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US and Nigerian forces have killed a senior ISIS commander, President Donald Trump said, in an operation he claimed had “greatly diminished” the militant group’s power cnn.it/3Pa2Sx3
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Zachary Cohen
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Senior National Security reporter, covering the Pentagon for @CNN. Signal username: zcohen12.87 From the A Proud husband of @ValentineNews_
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The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier returns home on Saturday after nearly a year at sea.
The historic deployment included participating in the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Iran war, a shipboard fire, & repeated plumbing issues.
More via @snlyngaas
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Important part of Trump’s answer comes right after “I didn’t underestimate anything.”
{pauses}
Describes potential infrastructure targets still standing in Iran but vulnerable to U.S. strikes.
Mentions Kharg island, again.
Alludes to US increase in oil exports.
Obviously none of those answer the original Q.
But they also don’t solve for the problem in strait of Hormuz (including increased US exports):
The Bulwark@BulwarkOnline
Baier: "Why are we where we are? Did you underestimate the pain tolerance that Iran has?" Trump: "I didn't underestimate anything."
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Take note of this … and consider where Trump likely got the idea that Taiwan, rather than China, is motivated to instigate a potential conflict.
Alex Ward@alexbward
Trump here seems to be revealing a budding concern that providing arms to Taiwan could encourage Taipei to push for independence and spark a war with China. He's still considering whether or not he would approve a multi-billion dollar weapons package.
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Tina Peters, the Republican former election clerk imprisoned for crimes related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, will receive clemency from Colorado’s Democratic Gov. Jared Polis and soon be released from custody, Polis exclusively told CNN. cnn.com/2026/05/15/pol…
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New --> Hackers have breached automatic tank gauges (ATGs) at gas stations in multiple states. US officials suspect Iran. ATGs monitor the amount of fuel in storage tanks. cnn.com/2026/05/15/pol…
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ICYMI: Two U.S. intel officials have been made the leads for election security ahead of this year's midterms.
Martin Matishak@martinmatishak
NEW: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has tapped two individuals to coordinate work across U.S. spy agencies to monitor threats to the 2026 midterms. therecord.media/odni-taps-offi…
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He's been saying this for nearly a year
Aaron Rupar@atrupar
Trump on Iran: "They can make a deal, or they get annihilated"
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Jim Jordan: "It's for a reason that he told the American people he was going to do. One thing I know about this president, unlike so many other people in elected office, when this president says something, he does what he said..."
Q: What about his promise in 2024 that if he was reelected, gas would be under $2 a gallon because of his policies?
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Consistent with what we’ve been hearing/reporting for weeks.👇
Erin Burnett OutFront@OutFrontCNN
Jim Bianco warns “even if the war was to be resolved in the next couple of days,” the price of oil isn’t coming down anytime soon.
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(All evidence suggests that yes, the U.S. does need to open the strait)
Alex Ward@alexbward
Trump tells Hannity the U.S. is doing the Strait of Hormuz operation to help other countries like Israel and Middle Eastern states. Hannity notes it helps China, too. Trump says the U.S. doesn't need the strait.
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“The commission overseeing the compensation fund would have the total authority to hand out approximately $1.7 billion in taxpayer funds to settle claims brought by anyone who alleges they were harmed by the Biden administration's "weaponization" of the legal system, including the nearly 1,600 individuals charged in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol attack as well as potentially entities associated with President Trump himself. “
Katherine Faulders@KFaulders
NEWS -- President Trump is expected to drop his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies who claim they were wrongfully targeted by the Biden administration, sources tell me @PCCharalambous @alex_mallin abcnews.com/US/trump-poise…
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A memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth abruptly cancelled the deployment of 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team to Poland; the deployment later this year of a long range fires battalion to Germany; and directed the removal of multi-domain command personnel in Europe.
Prepared DOD talking points on the change viewed by CNN said the Europeans “have not stepped up when America needed them,” and that “recent Germany rhetoric has been inappropriate and unhelpful.”
cnn.com/2026/05/14/pol…
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Just in: CIA Director John Ratcliffe led a US delegation to Havana to meet with Cuban govt officials as the island deals with a collapse of its energy sector amid rising tensions with the US, the Cuban government announced Thursday
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe led a US delegation to Havana to meet with Cuban government officials on Thursday as the island deals with a collapse of its energy sector amid rising tensions with the US, according to the Cuban government
via @CNN_Oppmann cnn.com/2026/05/14/ame…
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“The United States, in partnership with Venezuela and the United Kingdom and with technical support from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), successfully removed excess highly enriched uranium (HEU) from Venezuela’s shuttered RV-1 research reactor. “
state.gov/releases/offic…
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Iran still has the ability to continue strikes in the region, Adm. Cooper says this morning:
“Can [Iran] strike oil infrastructure across the Persian Gulf?” Sen. Elise Slotkin asked Cooper.
“They have a very moderate, if not small, capability to continue strikes,” Cooper said. “And we of course have accordingly prepared for such a contingency.”
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