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CBS News reports: The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem told U.S. citizens in Israel Thursday morning that the State Department was “planning for contingencies to assist with private U.S. citizens’ departure from Israel.” “We will alert the U.S. citizen community if there is additional information to share regarding departure options,” the embassy said in an email message to Americans who had …

ABC News reports: The Senate Judiciary subcommittee held a hearing Wednesday digging into the cognitive abilities of former President Joe Biden and claims of whether his aides helped what they say was a cover up of his alleged mental decline — claims the former president and many on his staff have denied. The probe didn’t uncover any new information on …

The Associated Press reports: The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security ‘s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new legislation affecting Social Security benefits have contributed to earlier projected depletion dates, according to an annual report released Wednesday. The go-broke date — or the date at which the programs will no longer have enough …

The New York Times reports: The Justice Department plans to slash the number of inspectors who monitor federally licensed gun dealers by two-thirds, sharply limiting the government’s already crimped capacity to identify businesses that sell guns to criminals, according to budget documents. The department plans to eliminate 541 of the estimated 800 investigators responsible for determining whether federal dealers are …

NBC News reports: Five days after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, seven Senate Democrats voted to confirm Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security. Nearly five months later, most of them are critical of her, with some going as far as to say they regret their votes. “I’m very disappointed. I’m very disappointed in her,” Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., …

Variety reports: “The Bear” star Jeremy Allen White transforms into music icon Bruce Springsteen in the first official trailer for “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” a music biopic about the Boss. Helmed by Scott Cooper, who directed Jeff Bridges to a best actor Oscar for “Crazy Heart,” his latest project takes a page from Warren Zanes’ book about Springsteen making …

Gothamist reports Early voting turnout in the Democratic primary election for mayor has doubled compared to four years ago — and experts say there’s a possibility the numbers signal a “transformative” shift in New York City’s electorate. A Gothamist analysis of data from the Board of Elections shows that 131,434 people cast ballots at their poll sites in the first …

Law & Crime reports: A civil trial opened on Monday in Washington, D.C., where the widow of a Jan. 6 police officer who died by suicide — after suffering from a “brain injury” and “severe depression” that she says was the result of defending the Capitol — is suing a pair of demonstrators who allegedly caused it. Defendants Taylor Taranto …

ABC News reports: Following a meeting in the Situation Room on Tuesday, President Donald Trump told top advisers that he approved of attack plans for Iran that were presented to him, but said he was waiting to see if Iran would be willing to discuss ending their nuclear program, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The news of …

Bloomberg Law reports: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) no longer faces felony securities fraud charges after prosecutors say he paid $271,000 in restitution to the victims and completed other requirements of a pretrial diversion program. Three charges were dismissed Wednesday in Harris County district court, prosecutor Brian Wice said in a statement. “Today’s resolution was the fair, right, and …