Today’s edition of quick hits.
* JD Vance’s prospective role in looming talks apparently matters: “An Iranian delegation, led by Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, will travel to Islamabad for peace talks with the U.S. on Tuesday only if Vance is present, a foreign diplomat in Tehran who is in close contact with Iran’s parliamentary speaker and indirectly involved in the peace talks, told MS NOW.”
* The latest on the mass shooting in Louisiana: “A man killed eight children, including seven of his own, and shot two women in an attack in a Shreveport, Louisiana, neighborhood that was the nation’s deadliest shooting in more than two years, authorities said.”
* The latest on the mass shooting in North Carolina: “Law enforcement in North Carolina responded Monday to a deadly mass shooting at a park in Winston-Salem that escalated from what authorities said was a planned fight. One 17-year-old and another 16-year-old were killed and five others were wounded. Those wounded range in age from 14 years old to 19 years old. The condition of those wounded ranges from minor injuries to critical condition.”
* The latest on the mass shooting in Iowa: “Five people, including three University of Iowa students, were injured in Iowa City after shots were fired during a fight at the downtown pedestrian plaza early Sunday morning, according to the city. No arrests have been made.”
* The 52nd such strike: “The U.S. military attacked a boat in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, killing three people. The strike raised the death toll to at least 180 in the campaign by the United States against people it accuses of smuggling drugs at sea.”
* Michigan is the latest in a radical series: “Michigan officials are pushing back on a demand from the Trump administration that the state provide election materials — including ballots, ballot receipts and ballot envelopes — to prove election fraud did not occur in November 2024.”








