The much-hyped right-wing overthrow of Kevin McCarthy because he was supposedly insufficiently America First (or something) resulted in... a massive bipartisan foreign aid package!

Significant. This follows French forces leaving Mali in 2022.

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(And in true DC fashion, Vivian Salama and I have been trying to schedule dinner for about a month… so instead we’re gonna get together on a zoom panel!)

When asked about accusations that Israel violated Leahy Law, which concerns human rights violations of countries that receive U.S. military assistance, Blinken said “You’ll see results very soon. I’ve made determinations. You can expect to see them in the days ahead.”

Brief midnight chat with BBC News (World) on what we know so far about the US response to the Israeli strikes in Iran. (Hint: not much)

Thanks Dan. No sleep for foreign policy reporters…

Iranians claim that explosions in Isfahan were the result of its air defense systems which were activated; Iran claims Israeli missiles did not hit Iran's nuclear facilities. Trey Yingst reports this gives Iran a face saving way to not have to respond. US military source calls

This is a direct denial from a regime official:

No missiles were fired into #Iran from outside its territory

There were drones but they were shot down.

A telling, early take on this from within Iran. Risk of immediate Iranian escalation from this event looks low.

What will #Iran do next? Ex-CIA Senior Official Norman Roule and ex-MI6 Chief Sir Richard Dearlove discuss with host Ruffini the security threats in the #MiddleEast , after Iran's strikes on #Israel . Tune in for analysis on Iran's nuclear program, the regional new 'pink' red

This is significant.

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Johnson: If Marjorie brings the motion, she brings the motion and let the chips fall where the may

Thanks Rep. Adam Smith for sitting down with us to talk about the foreign aid bill and Speaker Mike Johnson … as well as Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel. Tune in to One Decision Podcast next week to see how Justin Bieber factored into the conversation about Kevin McCarthy !

One of the greatest moments in Pentagon history occurred during today’s press conference.

Billy Joel

Dubai is experiencing major flooding as 1.5 year’s worth of rain just fell in a single day.

Nearly 5 inches (127 mm) fell in 24 hours.

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Will Israel retaliate against Iran without US support behind them? Thanks RNZ for having me on to talk Iran and Israel.

If you’re in New Zealand, catch me on the RNZ Morning Report later today/tomorrow morning/whatever time it will be there at 3 pm ET.