In the news today: A peek inside the papal plane with AP’s chief Vatican correspondent; the U.S. threatens economic warfare on Iran; the Senate rejects an effort to halt arms sales to Israel. Also, why the iPod is making a comeback.

Ground.News

WAR (IRAN, LEBANON)

Senate rejects 4th attempt to curb Trump's war powers in Iran

US military says strike on vessel in Eastern Pacific kills three

Pentagon Approaches Automakers, Manufacturers to Boost Weapons Production

Trump says Israel and Lebanon leaders to hold direct talks, first time in '34 years'

USS Gerald R. Ford reaches longest carrier deployment since Vietnam War

House Democrats file 5 impeachment articles against Hegseth

ISRAEL-GAZA MESS

Israeli demolitions levelling towns in south Lebanon, satellite images show

Israel Hit by Bee 'Plague' as Thousands Swarm in 'Apocalyptic' Scene

Israeli Troops Fire Tear Gas at Schoolchildren in West Bank

MORE

US faces demand to restore $350M in federal funding to help power Puerto Rico

Greenland's prime minister says citizens 'don't feel safe' after Trump's threats

Veterans mark the 65th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs Invasion with a new museum in Miami

LAW / CRIME

John Eastman disbarred in California over efforts to overturn 2020 election

Homeland Security worker and another woman are killed in a series of Atlanta-area attacks

REVOLVER: Woman randomly shot in the face six times and stabbed to death while she was walking her dog in Atlanta has been identified—suspect was also allegedly in the process of sexually assaulting her… Suspect is charged with 3 other ‘completely random’ shootings and the death of another woman…

Suspect was naturalized by the Biden Administration in 2022… That was the DHS employee Lauren Bullis

OpenAI CEO Altman seeks dismissal of sister's punitive damages claims in sexual abuse lawsuit

Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys

Justice Jackson says US Supreme Court's [increased] use of emergency docket is 'corrosive' — 'noticeably less restrained' in taking up controversial cases on an emergency basis, steering it into the political fray it is supposed to avoid. The emergency docket's use has surged since Trump's return to office in 2025, allowing him to implement policies blocked by lower courts amid legal challenges. (The Federalist’s Shawn Fleetwood’s take: Ketanji Brown Jackson ran a not-so-subtle defense of leftists' judicial coup against President Trump on Tuesday.) She was speaking at Yale (running her mouth as usual, one might say).

Asking AI (Grok) … has anyone come under such constant legal attack as Trump for everything he does…? So Ketanji is, one might argue, projecting, as she favors the unamerican ACLU, trying to stop progress. The Supreme Court is merely acting as a largely unbiased backstop, I say. https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtMi1jb3B5_c7d04d2a-2b9c-4b61-a118-f0b3a6c88eac

Jury finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated as a monopoly and overcharged fans

Auditor demands private prison company pay $7.4M to Mississippi, calls for AG to enforce

Federal Judge Limits Movement on ICE Detention Center in Maryland

Alabama Sets an Execution by Nitrogen Gas for Man Convicted of Killing Two People During Robbery

Suspects Accused of Throwing Explosives Outside NYC's Gracie Mansion Plead Not Guilty

Revolver.News

Another Midwestern family erased from existence, thanks to a third-world immigrant… Revolver

Lady who said ICE brutally detained her was actually at a spa, now she’s being sued for $1 million… Revolver

Sonia Sotomayor says she apologized to Brett Kavanaugh for ‘hurtful comments’… Revolver/Mediaite

Idk what this is… There's one HUGE problem with 'Atkinson' files that just skewered impeachment plot... - Revolver News

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