U.S. government officials were scrambling Friday night to prevent what they fear could be a significant loss of access to critical national security information, after two major U.S. communications providers said they would stop complying with orders under a controversial

BREAKING: U.S. officials scramble to stop major Internet firms from ditching FISA obligations washingtonpost.com/national-secur… From me and Ellen Nakashima.

A significant (even if predictable) outcome after many months of the US trying to carefully navigate this relationship.

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One of my students gave a presentation on the ethics of drone usage today that included a short brief on international humanitarian law that caught me totally off guard and I have rarely been so proud.

Such moving, nuanced reporting by ⁦drew hinshaw⁩ and ⁦Joe Parkinson⁩ on two sisters, both kidnapped by Boko Haram, and the separate paths they took: wsj.com/world/africa/b…

Trump is in awe of Putin....

Given that US troops remain in Iraq and Syria, U.S. Central Command is no doubt concerned US forces will be targets for any retaliatory action in response to the explosions in Iraq.

In the past, US forces at Tanf garrison in Syria have served as the whipping boy.
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With Israel’s attack on Iran, the taboo against direct strikes on each other’s soil is now gone. If there is another round — a fight over Iran’s nuclear advances, for instance — both sides might feel freer to launch directly at the other w/David Sanger
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Coalition Forces did not participate or strike locations in Iraq. We are monitoring reports of an incident in Jurf Al Sakhar and remain prepared to support our Iraqi partners.

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Text-only version: lite.cnn.com/2024/04/19/pol…

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Notable official denial.

We are aware of reports claiming that the United States conducted airstrikes in Iraq today. Those reports are not true. The United States has not conducted air strikes in Iraq today.

By Eric Schmitt - nytimes.com/2024/04/19/us/…