If there is no deal soon Mr. President, you are right to put on the table the taking of Kharg Island. I very much appreciate @POTUS and his team going the extra mile to obtain a diplomatic solution to the Iranian conflict. It is apparent to me that the regime is not a reliable partner in these negotiations and that at every turn they create provocation believing it gives them more leverage. President Trump’s announcement today that it may be time to take Kharg Island is welcome news and would be the ultimate game changer. The combination of continuing to force the Strait open and at the same time controlling Kharg Island’s operations by force or blockade would be the most consequential move President Trump could make, regaining the dominance and leverage America needs to end this conflict on favorable terms. Time is of essence.

Senate Candidate for Michigan @MalloryMcMorrow on expanding healthcare and paid leave: "Everything I am proposing is under the umbrella of protecting your kids and families... if you start [kids] off on the right foot when brain development happens the most, then you succeed." @CitizenCohn spoke with all three Democratic candidates for the Michigan Senate ahead of the primary race between Rep. Haley Stevens, Mallory McMorrow, and Abdul El-Sayed.

Q: "Are you saying you would consider sending some of the troops home?" Trump: "It costs us very little to keep them there. I don't consider them in danger." Thirteen Americans have been killed and hundreds have been injured in Operation Epic Fury.

In appeals court fight over the White House ballroom, DOJ says the federal government could quickly bulldoze the statute of liberty and no one would have standing to sue over the changes once the demolition is done.