AnnaMaria Di Pietro

DC’s magnolia trees don’t get the recognition they deserve.

Joe Kent didn't just meet with @VP @JDVance last week as he resigned from the administration. He also spoke with Trump by phone, Kent told me. One day later, as Kent's resignation letter circulated, Trump told reporters he thought Kent was a "nice guy" but "weak on security." Trump did not mention that the two had talked the previous evening.

BREAKING: New York's LaGuardia Airport closes after an Air Canada flight collides with a Port Authority vehicle on the runway, according to an FAA website. apnews.com/article/new-yo…

Pay attention to Lebanon. Trump and Netanyahu started a regional war in the Middle East, creating a humanitarian disaster. And now, the Israeli army has killed over 1,000 people in Lebanon—about 20% of them are kids. Congress should not bankroll this escalating war of choice.

BREAKING: A federal judge ruled in favor of the New York Times, finding that the Pentagon's press policy violated its First and Fifth Amendment rights, and that of reporter Julian E. Barnes:

An Ohio-based company that initially balked at granting a mom's request to work from home during a high-risk pregnancy has been found liable for the newborn's death and ordered to pay $22.5 million in damages. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/o…

NATO has pulled several hundred personnel out of Iraq and relocated them to Europe apnews.com/article/iran-i…

After nearly 100 years, CBS News Radio is being dissolved, per a note from Bari Weiss and Tom Cibrowski to CBS staff today

Scoop: Pentagon planing to keep the National Guard deployed in DC through the rest of Trump's term - into 2029. abcnews.com/Politics/penta…

NBC News Exclusive: Father of service member killed in Iran war said he never told Pete Hegseth to 'finish' the job nbcnews.com/politics/donal…

Q: "Why didn't you tell U.S. allies…about the war before attacking Iran?" President Trump: "We wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?"

DHS Secretary nominee Markwayne Mullin says he went on a "classified" trip while serving in Congress in 2016 and refused to share details about it during his confirmation hearing. Former congressman and veteran Adam Kinzinger says there are no secret missions for House members.

Sen. PAUL confirms he will still hold MULLIN’s confirmation vote for DHS in HSGAC tomorrow morning PAUL says he expects MULLIN to get committee’s approval despite his no vote (Dem Sen. Fetterman had expressed support) & adds he’d consider other ways to advance it if needed like reporting the nom w/ negative recommendation “My courtesy to the White House is we went fast with the nomination hearing. We're gonna go fast with the vote. But I can't vote for a guy who's got all these anger issues.”

SCOOP: The Pentagon asked the White House today for more than *$200 billion* for the Iran war supplemental, sources say Some White House aides think Congress won't support b/c it's so big Will tee up giant battle in Congress

Unità d’Italia, Mattarella: “Costituzione presidio di diritti, le egemonie turbano equilibri mondo” repubblica.it/politica/2026/…

After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby. It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC. May God bless America.

All four living former US presidents have not talked to President Trump about Iran, aides tell @jeffzeleny and I, raising questions about about whether such a conversation actually took place. #cmmtp9kkj00003b6ugy51zcow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cnn.com/world/live-new…

President Trump on Rep. Neal Dunn's initial terminal diagnosis: "He would be dead by June." Speaker Johnson: "Okay, that wasn't public."

um... Trump just revealed that Congressman Neil Dunn had a terminal prognosis. "Dead by June." Mike Johnson chimes in to say: well, that wasn't public. now the two are talking about how Trump hooked him up with a doctor who has given him a new lease on life

Went largely unnoticed but Hegseth on Iran said the U.S. would provide "no quarter, no mercy for our enemies" during his press conference today. "No quarter" is a violation of international humanitarian law. ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/customary-i…

Breaking News: James Clyburn, the 85-year-old Democratic power broker from South Carolina, will seek an 18th House term, defying a push for generational change. nyti.ms/4btQuPE