Update: Authorities have determined the death of one of the injured, identified as a 70-year-old male who was shot by the terrorist while riding past in a vehicle.

Red Alerts now in Southern Israel for the second time today, following possible rocket fire from the Gaza Strip.

In a post earlier today on Truth Social, U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced that he would be imposing secondary tariffs on Venezuela, “for numerous reasons, including the fact that Venezuela has purposefully and deceitfully sent to the United States, undercover, tens of thousands of high level, and other, criminals, many of whom are murderers and people of a very violent nature.” According to the post from President Trump, after April 2nd any country which purchases oil or gas from Venezuela, will be required to pay the U.S. a 25% tariff on any future trade done with companies within the United States.

An absolute insane story today from The Atlantic, whose Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg as well as possible others appear to have been inadvertently added to a conversation over Signal earlier this month by U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, in which Waltz, Secretary of State Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance, and other officials with the Trump Administration discussed whether the now ongoing strike operation against the Houthis in Yemen should take place and its extent.

In the article, “The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans” Goldberg states that he was connected with Waltz with through Signal on March 11th, before eventually being added to a group noscriptd “Houthi PC small group” where details about the strikes in Yemen were discussed, prior to them being launched by the U.S. Navy and Air Force on March 15th.

Goldberg states that over the two day period he was in the groupchat prior to the strikes, senior officials in the Administration debated whether they should take place, with Vice President JD Vance suggesting that large-scale strikes should not be launched, because most Americans did not care about and were not being affected by the attacks on ships in the Red Sea, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth argued in favor of the strikes and their usefulness in deterring future attacks against shipping through the Bab al-Mandab Strait.

Then roughly two hours before strikes against the Houthis in Yemen began on March 15th, Goldberg states he received a message in the chat from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth noscriptd, “TEAM UPDATE” adding that he would not be quoting the message exactly, due to it and forthcoming messages containing top-secret information which Goldberg states, “If they had been read by an adversary of the United States, could conceivably have been used to harm American military and intelligence personnel, particularly in the broader Middle East, Central Command’s area of responsibility. What I will say, in order to illustrate the shocking recklessness of this Signal conversation, is that the Hegseth post contained operational details of forthcoming strikes on Yemen, including information about targets, weapons the U.S. would be deploying, and attack sequencing.”

Brian Hughes, Spokesman for the White House National Security Council was later asked by Goldberg about the conversation, to which he stated, “This appears to be an authentic message chain, and we are reviewing how an inadvertent number was added to the chain. The thread is a demonstration of the deep and thoughtful policy coordination between senior officials. The ongoing success of the Houthi operation demonstrates that there were no threats to troops or national security.”

Sirens are sounding currently across Central Israel, following the launch of a ballistic missile by the Houthis in Yemen at Israel.

According to @TheIntelFrog via voice communication between the bombers and ground stations, a flight of 3 U.S. Air Force B-2 “Spirit” Long-Range Strategic Stealth Bombers, with the 509th Bomb Wing, have departed from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri and are currently crossing the Pacific, likely destined for Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. Diego Garcia is a little over 2,000 miles from both Iran and Yemen, with it being a major staging base for strategic bombers during previous strike operations in the Middle East.

During a joint statement with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, Louisiana state officials, Congressional leaders, Hyundai executives, and U.S. President Donald J. Trump, the president announced that Hyundai will invest $21 billion in the U.S. over the next couple of years. Additionally, Hyundai will build a new steel mill in Louisiana that will output 2.7 million metric tons of steel a year once built.

According to Russian state-owned news outlet Tass, the U.S.-Russian talks on the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War just concluded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia after more than twelve hours of discussions.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit a number of countries this week. Secretary Rubio will visit Jamaica, Suriname, and Guyana to meet with regional leaders, including representatives from Haiti.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has announced that he will nominate acting Director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Dr. Susan Monarez to take on the full role as director of the CDC.

Video of the Russian delegation at the Russo-American technical discussions on the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia today. As stated last week by U.S. State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce, no principal decision-makers we’re in attendance for this round of talks. As we understand it, today’s talks were largely on background issues and the facilitation of future high level talks between the two nations.

As U.S. strikes against Houthi military infrastructure and decision-makers continue, the Houthis have again confirmed the launch of a Palestine 2 “hypersonic” missile at Ben Gurion Airport inside of Israel earlier. The missile was shot down by the Israel Defense Force (IDF) before it entered Israel’s airspace.
Additionally, the Houthis claim that they targeted the USS Harry S. Truman and its carrier strike group (CSG) in the Red Sea with a number of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones. As per usual, normal caveats about the veracity of these claims apply.