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and alleging that three Pentagon officials fired last week were wrongly smeared by anonymous officials as being leakers who had failed polygraph tests. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said yesterday that no classified information was posted in any signal chat and said Hegsath's office was becoming stronger and more efficient. Meanwhile, U.S.

and alleging that three Pentagon officials fired last week were wrongly smeared by anonymous officials as being leakers who had failed polygraph tests. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said yesterday that no classified information was posted in any signal chat and said Hegsath's office was becoming stronger and more efficient. Meanwhile, U.S.

military activity in Yemen is picking up, with the country's Houthi rebels claiming that American airstrikes targeted the capital Sana'a overnight, killing 12 people and injuring dozens more. Journal senior Middle East correspondent Sudarshan Raghavan told me that Washington's aims in Yemen are fast evolving beyond merely disrupting the group's attacks on Israel and against vessels in the Red Sea.

military activity in Yemen is picking up, with the country's Houthi rebels claiming that American airstrikes targeted the capital Sana'a overnight, killing 12 people and injuring dozens more. Journal senior Middle East correspondent Sudarshan Raghavan told me that Washington's aims in Yemen are fast evolving beyond merely disrupting the group's attacks on Israel and against vessels in the Red Sea.

And Sudarsan, there are broader geopolitical priorities at play here for the United States as well, right?

And Sudarsan, there are broader geopolitical priorities at play here for the United States as well, right?

Back in Washington, it is shaping up to be a key week in the Trump administration's push to carry out its immigration agenda.

Back in Washington, it is shaping up to be a key week in the Trump administration's push to carry out its immigration agenda.

Over the weekend, the Supreme Court ordered a halt to deportations of Venezuelan migrants being carried out under a 1798 law, ruling that individuals designated as alien enemies were entitled to being notified of their pending removal and given the chance to challenge their deportations in court.

Over the weekend, the Supreme Court ordered a halt to deportations of Venezuelan migrants being carried out under a 1798 law, ruling that individuals designated as alien enemies were entitled to being notified of their pending removal and given the chance to challenge their deportations in court.

That narrow ruling early Saturday followed a fast-moving effort by the American Civil Liberties Union to stop the deportations. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented from the order, and the government responded to Saturday's ruling by arguing the plaintiff's claim was prematurely filed.

That narrow ruling early Saturday followed a fast-moving effort by the American Civil Liberties Union to stop the deportations. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented from the order, and the government responded to Saturday's ruling by arguing the plaintiff's claim was prematurely filed.

Separately, hearings are set this week in several cases alleging the Trump administration still hasn't implemented a system of notice allowing those slated for deportation to seek court interventions in time. We are exclusively reporting that the Trump administration is planning to pull an additional $1 billion of funding for health research at Harvard.

Separately, hearings are set this week in several cases alleging the Trump administration still hasn't implemented a system of notice allowing those slated for deportation to seek court interventions in time. We are exclusively reporting that the Trump administration is planning to pull an additional $1 billion of funding for health research at Harvard.

According to people familiar with the matter, administration officials have become furious with the university after a week of escalating dispute between the two sides. It started last Monday when Harvard released a long list of demands the administration sent to the university, which officials believed was a confidential starting point for negotiations.

According to people familiar with the matter, administration officials have become furious with the university after a week of escalating dispute between the two sides. It started last Monday when Harvard released a long list of demands the administration sent to the university, which officials believed was a confidential starting point for negotiations.

The letters to Harvard and other schools are coming from a new Trump panel called the Task Force to Combat Antisemitism. Hours after Harvard released the list of demands, the White House froze more than $2 billion in funding and threatened Harvard's tax-exempt status and its ability to enroll international students.

The letters to Harvard and other schools are coming from a new Trump panel called the Task Force to Combat Antisemitism. Hours after Harvard released the list of demands, the White House froze more than $2 billion in funding and threatened Harvard's tax-exempt status and its ability to enroll international students.

And trade tensions are back on the front burner this morning after an announcement from China that any countries that make a trade deal with the U.S. at Beijing's expense will face Chinese reciprocal tariffs. With markets in Asia and the U.S. trading again after the holiday weekend, finance editor Alex Frangos says that news is furthering the sell America trade with U.S.

And trade tensions are back on the front burner this morning after an announcement from China that any countries that make a trade deal with the U.S. at Beijing's expense will face Chinese reciprocal tariffs. With markets in Asia and the U.S. trading again after the holiday weekend, finance editor Alex Frangos says that news is furthering the sell America trade with U.S.