‘Not a quagmire’
A roundup of the headlines from the US front pages
“U.S. strikes Iran after Trump vows to retaliate” for “U.S. military helicopter downed near strait,” The San Diego Union-Tribune says on Wednesday’s front page. “Vance: Iran war is not a quagmire,” says USA Today. “Lebanon is teetering on abyss of a new civil war,” The Wall Street Journal says. “Israeli war in Lebanon” is “hurdle to a pact with Iran,” says the Los Angeles Times.
“Social Security shortfall is expected to accelerate” as “drop in immigration and Trump’s tax cuts help drive trend,” The Washington Post says. “Grand juror called case a ‘crock of s—’” in Broadview Six transcripts showing “tensions, improprieties during proceedings,” says the Chicago Sun-Times. “Arizonans dropping Obamacare insurance,” says the Arizona Republic. “Trump sows ballot doubts in fall preview,” The New York Times says. “FBI’s Fulton 2020 inquiry hasn’t yet delivered” any “public evidence of wrongdoing” from “seized ballots,” says The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Graham Platner “wins easily, shifts focus” to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), says The Boston Globe.
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