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Trump told Zelensky it wasn’t his decision to freeze military supplies to Ukraine — and now the flow of arms has resumed. wsj.com/politics/natio…

SCOOP: An impostor has been impersonating Marco Rubio, sending AI-generated voice and text messages to 3 foreign ministers, a U.S. governor and a U.S. member of Congress, per a cable obtained by WaPo. W/ Hannah Natanson

“Two sources said Trump promised to immediately send 10 Patriot interceptors — fewer than had been planned in the paused shipment — and help to find other means of supply.” axios.com/2025/07/08/tru…

Trump Says Putin Feeds U.S. ‘Bulls—t’ About Ending War in Ukraine Remarks indicate president’s souring relationship with the Russian leader My latest (and first WSJ byline!) with Alex Ward wsj.com/world/russia/t…

Trump says he would like to go to Africa "at some point" for a presidential visit

U.S. Pushes More African Countries to Accept Deported Migrants W/ ⁦Robbie Gramer⁩ & ⁦Tarini Parti⁩ wsj.com/politics/polic…

Senior Israeli official briefing to journalists: Ceasefire talks The senior Israeli official provided a longer timeframe on the possibility of a Gaza ceasefire than previously believed, saying it “might” be possible within “a week, two weeks—not a day.” The official would not

Via Jewish Insider, this is an interesting moment of bipartisanship

Reuters confirms our story reuters.com/world/africa/t…

This ode to "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" is worth a read nytimes.com/2025/07/07/mag…

This remains a national emergency

The State Department is laying off more than 1,300 employees as part of a sweeping reorganization plan by the Trump administration Robbie Gramer Alex Ward wsj.com/politics/polic…

I’m on a streak of 3 straight flights at DCA where someone in the security line panics because they were meant to fly out of IAD.

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"Prime Minister of Israel later told President Donald J. Trump in private that if Iran resumed moving toward a nuclear weapon, Israel would carry out further military strikes. Trump responded that he favored a diplomatic settlement, but didn’t otherwise object." Alex Ward, laurence norman wsj.com/world/middle-e…