Trump Walks Back Plans to Bomb Iran, Claims Deal Has Been Reached

Pentagon, Intelligence Community Preparing For Renewed Strikes On Iran This Weekend: CBS CBS is reporting that the Trump administration, specifically the Pentagon - as well as intelligence community officials - are currently preparing for a new potential round of military strikes against Iran within the next three days. However, like with much of the latest speculation and reporting regarding what comes next in the Iran war, the report included the important caveat that nothing is ultimately confirmed or final: "No final decision on strikes had been reached as of Friday afternoon." Any new...

New Jersey Offers Taxpayer-Funded Legal Services To Noncitizens Improperly Registered To Vote This week, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill revealed that more than 6,600 noncitizens ended up on its voter rolls, with nearly 400 of them casting ballots between June 2023 and June 2024. Despite saying the situation is unacceptable and claiming that she is being proactive to fix it, her administration has also begun steering the same noncitizens toward taxpayer-funded legal help. Sherrill promptly blamed the software vendor, IDEMIA, for the problem. "Let me be clear: this entire situation is unacceptable," Sherrill...

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