Happy weekend Great Falls, hope you got a chance to take in Western Art Week festivities.
The Washington Post: Pentagon seeks over $200 billion in Iran war supplemental budget request
The New York Times: Israel Thought It Could Spur Rebellion Inside Iran. That Hasn’t Happened.
The Washington Post: Trump threats, U.S. troop build-up raise specter of battle for Strait of Hormuz
The Economist: Even the best-case scenario for energy markets is disastrous
San Antonio Express-News: U.S. tanker plane that crashed, killing six, lacked parachutes
The Wall Street Journal: A U.S. Citizen now runs Mexico’s top drug cartel—and targeting him is complicated
NBC News: Trump says he’s sending federal immigration agents to airports on Monday amid DHS shutdown
Wired: DHS ousts CBP privacy officers who questioned ‘illegal’ orders
Reuters: Low U.S. weekly jobless claims signal stable labor market
Associated Press: Judge sides with NYT against policy limiting reporters’ Pentagon access
KQED: Elon Musk to owe billions after jury finds he misled Twitter investors before takeover
The Washington Post: Cuban oil crisis? Russian tanker could challenge U.S. blockade.
Reuters: War in Iran threatens fresh food-price shock across developing world
The Economist: America tells private firms to “hack back”
The Washington Post: How Portland is getting affordable housing built
Flathead Beacon: Columbia Falls City Council gets first look at short-term rental policy framework
NPR: USPS is running out of money, postmaster general says
The Wall Street Journal: Millions of Americans are going uninsured following expiration of ACA subsidies
ProPublica: How Trump is failing veterans who need mental health care
Associated Press: U.S. applications for jobless benefits fall to 205,000 last week as layoffs remain historically low
CNN: U.S. downgraded in democracy index as press freedom concerns grow
The New York Times: Hegseth invokes divine purpose to justify military might
The Economist: Ukraine’s top drone commander wants to bleed Russia’s army dry
Associated Press: Judge rules the government overreached with transgender health care declaration
Route Fifty: Governments’ website accessibility deadline is fast approaching
DefenseScoop: White House registers new ‘alien’-related .gov domains as DOD tackles Trump’s disclosure directive
Associated Press: 2 charged for entering Scotland naval base with nuclear subs
CNN: Israeli police attack journalists in Jerusalem, fracturing wrist of CNN producer
The New York Times: The weather is getting wilder, and some see a dire signal in the data
Foreign Affairs: How America’s war on Iran backfired
Investigate Midwest: Trump’s labor department struggles to deliver on H-2A ‘one-stop shop’ promise
Reuters: Google expands utility deals to curb data‑center power use during peak demand
CyberScoop: North Carolina tech worker found guilty of insider attack netting $2.5M ransom
Route Fifty: Granular driving and intersection data helps drive traffic safety investments
WHRO: ODU is asking students to divulge their criminal histories following campus shooting
ProPublica: Oklahoma ignored records revealing 600 illegally operating injection wells
L.A. Times: Afroman wins ‘Lemon Pound Cake’ lawsuit over mockery of raid
The New York Times: The downfall of a food icon
The Atlantic: The one food all Americans can agree on
Food and Environment Reporting Network/The New Yorker: How white South Africans are reshaping the Mississippi Delta
The New Republic: The American west is drying up. Can the market help?
The Walrus: Mega dairy along U.S. border causes a big stink in Manitoba
Associated Press: Banksy ‘unmasking’ by media raises questions about art and identity
