The secretary of state oversaw a cull of experts who would have been very useful right about now.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/rubio-fired-critical-experts-before-trump-launched-iran-war/

https://bsky.app/profile/thedailybeast.bsky.social/post/3mhb5vbjh4e2x

Trump’s confidants are panicking as the president’s already weak grasp on his war with Iran slips more and more each day.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/president-donald-trumps-allies-freak-out-about-his-war-in-iran-spiralling-out-of-control/

https://bsky.app/profile/thedailybeast.bsky.social/post/3mhb5hhkl4m2d

The Florida Federation of College Republicans disbanded the campus chapter after a photo revealed two members seemingly performing a Nazi salute.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/college-republicans-chapter-collapses-after-alleged-nazi-salute/

https://bsky.app/profile/thedailybeast.bsky.social/post/3mhb3swpy2r2h

Two of Iran’s top security officials have been killed in airstrikes, Israel has claimed.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/israel-says-iran-security-chief-ali-larijani-killed-as-trumps-war-escalates/

https://bsky.app/profile/thedailybeast.bsky.social/post/3mhb3jxqrqy2h

The 79-year-old president is resorting to threats to make sure his legislation gets cleared by lawmakers.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/frantic-trump-79-melts-down-in-unhinged-rant-about-his-new-obsession/

https://bsky.app/profile/thedailybeast.bsky.social/post/3mhb2stwnie2h

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has hit a departing Trump goon with a pair of withering parting shots.
https://trib.al/ur2w5nF

https://bsky.app/profile/thedailybeast.bsky.social/post/3mhaz62xob22u

A former top aide to Pete Hegseth has gotten a new intelligence job after he was forced out when the defense secretary accused “disgruntled” employees of leaking to the press.
https://trib.al/Znzy6Xn

https://bsky.app/profile/thedailybeast.bsky.social/post/3mhaxmp6cej2s

Donald Trump’s own intelligence officials say they definitely warned him about the consequences of attacking Iran, even as the president claims “nobody” could have seen it coming.
https://trib.al/sUAMLTQ

https://bsky.app/profile/thedailybeast.bsky.social/post/3mhauxmc5o22u

Kash Patel has been roasted for wearing a pair of bespoke sneakers bearing his personal brand at an FBI training event as the hunt for Nancy Guthrie stretches into its seventh week.
https://trib.al/mLGWww0

https://bsky.app/profile/thedailybeast.bsky.social/post/3mhatxptjgl2q

Canada and Greenland can breathe easy—Donald Trump has found a new candidate to be America’s 51st state.
https://trib.al/4wvDKAP

https://bsky.app/profile/thedailybeast.bsky.social/post/3mhas5q4th22i

In a bizarre attack launched from behind the Resolute Desk, the 79-year-old president managed to upgrade Newsom, 58, from state governor to “president of the United States.”
https://trib.al/ioWXoLv

https://bsky.app/profile/thedailybeast.bsky.social/post/3mharipxtod2z

Stewart mocked Trump’s response to Iran’s ongoing blockade.
https://trib.al/9VK3I3z

https://bsky.app/profile/thedailybeast.bsky.social/post/3mhacfufl2r2w