John Hudson

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U.S. warned Iran about Israel’s aims to assassinate leaders https://t.co/dqS8EuNqLV

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And credit to @julianbarnes and @farnazfassihi who blazed past me on this foot race

[John Hudson @John_Hudson]

New: Senior U.S. officials feared that Israel intended to assassinate Iran’s top negotiators this spring as the Trump administration pursued a high-stakes deal to end the war there and reopen the Strait of Hormuz 🧵https://t.co/ITiWqAm4Yv

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“You kill those folks and you’re killing the pragmatists,” said a U.S. official, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the U.S. outlook on Israel’s targeted killing campaign

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.@pmarca missed picture day

[Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby @USWPColby]

It was a great privilege last week to swear in the members of the @SecWar Defense Policy Board.

Led by Chairman Robert Lighthizer and Vice Chairman Norm Coleman, the DoW Defense Policy Board is composed of an outstanding group of distinguished public servants and brilliant thought leaders. We are proud and grateful to benefit from their counsel as we advance President Trump’s agenda under Secretary Hegseth’s leadership.

Defense Policy Board Members:
•Mr. Marc L. Andreessen;
•Mr. Michael N. Anton;
•Ms. Rachel A. Bovard;
•The Honorable Tom P. Feddo;
•The Honorable Mike J. Garcia;
•Mr. Kenneth P. Jones;
•Mr. Blake G. Masters;
•Mr. Daniel P. McCarthy;
•Dr. Michael P. Pillsbury;
•Adm. (Ret) Chas A. Richard;
•Mr. Francis P. Sempa;
•Mr. Christopher A. Williams; and
•Mr. Theo J. Wold.

[John Hudson @John_Hudson]

Kamala is going to infuriate people even more if she maintains this line that Biden’s mistake on Gaza was how he “presented” his policy. Defend the policy or denounce the policy but don’t pretend it was a speechwriter problem

[Alex Thompson @AlexThomp]

Scoop w/ @hollyotterbein
Kamala Harris called Mamdani last Thursday to talk about the future of the party and set up a longer meeting (they’d also been texting for months)

She also has been meeting w/ pro-Palestine activists to hear them out

https://t.co/M5tTDIQCib

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Weird summary given that he criticized Saudi Arabia in the exact same breath

[The Lead CNN @TheLeadCNN]

Rep. Dan Goldman questions if NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has a double standard after criticizing Israel but not other religious countries that violate human rights.

[John Hudson @John_Hudson]

Great news: A journalist whose excellent work in conflict zones abroad shines through in his reporting in DC

[Alex Marquardt @MarquardtA]

I’m very excited to be joining Al Jazeera @AJEnglish in Washington after years of watching their extraordinary coverage from around the world. Kicking things off today with the US 250th coverage and will be hosting “This is America,” every day at 2:30pm ET. Hope you’ll tune in!

[John Hudson @John_Hudson]

In Colorado, democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeated Rep. Diana DeGette, the establishment candidate backed by Pro-Choice Majority Action, a PAC that received most of its funding from EDW Action Fund, a group that received $1 million from AIPAC

[John Hudson @John_Hudson]

In a surprise upset, Sen. Michael Bennet is defeated in Colorado’s gubernatorial primary, in the latest rejection of a consummate Washington insider. https://t.co/m01EVQwZX1

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I wouldn't have guessed that a little soccer trash talk would register with Iran's foreign minister given America's recent assassination of the supreme leader but World Cup hits different

[Seyed Abbas Araghchi @araghchi]

"Mission Accomplished," Mr. Mullin.

You also accomplished something else: proving to the world that you have no business hosting an international tournament. Your conduct has been a masterclass for how to squander the dignity that comes with being a host.

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How “abundance” lost the Democratic war of ideas, by @awprokop https://t.co/VVPm0hRVsc

[Michael Tracey @mtracey]

DEI pundit

[David Weigel @daveweigel]

Screenshots of headlines with no link, embedded in a mini browser window with no URL... this is advanced boomer posting

[John Hudson @John_Hudson]

White House officials secretly awarded a no-bid contract worth up to $500m for the construction of the East Wing ballroom in an unusual arrangement that sidestepped typical contracting procedures designed to control costs, according to a copy of the agreement
https://t.co/Or2FnFwTFS

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@mychaelschnell @morgfair A for effort

[Aidan McLaughlin @aidnmclaughlin]

John Fetterman, on the red carpet for Bill Maher’s Mark Twain prize ceremony, is berating a New York Times reporter who asked him a question, calling the paper “anti-Israel.” From what I could tell the question was not about Israel

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When asked if he was guilty of the offense, Bolton said: “I am your honor, and I’m sorry for it.” From @kemettler https://t.co/FGpKVcoZpe

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In the first month of Trump’s second term, he gathered his top aides to discuss the war in Ukraine which included musing about the attractiveness of Ukrainian women, via the Regime Change authors @maggieNYT & @jonathanvswan