The Iran power vacuum and the Democrats in power are rotating: Morning Rundown
In today’s newsletter: Whoever becomes Iran’s next supreme leader, real power may rest in the hands of a hard-line military. Democrats have done better than Republicans in flipping state legislative seats. And the snow drought raises the risk of a dangerous wildfire season across the West.
Here’s what you need to know today.
Who will rule Iran now that Khamenei is dead? A strong military force with a strong line
The US-Israel invasion that ended Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s iron regime you created a power vacuum in Iran for the first time in decades, the clerical group has come together to vote on his successor.
While the front lines have emerged, the real power may now be in the hands of the heavily armed force that supported Khamenei for decades: the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The IRGC recently demonstrated its loyalty to the late leader by organizing a campaign against anti-government protesters that left thousands dead.
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Trump officials too he is considering arming the Kurdish opposition against the Iranian regime.
In the US, a the majority of voters disagree how President Donald Trump is handling the situation in Iran and whether he believes he should have taken military action against the country, according to a new NBC News poll.
Fifty-four percent of voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of Iran, compared to 41% who approve and 5% who say they have no opinion or aren’t sure. Although support is largely divided along party lines, a small but significant slice of Republicans is unhappy with the decision to go to war in the Middle East.
More about who could lead Iran here. Again follow the latest on our liveblog.
More Iran news:
- I The Senate vetoed the resolution that would limit Trump’s ability to make other moves. The House is expected to vote down the war power resolution.
- Posting was down to clarity through the Strait of Hormuz, it passes a fifth of the world’s oil, which threatens international trade.
- Iran revenge divides Tehran and angering its Mideast neighbors.
- This Oscar-nominated filmmaker he wants to go back to Iran – even if prison and war await.
Democrat Alex Holladay won an Arkansas congressional seat in a special election on Tuesday, marking the ninth time since Trump took office that the party has lost a legislative seat in a special election. During that time, Republicans did not gain control of a single Democratic state seat.
Democrats say this trend bodes well for them ahead of the midterms as they exceed expectations in winning foreign contests. Meanwhile, Republicans are looking for answers to the age-old question of how to get their coalition to the polls without Trump on the ballot.
According to Democrats held high stakes in the Texas primaryNBC News’ Steve Kornacki breaks down what millions of primary voters said in November. More than 2.2 million votes were cast for Rep. James Talarico or Rep. Jasmine Crockett in red was impressive considering the Republicans had their own competitive race on Tuesday.
But Talarico is facing a waiting period after Sen. Incumbent John Cornyn came out stronger than expected on Tuesday, heading into a showdown with scandal-plagued Ken Paxton of Texas. Democrats are hoping the GOP will choose the scandal-plagued attorney general as their Senate nominee.
Trump says he will agree “soon” in the GOP Senate primary in Texasadding that the candidate who does not back down should come out.
More about the Democrats’ special election winners here.
Other political news:
- The Department of Justice is silent set aside the automatic investigation of Joe Biden that’s what Trump wanted.
- House Ethics Committee started an investigation in Rep. Tony Gonzales, accused of having an affair with an employee. Meanwhile, House lawmakers killed another neighbor an attempt to absolve all the sexual immorality of the conference and reports of abuse.
- House Number retirement this cycle is the second largest since record keeping began about a hundred years ago.
Over time, drought and warmer weather are raising the risk of wildfires in the West
A combination of unusually cool weather across much of the Western United States and the worst snow drought in decades has experts looking at what could be an intense wildfire season.
Snowpack is below average for this time of year in almost all Western states, with little time left to add snow cover and depth to the mountains before the spring thaw begins.
Last weekend’s Bluebell Fire issued evacuation warnings in Boulder, Colorado and burned about 1.5 acres. The fire was quickly extinguished, but it gave an idea of how dangerous the situation can be when conditions become warm, dry and windy.
Learn why low snow has negative impacts on the environment.
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- The DOJ expects to do so extending plea agreements to twelve defendants in the NBA-Mafia-infested poker case.
- The largest detention center in the country is in Texas you have measles and is closed to tourists and lawyers, ICE confirmed.
- Michael Jackson accused of trafficking children for sex in a new case.
- GLP-1s can to help prevent substance use disordersfrom alcohol to opioids, research shows.
Staff Selection: With partners who are in the country illegally, some American women choose to immigrate to Mexico
Anywhere from 16 to 22 million people in the US live in blended families, made up of a combination of undocumented immigrants and citizens or legal residents. So here are three stories that my colleague Katie shared American women are making tough choices moving to Mexico with their partners is very common, and will increase over time.
For one of these women, moving to Mexico was an easier legal option than putting her husband at risk of arrest – but the move came with great sacrifices, as well as a language barrier.
“I’ve lost everything; everything’s gone. All my Christmas things that I’ve saved for years, all my Halloween decorations,” Muñoz said. “But it’s okay. My husband will be safe.”
– Marissa Martineznewspaper editor
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