The Flash Briefing is a daily news update every weekday morning from Todd Jeffries. 

• In a prime-time speech, President Trump claimed U.S. strikes have decimated Iran militarily and economically, signaling the conflict (now in its fifth week) is close to ending 
• Justices heard arguments on the administration’s push to reinterpret the 14th Amendment and limit automatic citizenship for children of non-citizens 

• Hays County is one of the counties across the state still finalizing its plans to enter an agreement with immigration and customs enforcement as required by a new state law in Texas