NEW: Two senior Israeli officials told Axios U.S. forces intercepted dozens of Iranian drones over Iraq and Jordan before they reached Israeli airspace.

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BREAKING: AIR RAID SIRENS IN MAJOR CITIES IN SOUTHERN ISRAEL

Not that I need to remind y’all but follow Barak Ravid to get the best reporting on Israel-Iran

Speaker Johnson has been briefed and is receiving 'regular updates' on the Iranian drone attack on Israel, his office tells @Axios

🚨Iran launched dozens of attack drones from its territory towards Israeli territory, the IDF spokesman Brig. General Daniel Hagari said in a statement.
🚨He added that Israel is monitoring the threat and said it will take the drones several hours to reach Israeli air space.…

BREAKING: Iran launches attack against Israel using dozens of drones, four U.S. and Israeli officials told me

Scoop: Israeli assurances fail to convince the House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) to sign off on F-15 deal. Andrew Solender Stephen Neukam and I report for Axios
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🚨🚨scoop -> DNC covered Biden legal bills in special counsel probe ** Why it matters: The payments are at odds with the Biden campaign's recent attacks on Donald Trump for spending his campaign funds on legal fees. axios.com/2024/04/12/dnc…

SCOOP: House Democrats are engaged in a widespread whip operation aimed at persuading progressive stragglers to sign onto a discharge petition to force a vote on the Senate's Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan aid bill. trib.al/4nHVBRU

NEW: “It’s past the trade deadline”

Trump's inner circle does not want MTG to launch another ugly speakership fight 7 mos before the election

They believe Speaker Johnson is as good as they're going to get this Congress.

w/ Juliegrace Brufke

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Brave new world: No more cigar smell outside the Rules Committee when they’re in session

Spotted outside the Capitol: former DCCC Chair Steve Israel greeting ex-colleagues