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11:30 AM ET, February 28, 2026

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New York Times:
Live Updates: U.S. and Israel Conduct Strikes on Iran  —  Large explosions were reported in Tehran, according to several residents, and air-raid sirens rang across Israel.  —  Here's the latest.  —  The United States and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday, according to American and Israeli officials …
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Washington Post:
Trump: ‘Freedom’ for Iran is goal of ‘major military operation’  —  The president spoke to The Washington Post early Saturday after announcing that the U.S. had begun striking Iran to bring about regime change.  —  President Donald Trump told The Washington Post early Saturday that his main concern is …
Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump announces ‘major combat operations’ in Iran  —  U.S. President Donald Trump has appealed to the Iranian people to “take over your government.”  —  The United States and Israel launched an attack Saturday on Iran, with the first apparent strike happening near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump's Enormous Gamble on Regime Change in Iran  —  A few paths to success, many to failure  —  The United States has gone to war against Iran.  America has only one ally—Israel—in this operation (the Arab states of the Gulf, who fear the Iranian regime, are targets of Iran …
New York Times:
Why Have You Started This War, Mr. President?  —  In his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised voters that he would end wars, not start them.  Over the past year, he has instead ordered military strikes in seven nations.  His appetite for military intervention grows with the eating.
Wall Street Journal:
U.S., Israel Strike Iran: Live Updates  —  The strikes target military assets to blunt Iran's ability to respond  —  The U.S. and Israel said they launched an attack on Iran on Saturday, a joint operation that risks a wider regional conflict in one of the most economically sensitive parts of the world.
Associated Press:
Israel launches attack on Iran's capital with US help as tensions high over nuclear talks  —  Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran's capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city's downtown.  The first apparent strike happened near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Abbie Cheeseman / Washington Post:
U.S. and Israel launch attack on Iran as Trump calls for regime change  —  The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, as President Donald Trump announced “major combat operations” on Saturday, vowing to decimate Tehran's military and fuel a change in government.
Alexandra Koch / Fox News:
US, Israel launch attack on Iran as Trump announces ‘major combat operations’  —  The United States and Israel launched a massive coordinated military offensive targeting Iran known as “Operation Epic Fury.”  President Donald Trump had warned of possible U.S. intervention in response …
MS NOW:
U.S. launches ‘major combat operations’ in Iran, Trump says  —  Trump acknowledged that the U.S.-Israel military offensive in Iran could lead to American casualties, but said the mission was necessary to protect America and its allies in the future. … President Donald Trump announced …
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
‘Acts of war unauthorized by Congress’: Trump's congressional critics denounce Iran strikes … One of the first Democrats to respond to the strikes, Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), condemned the attack on social media, writing that “we can support the democracy movement and the Iranian people without sending our troops to die.”
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Paradox of Trump's Iran Attack  —  When his fantasies unravel, Trump has a habit of abusing power to force his will upon an uncooperative world.  —  President Trump has launched a war that offers opportunities to the Middle East, and threatens danger to constitutional freedom at home.
BBC:
US and Israel carry out joint attack on Iran as Tehran launches retaliatory strikes
Reuters:
Senior IRGC, regime officials killed in Israel-US strikes on Iran, source says
Sue Allan / Politico:
Canada backs United States actions in Iran
Paul Musgrave / Systematic Hatreds:
An Unpopular, Doomed, Bloody War
Discussion: THE FARCE
New York Times:
Chaos and Panic Grip Tehran as Airstrikes Shake City
Discussion: Al Jazeera and France 24
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Doug Bock Clark / ProPublica:
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Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Kash Patel's Girlfriend Seeks Fame and Fortune, Escorted by an F.B.I. SWAT Team  —  Former F.B.I. officials say Mr. Patel beefed up field office staffing near his girlfriend in Nashville and ordered a team to ferry her on errands and to events.  —  You may never have heard of Alexis Wilkins …
Brittany Gibson / Axios:
Scoop: Noem burning deportation cash on luxury jets … Soon it could have three.  — “This is the world's worst deal to buy an aircraft,” a senior administration official told Axios when granted anonymity to discuss internal matters.  — “This is an abuse,” the official said, calling it a misuse of federal money.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Pentagon Watchdog Stalls Proposal to Review Targeting in Trump's Boat Strikes  —  A new inspector general delayed a decision on whether to approve the project and is said to have raised its potential political ramifications, in a test of the watchdog system in President Trump's second term.
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Hegseth cancels troop attendance at top-ranked schools  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the cancellation of members of the military attending some of the country's top-ranked colleges and universities on Friday, beginning academic year 2026-2027, arguing the schools are teaching the …
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Voting rights groups sue Georgia for refusing to release voter purge records  —  Pro-voting groups sued Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) for refusing to turn over key records related to his office's sweeping 2025 voter roll purge — a purge that canceled nearly 471,000 registrations, about 6% of the state's voters.
Discussion: JURISTnews
Wall Street Journal:
Classified Report Finds Kristi Noem Created Security Vulnerabilities at Airports  —  Noem's handling of issue related to allowing travelers to keep shoes on at checkpoints fits pattern of incidents that have alarmed some national-security officials  —  Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem …
Discussion: The Independent
 
 
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