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My first week at @WSJ as national security editor - the US military launched one of the most complex rescue missions in decades after a jet was shot down over Iran.
Amazing details by @VeraMBergen @alexbward @mgordonwsj @shelbyholliday
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Obama said Trump's "got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory"
Which apparently got @AllMyChandler thinking about the chain and its enduring popularity in America's suburbs
Great column in @WSJ from my colleague:
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Trump personally approved admitting Bolsonaro and his family to the U.S. while Rubio moved to issue them visas
The family entered the country under humanitarian parole, which allows them to remain for one year, @wsj reports
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NEW: VP VANCE is engaging one of Iran’s most powerful hard-liners to revive peace negotiations as President Trump threatens to restart the war after next week’s midterm elections, U.S. officials and people familiar with the matter said.
The letter was sent at Trump’s direction, one person said, and Trump is aware of the outreach.
W/ @benoitfaucon @alexbward
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Update: the additional U.S. Patriot is going to Israel.
This is per flight tracking data and two officials with knowledge of the movement:
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About 60% of the cost of the war so far —$29 billion—is attributed to the expenditure of munitions such as Tomahawk and Patriot missiles, according to estimates shared with lawmakers
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Confusion after @elonmusk says Ukraine violated “terms of service” with Starlink so SpaceX closed a “loophole,” but then adds only USG controls Starshield.
So:
- If Starlink was the issue, then why was Starshield throttled?
- If Starlink loophole closed, why are speeds back?
If House Dems win control of the House, impeaching Hegseth is at the top of their list they say
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EXCLUSIVE: The Justice Department is examining allegations that Corey Lewandowski profited off his top position at the Department of Homeland Security, people familiar with the matter said wsj.com/politics/policy/just… @sgurman @jdawsey1 @MHackman
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SCOOP: President Trump called Elon Musk and asked him to lift restrictions on a military-grade version of Starlink in Ukraine that the SpaceX chief had throttled, U.S. officials said.
The system was working more normally Thursday, shortly after their conversation, U.S. and Ukrainian officials said. W @alexbward wsj.com/world/trump-called-m…
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Persian Gulf oil exports have surpassed prewar levels, as an improvised shipping system under U.S. protection is helping tankers move oil through one of Iran’s fiercest waves of attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.
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NEW: Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of Starlink relied on by Ukraine, sparking panic in Kyiv and confusion inside the Trump administration. By @alexbward @jdawsey1 @natalieandrews
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From VP pool report (which included a readout of Vance interview with @MarkHalperin): "Vance declined to endorse Netanyahu and replied that he endorses American candidates and is not getting involved in Israeli elections"
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Vance said he endorses American candidates and is not getting involved in Israeli elections, but in April 2026 he spoke at a campaign rally for Viktor Orban in Hungary and urged voters to reelect him.
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So…@PhilipWegmann and I happened to be mid-interview with Katie Zacharia when she was called out of her office midday on Friday.
She never returned—to the interview, or the job.
The Five Days of Katie, with @marianne_levine:
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Crazy story. Katie Zacharia was meeting with WSJ reporters when she found out she was leaving
Katie Zacharia was in her office with the @WSJ when Jason Miller knocked on the door.
“JD wanted to chat with us real quick."
Outside Trump was telling reporters he asked her to reconsider the role.
She never returned to the interview, or the job.
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Trump privately asked his top aides what they thought of Hegseth’s idea of live-streaming a firing squad execution
On Thursday when polls showed most Americans objected, he overruled his defense secretary
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New: The federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar aims to build a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and others familiar with the probe wsj.com/politics/policy/ilha… via @McCormickJohn @MHackman @sgurman
This morning as DC woke up, Ukraine’s top diplomat was scrambling
Kyiv was suddenly facing restrictions on access to its military-grade Starlink terminals
The suspicion immediately fell to Trump
The latest from @RobbieGramer @lindsaywise @MMQWalker
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