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My first week at @WSJ as national security editor - the US military launched one of the most complex rescue missions in decades after a jet was shot down over Iran.
Amazing details by @VeraMBergen @alexbward @mgordonwsj @shelbyholliday
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Woodward's willingness to put his name behind controversial legal actions had led some officials to joke behind his back that his initials really stand for Sign Whatever. A look at DOJ’s No.3 w/@davidamichaels @cryanbarber
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On election night, @JDVance’s phone buzzed.
A confidant texted with uncomfortable advice: perhaps he should consider sitting out 2028.
Some allies now tell the VP they no longer believe any Republican can win a presidential election in two years.
Story with @natalieandrews:
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“He’s not going anywhere,” said Tim Parlatore, a special adviser to Hegseth. “He intends to serve the full four years.”
With @lindsaywise and @laraseligman
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Dana White, the UFC mogul who helped Trump stage a cage match on the South Lawn, is meeting with the president Monday to discuss the White House press secretary job
White told reporters Saturday “I’ve got a lot of jobs already"
@marianne_levine @JBFlint
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Incredible story by @wsj team covering the Russian war against Ukraine
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The embattled defense secretary’s defiant stance has set the stage for a bruising clash with lawmakers frustrated over the stalemated conflict with Tehran. Even Republican lawmakers who have backed Trump on the Iran war are voicing misgivings about Hegseth.
@lindsaywise and @laraseligman
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First Lady Melania Trump says she wrote personal letters to Putin and Zelensky.
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Trump told me this morning he intends to keep Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary:
“I have every intention to keep him.”
Trump acknowledged receiving calls from people unhappy with Hegseth, but said, “I get these calls, you know, about him. I don't understand why.”
He also acknowledged it would be easier to confirm a new Defense Secretary before the Democrats take over the Senate in January.
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NEW TONIGHT: At a Situation Room meeting in September that included Vance and Rubio, top officials agreed that publicly announcing small-scale strikes on Iran would hurt Republicans in vulnerable states. The idea was briefed to Trump, who agreed.
In the ensuing weeks, the U.S. military quietly conducted a series of low-level strikes, attacking missile launchers and other equipment, @WSJ reported this week
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New: Vance’s comments on Iran followed weeks of internal hand-wringing at the White House about the war’s impact on the midterms and discussions about whether to acknowledge publicly ongoing strikes, according to people familiar with the discussions.
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In September, senior Trump administration officials held a Situation Room discussion about the Iran war’s unpopularity. Vance, Rubio and others sat around the table as top officials said disclosing continuing strikes, whether defensive or offensive, would hurt Republicans in vulnerable states. They agreed advertising the assaults wouldn’t help election prospects, according to people familiar with the discussion.
That idea was briefed to Trump, who agreed with the approach, the people said.
Read more with @alexbward @RobbieGramer and @laraseligman
Nice reporting by @natalieandrews @alexbward @laraseligman and @RobbieGramer on Vance's rare split with the president on whether the Iran war was a mistake:
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Come work for the best Middle East team in journalism. We have a new opening for a Farsi-speaking reporter in Dubai to join an Iran reporting team that breaks news about and explains the Islamic Republic to our millions of readers. Apply here. wsj.jobs/dubai-are/mideast-c…
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Trump said high prices were worth it to rid Iran of its nuclear work.
Voters, it seems, disagreed.
Success or failure in Iran surely looms large for Trump’s legacy now.
If success, Trump could claim it was a worthy sacrifice. If fail, he lost power over a lost war.
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EXCLU: The U.S. attacked Iran’s Qeshm Island on Monday, U.S. officials said, in the latest of a series of limited strikes Washington has secretly carried out against the country in recent weeks as President Trump touted the possibility of a diplomatic deal. W @alexbward @shelbyholliday wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-…
Obama said Trump's "got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory"
Which apparently got @AllMyChandler thinking about the chain and its enduring popularity in America's suburbs
Great column in @WSJ from my colleague:
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Trump personally approved admitting Bolsonaro and his family to the U.S. while Rubio moved to issue them visas
The family entered the country under humanitarian parole, which allows them to remain for one year, @wsj reports
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NEW: VP VANCE is engaging one of Iran’s most powerful hard-liners to revive peace negotiations as President Trump threatens to restart the war after next week’s midterm elections, U.S. officials and people familiar with the matter said.
The letter was sent at Trump’s direction, one person said, and Trump is aware of the outreach.
W/ @benoitfaucon @alexbward
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