Iran says 20,000 people left without water after US hits reservoir tanks ft.trib.al/tcGHSr4

SCOOP with @nakashimae and @kemettler: CIA officer created a fake SAP - Special Access Program - that resulted in gold trove, people familiar with the investigation say washingtonpost.com/national-…

Guard at ICE detention center in Louisiana stabbed detainee with a pen because he wouldn't remove his hand from a door, per new DHS OIG report: oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/fi…

For years, Trump took a hair-loss drug — Propecia (finasteride). Now it’s no longer on his medical reports. I asked the White House if Trump still uses it, and officials said they’re not obligated to disclose all his medications. washingtonpost.com/politics/…

After Uvalde, Texas undertook an ambitious effort to station a police officer at every school. Since then, students have been tackled, pepper sprayed and Tasered. Many episodes began over minor infractions like breaking dress code or vaping. Our report: nytimes.com/interactive/2026…

Includes an important forensic investigation of civilian casualties in IDF attacks on Iranian nuclear scientists (mostly also civilians).

News: Trump appointees are aggressively pressing staff at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to produce $250 bills featuring Trump himself. The director resisted and was reassigned. “The buck stopped here,” she wrote in her goodbye. washingtonpost.com/investiga…

So, so many congratulations to this stellar team !!!! @ntabrizy @osviz_jarrett @nadineajaka @ericrich

🚨 U.S. bears brunt of Israel’s missile defense, Pentagon assessments show: wapo.st/4dVmjDc

A @John_Hudson scoop: Amid hostilities with Iran, the American military expended far more advanced interceptors to protect Israel than Israeli forces did, according to Defense Department data. washingtonpost.com/national-…

NEW for @newlinesmag, together with @weatherwar & @ChrisOsieck, we investigated the Israeli air strikes on steel plants tied to approx 1.2M jobs in Iran: newlinesmag.com/reportage/ho… Using satellite imagery, geolocated footage and 3D reconstruction, we examined the impact of Israeli airstrikes on two of Iran’s largest steel plants. The analysis indicates that production was disrupted at both sites, with flare activity ceasing in the days following the strikes and significant damage sustained to the core steelmaking infrastructure. Thank you to @AdHaque110, @ushukrik, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani & Kevan Harris for their analysis. And to #1 best editor @kshaheen for making space for this reporting.

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NEW: The DOJ is pushing federal prosecutors to investigate and use terrorism laws to prosecute any Mexican officials found to be corrupt. Scoop w/ @londonoe and @alanfeuer: nyti.ms/4ukHuEG

ICE's warehouse plan is back ON, with two facilities in Texas expected to open by early 2027. Gift link to my story in @washingtonpost below

Wild set of internal emails obtained by @Blaskey_S show Trump admin approving use of a *White House* contract to quickly begin work on Trump's planned 250-arch across the Potomac.

NEW: We've spent 10 months tracking the outcomes in tens of thousands of lawsuits brought by ICE detainees amid an unprecedented detention push. It's not a cose call: judges have ruled more than 10,000 times against ICE, a 9-1 ratio. See the database: politico.com/news/2026/05/13…

A Russian ship sank in mysterious circumstances. It may have been carrying submarine nuclear reactors to North Korea cnn.com/2026/05/12/world/a-r…

Google finds evidence a criminal hackers attempted a widespread campaign that relied on a 0day built by artificial intelligence. “It’s a taste of what’s to come,” @JohnHultquist said. nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/po…

A new ProPublica investigation found blood transfusions during first-trimester miscarriage ER visits in Texas surged 54% after abortion became a felony. Women are being sent home hemorrhaging instead of receiving standard care. This is cruel, dangerous, and preventable. propublica.org/article/texas…

At least nine maritime attacks and incidents took place between May 5 and May 10 in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and surrounding waterways. We have updated our map that tracks maritime attacks in the MENA region since 2017. Link: washingtoninstitute.org/mena… We added recent Iranian attacks, and incidents involving U.S. warships. We also updated information on some commercial ships, including the attack involving HMM Namu (IMO 1039292) - owned by South Korea's HMM Co - and based on the recent findings of an initial investigation into the explosion and fire aboard this multi-purpose carrier. These were released by the ministry of foreign affairs. #OOTT #Shipping #IranWar‌