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As the president weighs what to do next, he has grown frustrated, according to people familiar with discussions, because his top aides and allies can’t agree on a goal of the war — whether it has to do with a nuclear threat, the Strait of Hormuz or Iran’s missile and drone program — and therefore can’t plan for an endgame. And, tragically, another retired player I spoke to for the story — Bob Lacey, a pitcher for the Oakland A’s — died before we published. Senate committee postpones Blanche attorney general vote The Senate Judiciary Committee canceled a vote on Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination over concerns from two Republican senators.

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