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U.S. forces reportedly struck an Iranian highway twice on Thursday while people celebrated the final day of Persian New Year.

A U.S. military official claimed the bridge was a military supply route for Iran's missile and drone forces, but Iran's deputy governor denied the characterization, stating the bridge was not operational and "there was absolutely no military activity." This drew backslash against President Donald Trump's Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is being mocked behind his back by servicemembers, who have come up with a devastating new nickname for the Pentagon under his leadership, according to The Daily Beast.

Per the report, Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), a Marine combat veteran, confirmed to MS NOW reporters that, “I know active-duty Marines who now refer to Pete Hegseth’s department as the Department of War Crimes. That’s because they do things like this, destroy civilian infrastructure, which, just to be clear, is a war crime.”

President Donald Trump's executive order demanding states put new procedures in place for mail-in voting and turn over information about who is voting by mail is almost certain to be struck down in court, Jim Saksa wrote for Democracy Docket on Friday — but that's not the only way it could derail Trump's ambitions.

That's because this order could also undermine one of the main arguments Trump's Justice Department has used in court to defend the lawsuits filed against dozens of states to seize their voting rolls.

A second Air Force combat aircraft reportedly crashed on Friday at the "same time" that an F-15E fighter jet went down in Iran.

The New York Times reported that the second aircraft went down in the Persian Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz. The pilot was recovered, the report said. An A-10 Warthog attack plane was said to be involved in the crash.

Data journalist and pollster Elliott Morris was taken aback on Friday after new polling showed President Donald Trump receiving his single-lowest favorability rating of his political career, and the lowest of any past president at this point in their term since the 1940s.

According to the polling aggregator FiftyPlusOne, as of Thursday, Trump’s net approval had sunk to -21.4, with 37.2% approving of his job performance and 58.6% disapproving.

Ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi was hit with a fierce reminder Friday that, despite being fired by President Donald Trump this week, she still had a legal obligation to testify before Congress on the Justice Department’s handling of its release of files on Jeffrey Epstein.

Bondi was axed by Trump earlier this week over what reports suggest was the president’s frustration with both her handling of the DOJ’s release of files on Epstein and her inability to secure criminal convictions of his perceived enemies. However, Todd Blanche – who Trump named as Bondi’s temporary successor – has refuted the claim that Trump fired Bondi over matters related to Epstein.

Donald Trump publicly reversed himself on a key endorsement after an army of lobbyists and Republican insiders convinced him his vindictive primary challenge was a political blunder heading into the midterms. The result: a humbling walk-back and a cushy administration job for the candidate he'd thrown overboard.

According to The Washington Post, Trump had viciously turned on first-term Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO) after Hurd dared to criticize his tariff policies and join Democrats in voting to rescind Trump's Canada tariffs. In a fit of retaliation, Trump endorsed Hurd's primary challenger, Hope Scheppelman, a critical care nurse.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was taken to a hospital last month after falling “ill” in a previously unreported incident, CNN reported on Friday.

Citing "people with knowledge of the incident,” CNN reported that on March 20 during a Federalist Society dinner in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Alito had fallen “ill” and was taken to a nearby hospital. He was evaluated and treated for dehydration before returning home that same night. The incident has not been previously reported, and Alito declined to comment on the matter when pressed by CNN.