US, Venezuela agree to re-establish diplomatic ties  Reuters Scoop: Trump officials broker massive U.S.-Venezuela gold deal  Axios US and Venezuela agree to resume diplomatic ties after Maduro… [more]

Congress declines to halt Iran war  Politico House Turns Back Bid to Restrict Trump’s War Powers in Iran  The New York Times ‘I love this country with… [more]

A Killing Spree in Utah Rattles a Region and Baffles Officials  The New York Times Triple homicide suspect arrested in Colorado after women found dead on… [more]

Montana Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines drops reelection bid minutes before filing deadline  PBS A Sly Political Switcheroo Stuns Montana and Starts a New Senate Fight  The… [more]

Donald Trump says he must be ‘involved’ in choosing Iran’s next leader  Financial Times Trump says he wants to be involved in picking Iran’s next leader… [more]

Trump: want to finish Iran then Cuba ‘question of time’  Reuters Trump tells CNN Cuba is soon going to fall: ‘I’m going to put Marco over… [more]

Haitian man who had been living in Mass. dies in ICE custody after untreated toothache  WBUR Haitian man from Boston dies in ICE custody in Arizona…. [more]

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is out, Trump says, after controversial tenure  The Washington Post Kristi Noem confronts grim truth that everyone is expendable in Trump world  The… [more]

House Turns Back Bid to Restrict Trump’s War Powers in Iran  The New York Times Republican group attacks Thomas Massie for his opposition to Iran war  Politico… [more]

Industry doubts Trump plan to insure Gulf oil tankers as Iran war halts transit  Financial Times Goldman Says Oil Market Not Yet Confident in US Hormuz… [more]