In the days since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, Reuters spoke ‌to eight Americans who voted for Trump in 2024. All of them oppose the idea of sending substantial U.S. ground forces to Iran or getting involved in a protracted effort to install new leadership. Five said they support the air and sea attacks as the only way to prevent Iran from stockpiling long-range and nuclear missiles. Three were less clear about why the administration started the conflict, saying they worried it was damaging the economy and endangering U.S. citizens. https://reut.rs/4lgZGv3

Richard Grenell, who was appointed last year by President Trump as president of the Kennedy Center, will transition out of his role as the center's leader, Trump said https://reut.rs/4bacKz5

Exclusive: Some officials and advisers are warning Trump that surging gasoline prices could exact a political cost from the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, while some hawks are pressing the president to maintain the offensive against the Islamic Republic, according to interviews with a Trump adviser and others close to the deliberations https://reut.rs/4d3PmEP

New York City Police said a device that was ignited and thrown during protests outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s home over the weekend, was an explosive that could have caused serious injury or death.   The device, a jar filled with nuts, ‌bolts and screws and wrapped in black tape with a fuse, was thrown by a counter protester on Saturday outside Gracie Mansion, but it extinguished itself before any explosion, according to a statement from New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch. Two people were in custody, Tisch said reut.rs/4spKRbK

In case you missed it: Donald Trump bought more than $1.1 million of Netflix bonds over the last three months as it fought Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros Discovery, according to government disclosures.   Trump bought more than $500,000 of Netflix's bonds in two transactions on December ‌12 and December 16 and another more than $600,000 across two more trades on January 2 and 20, the disclosures show. The White House disclosed a range, rather than exact amounts, of between just over $1.1 million and $2.25 million.   The purchases came as he and his regulatory officials talked Netflix down in the press, calling into question whether the deal would withstand antitrust scrutiny and pressuring Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice, a onetime aide to Democratic former President Barack Obama.   It's unclear whether he made or lost money since the filing doesn't disclose if or when he sold the bonds https://reut.rs/4sNnyZL

A complex tug-of-war inside the White House is driving President Trump's shifting public statements on the course of the Iran war, as aides debate when and how to declare victory even as the conflict spreads across the Middle East https://reut.rs/4ssKzlb

President Trump bought more than $1.1 million of Netflix bonds over the last three months as the streaming giant unsuccessfully fought Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros Discovery, according to government disclosures https://bit.ly/4s0ubYA

🔊 "In conservative Republican-leaning states like West Virginia, fewer people actually have a passport than in your coastal...Democratic-leaning states." The Reuters World News podcast explains why the SAVE America Act could backfire https://reut.rs/4b53M69

Senate Democrats failed in a bid to fund the Transportation Security Administration as Republicans demand lawmakers approve ‌funding for the entire Homeland Security Department https://reut.rs/4s1ZHFG

The Trump administration scheduled a Friday flight to bring a deported college student back from Honduras after a judge ordered her return, but she declined to board the plane after U.S. authorities said they may detain and deport her again https://bit.ly/4cTLPZj