Today’s Headlines: Two shootings in one day. An attacker rammed an explosives-filled truck into a Michigan synagogue and opened fire — nearly empty due to a half-day, so no casualties besides the shooter. The FBI called it targeted antisemitic violence. Hours later, a man who served 11 years for supporting ISIS killed one person and injured two in a classroom at Old Dominion University before being subdued by ROTC students. Both are being investigated as terrorism. On the war: Iran's new Supreme Leader Khamenei made his first public statement — no surrender, Strait of Hormuz stays shut, and he will avenge his entire family's deaths. Both US and Israeli intelligence now agree the regime won't fall anytime soon, so Israel has quietly downgraded its goal from regime change to degrading Iran's military. The USS Gerald Ford, which Trump sent from Venezuela to Iran with zero maintenance time, had a laundry room fire and has broken plumbing. The U.S. Treasury is borrowing $50 billion a week, adding a trillion to the deficit over five months. Total national debt: $38.9 trillion. Congress passed a bipartisan housing bill 89-10. Trump said "no one gives a fuck about housing." Florida passed a law requiring a passport or birth certificate to register to vote. Epstein's accountant testified for six hours, claimed he saw nothing, and named five men who paid Epstein: Les Wexner, Glen Dubin, Steven Sinofsky, Leon Black, and the Rothschild family — which accounted for maybe 30 seconds of testimony. The Pentagon banned photographers because Hegseth didn't like his pictures. The White House made a war hype video using NFL footage without consent. Trump has been gifting cabinet members Florsheim shoes in the wrong size. And finally, he gave Jake Paul his "complete and total endorsement" for no office, no race, and no discernible reason.



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AP News: Man who rammed his vehicle into Michigan synagogue was naturalized citizen from Lebanon, DHS says

WaPo: Islamic State sympathizer opens fire at Old Dominion University, killing one

Bloomberg: Bibi says no guarantee of Iran regime change

WSJ: Israeli Officials Think Iran’s Regime Isn’t Likely to Fall Soon

WSJ: U.S. Air Force Refueling Plane Crashes in Iraq

WaPo: U.S. sailors injured in fire aboard aircraft carrier supporting Iran war

NYT: Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Refueling Plane Crashes in Iraq, Military Says

Fortune: The U.S. borrowed $50 billion a week for the past five months, finds the CBO

ProPublica: Credit Bureaus Are Leaving More Mistakes on Frustrated Consumers’ Reports Under Trump’s CFPB

The Guardian: Senate again fails to pass homeland security funding as department shutdown nears one month – live | US Congress

AP News: Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability

Punchbowl: Trump dismisses housing fight in push for SAVE Act

NBC News: Richard Kahn, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime accountant, gives closed-door testimony to House Oversight Committee

NYT: Florida Republicans Pass Bill Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Vote

WaPo: Pentagon bars photographers over ‘unflattering’ Hegseth photos

WaPo: Former NFL players decry White House video mixing big hits, airstrikes

WSJ: Trump Is Obsessed With These $145 Shoes—and Won’t Let Anyone Leave Without a Pair

NYT: Trump Endorses Jake Paul, Who Isn't Running for Office



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