Today’s edition of quick hits.

* A widening conflict: “The U.S. Embassy in Muscat, Oman, issued a shelter-in-place warning for the entire country on Monday, citing ‘ongoing activity.’”

* The latest from New York: “At least two people were killed in a collision between an Air Canada Express regional jet and a fire truck on a runway at LaGuardia Airport in New York City late Sunday night, officials said. The crash closed down one of the country’s busiest airports, causing cancellations and delays nationwide.”

* A case worth watching: “Some journalists at Voice of America charged in a lawsuit Monday that the Trump administration — while largely shutting down the government-run outlet that provides news around the world — has turned what remains into a voice for propaganda.”

* Oh my: “In the run-up to Hungary’s pivotal election in April, a unit of Russia’s foreign intelligence service last month began sounding the alarm over plummeting public support for Prime Minister Viktor Orban. … Officers from the intelligence service, or SVR, suggested that drastic action might be necessary — a strategy they called ‘the Gamechanger.’ In an internal report for the SVR obtained and authenticated by a European intelligence service and reviewed by The Washington Post, the operatives proposed a way to ‘fundamentally alter the entire paradigm of the election campaign’ — ‘the staging of an assassination attempt on Viktor Orban.’”

* A wild story: “Paolo Zampolli, a former modeling agent turned presidential special envoy, had learned that his Brazilian ex-girlfriend was in a Miami jail, arrested on charges of fraud at her workplace. They had been in a custody battle over their teenage son. Now he saw an opportunity. He reached out to a top official at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, explaining that his ex was in the country illegally, according to records obtained by The New York Times and a person familiar with the communications. Could she be put in ICE detention? That could help him get his son back.”

* An investigation worth watching: “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched an investigation into a Vermont law that requires health insurance companies in the state to cover abortions. Representatives from the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation confirmed that they received a letter from the federal government Wednesday evening informing them that the department has 20 days to respond.”

* The overhaul to the White House complex is ongoing: “A statue of Christopher Columbus has been placed on the grounds of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House, the latest effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to recognize the controversial explorer. The statue is a replica of one that was tossed into Baltimore’s harbor in 2020 during Trump’s first term at a time of nationwide protests against institutional racism.”

See you tomorrow.

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