on President Trump. As part of the review, Blackburn called for a “full, thorough audit of every single employee on your payroll.” “It is blatantly clear...

Iran Demands Israel Halt Lebanon Attacks As Both Sides Arrive In Pakistan, Trump Threatens Strikes If Peace Fails Summary:  Iran makes clear Lebanon fighting must end or else Pakistan talks "meaningless" - as its delegation arrives in 'locked down' Pakistan. Speculation abounds related to ongoing Pentagon transport flights into Mideast region. Trump threatens more military action if Iran doesn't 'comply' - also as Israel-Lebanon talks scheduled in Washington next week. US delegation headed by Vance en route to Islamabad. But parliament speaker makes fresh demands on Lebanon. Lloyd's: "The Iranians are willing to negotiate...

Futures Tumble As Reality Returns And Yields, Oil And Dollar Soar Bond yields, oil and the dollar are surging this morning as US futures tumble from all-time highs, with Tech underperforming driven by a series of factors including i) surging energy prices on lack of Iran war progress, ii) elevated positioning into options expiry; iii) Central bank repricing, iv) Tech sell-off driven by higher yields, and v) strikes at Samsung Electronics. The combination of stronger consumption and higher inflation is also a factor today. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are down...