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President Trump announced yesterday afternoon that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem would be reassigned to a new security initiative called The Shield of the Americas. While the move is not technically considered a demotion, the president’s frustrations with Noem have been growing for some time, with Tuesday’s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee serving as the final straw. Yesterday afternoon, Trump nominated Sen. Markwayne Mullin as Noem’s replacement. So, who is Markwayne Mullin, what can we expect from his time as the head of DHS, and how can we find biblical encouragement in the face of our own sin struggles today?

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ast night, the Pentagon released the last two names of the six US soldiers killed in a Kuwait attack a day after the US and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury. If Iran has its way, they will be only the first of many American deaths to come. The reason the Iranian regime wants to survive this war at all costs is not just personal, as selfish as it was for them to massacre thousands of civilians who protested against them. Their larger agenda is ideological. Until we understand it, we will be unequipped to win this war in ways that will matter long after it is over.

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As Iran has expanded the war by targeting US allies in the Middle East, it is facing a consequence it apparently did not expect: the Wall Street Journal reports that “Gulf states, rattled by volleys of Iranian drones and missiles targeting their hotels, ports, and airports, are concluding the Iranian peril must be confronted.” However, there is a consequence to the Arab states’ involvement in the war that is not military or political but spiritual and eternal. Our “front lines” in this conflict are the prayers by which we wage spiritual war for the protection of innocents and the conversion of multitudes.

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A third victim has now died from last Sunday’s mass shooting in Austin, Texas. The FBI believe the attack may be related to terrorism. A very troubling aspect of this story is its possible connection to hardline Muslim clerics in the US who have been claiming that war between the US and Iran is part of a prophetic destiny tied to the return of the Mahdi, their messiah. One of them closed his Friday prayer before war broke out: “May Allah destroy all the nonbelievers.” All of this taken together could cause Americans to fear all Muslims in our midst and to hate radical Islamists who seem to hate us, but this visceral reaction is not the way God wants believers to respond. The opposite is actually the case.

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As “Operation Epic Fury” continues, Iran and its proxies are expanding their response as they fire missiles at Israel and the Arab states. When news broke Saturday that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had been killed, one person in Tehran responded: “I think the Middle East has become a better place. Even [the] world has become a better place now.” We can be grateful that he can no longer terrorize his own people and the world. But there is another dimension to Khamenei’s death that we should consider as well, one that far transcends the geopolitics of the moment.

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Early this morning, US and Israeli forces launched “Operation Epic Fury.” In a video statement posted Saturday at 2:30 a.m. ET, President Trump stated, “A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran. Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.” This is the latest news on what may be quote “the most important day of the 21st century so far.” According to Israeli intelligence, Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, has been found dead after the US and Israel carried out air strikes early this morning on Tehran.

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When US forces captured former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, the strike included Anthropic’s AI tool, Claude. A key part of Anthropic’s usage policies is that their AI cannot be used to “facilitate or promote any act of violence or intimidation.” AI has given plenty of reasons to be wary of crossing that line, but Anthropic had to know that this stance could pose something of a problem when it comes to the military applications of their tools. What role does fear have in our decision-making process as Christians, and how should we respond to earthly issues like nuclear war today?

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Commentators are still responding to President Trump’s “State of the Union” address in the predictably partisan ways you would expect. I genuinely grieve to see the depth of rancor and bitterness that exists in our country toward fellow Americans with whom we happen to disagree politically. And I genuinely question whether our democratic experiment can be sustained while we sustain such animosity toward one another. To encourage us toward this end, I’d like to reflect with you on a recent interview that has marked me in profound ways.

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A podcast Dr. Ben Sasse taped with Peter Robinson of the Hoover Institution.

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President Trump delivered his annual “State of the Union” address to Congress and the nation last night. The speech was the longest ever, lasting 108 minutes, and covered a range of topics designed to buttress his party’s chances in the upcoming midterms. A highlight for me and for many was the entrance of the US men’s hockey team into the House chamber. The president announced that he would be awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom, our nation’s highest civilian honor, to the team’s goaltender, Connor Hellebuyck. 

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On this day four years ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. What became the largest ground war in Europe since World War II has reshaped global security, energy markets, and geopolitical alliances. I’m certain that you believe Vladimir Putin’s criminal invasion of Ukraine and his ongoing threats to the future of Europe to be morally wrong. My question is, why are there such categories as right and wrong in the first place? Your answer is crucial, not just to wars and politics but to the way you live your life today.

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