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Texas Senate poll shifts as Democrats jockey for 2028 behind AOC, Trump touts “Operation Epic Fury” and reportedly eyes Cuba, while UK orders AW149 helicopters and a new mcp-firewall policy engine lands for CLI agents
Talarico and Paxton Lead in Texas Senate Primary Poll
An Emerson College poll of likely Texas primary voters shows James Talarico holding a slim lead over Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary, 52% to 47%. In the Republican primary, Ken Paxton leads Sen. John Cornyn 40% to 36%, with Rep. Wesley Hunt at 17%.
Trump Reportedly Eyes Cuba as Next Target After Actions Against Iran and Venezuela
Reports describe discussions in the White House Situation Room and at Mar-a-Lago about a broader Trump strategy aimed at toppling multiple longstanding authoritarian governments. After U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and a rapid operation that allegedly led to Venezuela’s president appearing in a New York City courtroom, Trump is said to be focusing next on Cuba.
mcp-firewall: A More Granular Policy Engine for CLI Agents
mcp-firewall is a policy engine designed to provide finer-grained allow/deny controls for CLI agents, currently supporting Claude Code and the GitHub Copilot CLI. It aims to improve on the inconsistent, limited command-filtering approaches that individual agents implement on their own (such as glob or prefix-based rules). The creator notes that while an agent helped generate an initial proof of concept, the current codebase contains little to no agent-generated code.
Progressive Democrats rally around Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for 2028
Progressive Democrats are increasingly focused on persuading Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president in 2028, arguing she is the strongest option as Sen. Bernie Sanders is seen as too old and no comparable national figure has emerged.
Democrats Eyeing 2028 Differ in Criticism of Trump’s Iran Attack
Several Democrats seen as potential 2028 presidential contenders are criticizing Donald Trump’s military action against Iran, but they are not aligned in how they argue it. Some oppose his push for regime change, while others focus on procedure and politics—faulting him for bypassing Congress, questioning the strategy, and saying he failed to justify the bombing to the public. A few critiques even mirror some of Trump’s own framing, highlighting real divisions in foreign-policy approach and campaign strategy.
Britain to procure 23 new AW149 helicopters
Britain has confirmed it will procure 23 Leonardo AW149 medium-lift helicopters under the New Medium Helicopter programme, consolidating several existing platforms into a single type for roles ranging from troop transport and special operations to humanitarian and disaster relief. The Ministry of Defence says the deal strengthens its industrial partnership with Leonardo, boosts UK workshare to over 40%, and positions Yeovil as a centre of excellence for future autonomous rotary-wing systems, with the potential to support thousands of jobs and enable export orders built in the UK.
Trump Gives First Update on Operation Epic Fury
Thirty-six hours after U.S. strikes on Iranian regime targets began, President Donald Trump released a video update from Mar-a-Lago describing Operation Epic Fury as a large-scale campaign against Iranian security and military infrastructure. He said U.S. and allied forces hit hundreds of targets, including Revolutionary Guard facilities, air defenses, naval assets, and missile sites, while Israel’s parallel Operation Lion’s Roar was reported to have killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other senior leaders. CENTCOM reported three U.S. service members killed and five seriously wounded; Trump said the U.S. would continue combat operations, avenge the dead, urged Iranian forces to surrender with promised immunity, and called on Iranians to pursue regime change.
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