Trump suggested a change in power in Iran "would be the best thing that could happen" as the U.S. administration considered potential military action against Tehran, according to Fortune. The former president made the comments on Friday after visiting troops at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, and confirming the deployment of a second aircraft carrier group to the Mideast.
Trump's remarks came amid ongoing tensions with Iran. He stated, "For 47 years, they've been talking and talking and talking," when asked about the possibility of ousting the Islamic clerical rule in Iran, according to Fortune. While Trump has previously emphasized scaling back Iran's nuclear program as a priority, his Friday comments suggested a broader shift in focus.
Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was set to shut down at 12:01 a.m. Saturday with no clear resolution in sight, as reported by Time. The White House and congressional Democrats remained at an impasse over immigration enforcement reforms, and lawmakers had left Washington for a scheduled recess. This partial government shutdown marked the third funding lapse of the current Congress and the second in less than six months. The standoff centered on Democrats' demands for new guardrails on agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
In other news, Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania broke with his party and voted to advance a yearlong spending bill for DHS that did not include the requested reforms, according to Time. Fetterman warned that declining to fund DHS would have zero impact on ICE functionality but would impact other agencies housed under the department.
In unrelated news, scientists discovered how parasitic wasps castrate moth larvae hosts by injecting them with a domesticated virus, according to Nature News. The virus causes cells in the larvae's testes to die. Additionally, a new film adaptation of "Wuthering Heights" offered a fresh perspective on the character of Isabella Linton, according to Time.
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