Minneapolis killings and deportation outrage: Kristi Noem’s scandal-plagued DHS tenure

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Backlash grew against homeland security secretary after slew of controversies from Trump’s immigration crackdown

Kristi Noem’s year-long tenure as homeland security secretary has been plagued by controversies as she led an aggressive immigration crackdown that hasprompted protests and lawsuits.

There have been scandals, legally dubious deportations condemned by human rights groups, taxpayer-funded publicity campaigns, and false claims about US citizens.

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Israel launches huge strikes against south Beirut after mass evacuation order – The Guardian

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  1. Israel launches huge strikes against south Beirut after mass evacuation order  The Guardian
  2. Iran Live Updates: U.S. and Israeli Strikes, Bombs in Beirut and Trump War Powers Vote  The New York Times
  3. Exclusive: Hezbollah elite fighters return to south Lebanon to fight Israeli troops, Lebanese sources say  Reuters
  4. The Iran War Spreads to Lebanon  The New Yorker
  5. Israel bombards Beirut with strikes as conflict with Iran widens  ABC News
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‘What is the game plan?’: The Iran war is unsettling China and its ambitions – BBC

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  1. 'What is the game plan?': The Iran war is unsettling China and its ambitions  BBC
  2. China Won’t Play Security Patron for Iran  Foreign Policy
  3. How Iran and Venezuela strikes transform the Trump-Xi trade talks  CNBC
  4. China to send envoy to Middle East for mediation, foreign minister says  Reuters
  5. The US just took out two China-friendly leaders in two months. Why has Beijing done very little about it?  CNN
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Finland plans to lift decades-old ban on hosting nuclear weapons – BBC

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  1. Finland plans to lift decades-old ban on hosting nuclear weapons  BBC
  2. Russia warns Finland it will be more vulnerable if it hosts nuclear weapons  Reuters
  3. Finland to allow import of nuclear weapons  politico.eu
  4. Finland’s Move to Host Nuclear Weapons Will Backfire, Kremlin Warns  The Moscow Times
  5. Finland Proposes Lifting Some Nuclear Weapons Restrictions  Bloomberg
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How the Decision to Start a War Became the President’s – The New York Times

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  1. How the Decision to Start a War Became the President’s  The New York Times
  2. Congress hasn't officially declared war since WWII. Here's how presidential war powers have played out since then  PBS
  3. The End of Limits on a President’s Wars  The New Yorker
  4. Why doesn’t Congress declare war anymore?  CNN
  5. Restoring the rule of law’: Why declaring war matters  WTOP
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Exclusive: Azerbaijan wants “official explanation” from Iran after drone attack – Axios

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  1. Exclusive: Azerbaijan wants "official explanation" from Iran after drone attack  Axios
  2. Iran denies its drones hit airport in Azerbaijan’s exclave as war widens  Al Jazeera
  3. Azerbaijan says four injured by Iranian drones, vows to retaliate  Reuters
  4. Azerbaijan’s Aliyev calls Iran drone hits on airport and school 'terror act'  ایران اینترنشنال
  5. Azerbaijan says Iran struck its territory, as war spills over border  BBC
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US and Mideast countries seek Kyiv’s drone expertise as Russia-Ukraine talks put on ice – AP News

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  1. US and Mideast countries seek Kyiv’s drone expertise as Russia-Ukraine talks put on ice  AP News
  2. US asked Ukraine for help fighting Iranian drones, Zelensky says  BBC
  3. The Glaring Oversight in the U.S. War Plan  The Atlantic
  4. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 5, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  5. Pentagon eyes Ukrainian interceptor drones to counter Iran  Financial Times
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Sources Briefed on Iran War Say U.S. Has No Plans for What Comes Next – The Intercept

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  1. Sources Briefed on Iran War Say U.S. Has No Plans for What Comes Next  The Intercept
  2. Iran war live: Trump says Iran being ‘demolished’ as Gulf attacks continue  Al Jazeera
  3. Trump advisers work to mitigate a political nightmare on Iran as president fuels messaging chaos  CNN
  4. ‘I Have Agreed to Talk’  The Atlantic
  5. Trump Follows His Gut. His National Security Advisers Try to Keep Up.  The New York Times
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Katz: Netanyahu set goal in November to kill Khamenei; Iran protests moved up war plans – The Times of Israel

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  1. Katz: Netanyahu set goal in November to kill Khamenei; Iran protests moved up war plans  The Times of Israel
  2. The start of the Iran war was determined by spying success  The Economist
  3. Trump Opens the Pandora’s Box of Assassination  The Atlantic
  4. Inside the plan to kill Ali Khamenei  Financial Times
  5. Suspected drone infiltration alert activated in Jordan Valley settlements  The Times of Israel
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