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Iran Threatens California
The FBI put out an alert warning that Iran could retaliate against US strikes by targeting the American mainland.
Specifically, police departments in California were warned about a potential surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles, launched from an unidentified vessel off the coast of the US. No specific targets were named, but the warning was real, it was official, and it was directed at Americans.
Now, how would Iran actually pull something like that off? Nobody’s quite sure yet. But here’s where it gets interesting.
Russia’s been accused in recent months of using its shadow fleet of oil tankers to launch drones at European military and civilian infrastructure. And Russia’s been sharing intelligence with Iran on advanced drone tactics. The Kremlin confirmed it’s been in constant contact with Tehran throughout the ongoing conflict.
Donald Trump, for his part, told reporters he’s not worried about any Iran-backed attacks on the homeland. Whether that’s genuine confidence or deliberate message management is, frankly, anyone’s guess.
Pentagon Bans Cameras Over Ugly Photos of Hegseth
This next one’s a bit on the nose, isn’t it.
Pete Hegseth recently held a press conference alongside the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to brief the press on the Iran war. Standard stuff. Photographers were in the room doing their jobs.
Then the photos went out. And apparently, members of Hegseth’s staff weren’t happy about how he looked in them.
So at the next two press briefings, press photographers simply weren’t allowed in. The Pentagon’s official line is that only one representative per uncredentialed outlet is now permitted, and that they’re releasing their own photos online for public use.
Here’s the thing though. Most major outlets don’t have Pentagon credentials anymore because last year the Defense Department introduced a new rule requiring credentialed media to agree that they won’t publish any information the DoD didn’t explicitly authorize. The AP, the New York Times, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal. They all refused to sign. So they lost their credentials.
The Pentagon did make exceptions for the March 2nd presser, letting some of these outlets back in temporarily. That’s when the unflattering photos were taken.
Now the Defense Department’s own photographers are the ones capturing the defense secretary for public record. The government is, in effect, photographing itself and deciding what the public gets to see. But banning cameras over bad photos is a different level entirely.
Bipartisan Group of Senators Want Bondi Investigated Over Epstein Files
The Epstein files situation keeps getting worse for the Trump regime, and now it’s got bipartisan political heat behind it.
Three Democratic senators have joined forces with Republican Lisa Murkowski to ask the Government Accountability Office to investigate the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files.
Their argument is straightforward. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed by Trump himself, required full disclosure of the files by a specific deadline. The DOJ missed that deadline. Millions of documents have been released, but plenty more haven’t.
And the ones that were released? Some had victims’ names left completely unredacted. Nude photos visible. Personal details exposed. An absolute mess.
But here’s what really has the senators fired up. While victims’ details were apparently left unprotected, the names and identifying information of powerful business and political figures who allegedly had connections to Epstein appear to have been heavily redacted.
The senators put it plainly in their letter: Congress told you to protect victims. You didn’t. And the people with money and power seem to have got the better treatment.
This comes after Attorney General Pam Bondi was subpoenaed by the Republican-led House Oversight Committee, which passed 24 to 19 with bipartisan support. Republican congresswoman Nancy Mace, who calls herself a survivor of sexual abuse, has been one of Bondi’s loudest critics, accusing the DOJ of a cover-up. She’s been joined by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer saying much the same thing.
Bondi’s already watching her back after Trump fired DHS Secretary Kristi Noem following her disastrous appearance before the House Judiciary Committee. The AG’s got to be feeling the pressure.
The Epstein Deposition Bombshell
Finally, here’s one that’s got people talking.
Richard Kahn, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accountant, was deposed behind closed doors on Tuesday. House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer called him a “big witness,” and the expectation was that he’d shed light on how Epstein made and spent his money.
What came out was more than that.
Democratic Congressman Suhas Subramanyam told reporters after the deposition that they’d learned something significant: A person who had accused Donald Trump was given a settlement by Jeffrey Epstein’s estate.
Now, to be clear, law enforcement has never accused Trump of any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein. Kahn’s attorney told CNN that Kahn never witnessed any abuse by Epstein and was never told of any. But the fact that Epstein’s estate was settling with a Trump accuser? That’s a thread a lot of people are going to want to pull.
CNN anchor Brianna Keilar, to her credit, looked visibly taken aback, saying. “That was something,” Yeah. It was.
Here’s the thing about all four of these stories. They require reporters who aren’t afraid to follow them wherever they lead.
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STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED:
Injuries to U.S. troops in Iran War More Severe Than Initially Reported. At least 140 U.S. troops have been injured as a result of Iranian counterattacks carried out in response to the United States’ February 28 strike on the Islamic republic. While the Pentagon initially stated that the injuries sustained were minor and many of those hurt soon returned to duty, other injuries have been revealed to include brain trauma and burns. Seven U.S. troops have died so far following the Iranian counterattacks.
U.S. Strike on Iranian School Likely Due to Outdated Intelligence. The recent bombing of a girls’ school in Minab, Iran that killed at least 168 children and 14 teachers has been attributed to outdated information about a nearby naval base. Satellite imagery from 2013 showed that the school and an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps base were once part of the same compound. However, in 2016, the school was fenced off from the base. And by late 2025, satellite images of the building reportedly showed children playing in the courtyard.
Trump in Kentucky to Campaign Against Thomas Massie. President Donald Trump headed to Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District on Wednesday to campaign against Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) at an event in Hebron, just outside of Cincinnati. Massie –— who co-authored the Epstein Files Transparency Act with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) — was recently seen in an interview recounting how Trump called to tell him he was “coming at you like you’ve never seen in your life,” while mimicking Trump’s accent and speaking style.
Republicans Admit Trump’s Immigration Policies Could Hurt Them in Midterms. During House Republicans’ policy retreat at Trump’s golf resort in Miami, Florida, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) conceded the GOP has to deal with a “hiccup with some of the Hispanic and Latino voters” over Trump’s immigration crackdown. Johnson said the Trump administration’s “overzealous” policies required a “reboot” on the immigration issue from Republicans ahead of the November midterms.
Republican Senator Promises to Keep Up Blockade of Trump Fed Appointee. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who is not running for reelection, is pledging to continue his blockade of Federal Reserve Board of Governors nominee Kevin Warsh in place due to the Trump administration’s investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The administration claims its criminal investigation into the Fed chair is over the cost of improvements to the Fed’s Washington D.C. campus, though Powell maintains it is retaliation for his refusal to lower interest rates.
