THE SPOTLIGHT: Anne Flaherty talks about the 'sigh of relief' in Washington with no signs of further escalation between Israel and Iran.

Nothing to see here: US, Israel go radio silent on strike against Iran

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The rules of the Middle East are being rewritten in real time. Iran’s attack at the weekend ended the Israeli-Iranian shadow war…Israel’s attack this morning another step in that direction

House Speaker Johnson on why he’s putting the Ukraine aid bill up for a vote despite some GOP objections, per ABC News Hill team:

“To put it bluntly, I would rather send bullets to Ukraine, than American boys. My son is gonna begin in the Naval Academy this fall.”

As Israel weighs its options on Iran, the US makes clear in both private phone calls and public statements:

If Israel punches back at Iran, they'll do it alone

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The military concludes that a US sniper team did not have the Kabul suicide bomber in their sights back just before the deadly airport explosion back in 2021 and could not have prevented the attack

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Kirby says White House does not think wider war is inevitable: “It's not about trying to instill fear here in Iran. It's about making it clear to Iran…we're not going to tolerate any threats to our troops, our facilities in Iraq& Syria, & that we will help Israel defend itself”

As the US tries to avert what now appears to be an imminent Iranian attack on Israel, the US will position additional troops & other military assets in the Middle East, officials say: abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-av… luis martinez Anne Flaherty

US believes Iran could attack Israel in coming days, with potential to escalate war in the region -

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US believes Iran could attack Israel in coming days, with potential to escalate war in the region -

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W Israel blocking aid trucks into Gaza, Biden last month ordered the military to build a humanitarian pier off its coast

US ships are now arriving within days w the cost estimated at $180m+

But there’s still no plan on who will distribute the supplies: abcnews.go.com/Politics/cost-…

SCOOP: Biden's plan to build a pier off Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid will cost at least $180M and could top $200M

That's an early estimate, as the military continues to work out details including who will actually deliver the aid

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Israel has decided to open another border crossing point, the Erez checkpoint, to allow humanitarian aid to cross into Gaza after Netanyahu & Biden spoke on the phone, acc to Israeli official

our report today —

Most weapon transfers to Israel were approved before the war started and would be legally tough to turnaround

But not impossible

'If the administration or the Congress wanted to shut things down, they could. But it's a matter of political will'

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. Cal Woodward captured him so well

RIP Mike Feinsilber, who taught me to 'skip the boring parts' when writing

'He wrote with elegance, style, authority, brevity and a gentle playfulness, all in service of finding the humanity in things.'

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Biden has the power to slow down US weapon transfers to Israel

There's one big reason it's not happening -- the president simply doesn't want to

Here's why:
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