Pentagon prepares to send another 3,000 troops to Middle East  Politico Thousands of Marines to Arrive in Centcom the Same Day as Trump’s Iran Deadline  WSJ Approximately… [more]

US supreme court appears sympathetic to Trump administration in asylum case  The Guardian Supreme Court Seems Open to Trump Request to Block Asylum Seekers at Border  The… [more]

Mullin sworn in as DHS chief after GOP fracture forced Dem to save nomination  Fox News Mullin sworn in as DHS secretary as Republicans pitch new… [more]

Here are the still-alive Iranian leaders who could strike a U.S. peace deal  Axios Trump says US talking with ‘respected’ figure in Iran. It may be… [more]

Miami Corruption Trial Gets a Marquee Witness: Marco Rubio  The New York Times Rubio testifies against friend accused of secretly working for Maduro  The Washington Post Marco… [more]

Iran Gives Trump an Ultimatum on JD Vance  The Daily BeastView Full Coverage on Google News

Middle East crisis live: US to send thousands more soldiers, reports say; Lebanon faces ‘existential crisis’, official says  The Guardian Pentagon Officials Weigh Deployment of Airborne… [more]

Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option  AP News Trump, Who Calls Mail-in Voting ‘Cheating,’ Just Voted by… [more]

Airport disruptions abound as senators chase deal to end Homeland Security budget standoff  AP News Top Senate Republicans push plan to end DHS shutdown, but obstacles… [more]

Why do ICE agents get paid during the partial government shutdown, but not TSA?  PBS ICE is at airports during the travel chaos: What agents are… [more]