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11:45 PM ET, March 1, 2026

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Nikki Schwab / Daily Mail:
Trump breaks silence on US troops killed in Iran war as president gives bleak warning to the Daily Mail: ‘It could happen again’  —  President Donald Trump broke his silence Sunday on the first US casualties of the Iran war in an exclusive phone interview with the Daily Mail.
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New York Times:
Trump Says War Could Last Weeks and Offers Contradictory Visions of New Regime  —  In a brief interview, he said the country's hardened military should simply surrender their weapons to the Iranian public.  —  President Trump said on Sunday that the U.S. military intends to sustain its assault on Iran for …
Michael Scherer / The Atlantic:
‘I Have Agreed to Talk’  —  Trump tells The Atlantic that Iranian leaders want to resume negotiations.  —  One day after launching strikes on Iran that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and embroiled the region in war, President Trump told me this morning that the country's new leadership wants to talk with him and that he plans to do so.
Reuters:
Live Updates: Iran Retaliates Against Israel and U.S. Allies  —  Three American service members were killed in action, the Pentagon said.  At least nine people were killed in a small Israeli city near Jerusalem, as the United States and Israel renewed deadly attacks on Iran.  —  Tehran
New York Times:
Stakes Quickly Rise for U.S. in War, With 3 Service Members Killed  —  The grim toll signaled that Iran was more prepared for war than the Trump administration anticipated, U.S. military officials said.  —  Iran struck a base housing American troops in Kuwait, killing three U.S. service members …
Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
Trump Parties With Millionaires as American Troops Die  —  AS THE WORLD BURNS  —  Millionaires, Republican Party elites and big-spending donors were at Mar-a-Lago to party while Trump's war raged across at least 10 countries.  —  President Trump hosted yet another glitzy fundraiser at Mar …
Discussion: RADAR, Fox News, The Daily Wire and Newsweek
Associated Press:
Iran vows revenge after the killing of its top leader and trades strikes with Israel in widening war  —  Iran vowed revenge Sunday after the killing of its supreme leader and traded strikes with Israel as part of a widening war prompted by a surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment a day earlier.
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Iran's soccer president casts doubt on World Cup participation following strikes … President Donald Trump, who received the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize last year ahead of the U.S. co-hosting this summer's World Cup, said Sunday he expects fighting in Iran to continue for potentially four more weeks.
Discussion: Politico, WWL-TV and Fox News
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump warns more U.S. troops will “likely” die in Iran attacks
Tim Kaine / Wall Street Journal:
An Unwise and Unconstitutional Attack on Iran
Discussion: The Hill, NewsMax.com and The Intercept
Vivian Salama / The Atlantic:   All Eyes on Cuba  —  Trump's campaign to take out long-standing U.S. irritants looks back to the Caribbean.
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Trump Stays Out of Public View After U.S. Launches Military Assault on Iran
J.D. Simkins / Military Times:
3 US troops killed, 5 seriously wounded in actions against Iran
Ilya Somin / The UnPopulist:
Trump's Unauthorized Strikes on Iran Take America's Imperial Presidency to New Heights
Discussion: Reason
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:   Trump leaves room to claim victory — or avoid blame — in recorded Iran strike messages
NBC News:
Trump says ‘we expect casualties’ after Iran strikes but 'in the end it's going to be a great deal for the world'
Associated Press:
Live updates: Israel hits Tehran as Iran's counterattacks widen after the supreme leader was killed
Associated Press:
At least 10 killed in Pakistan as protesters try to storm US Consulate over Khamenei's death
Laura Sather / KVUE-TV:
FBI investigating ‘potential nexus to terrorism’ in 6th Street shooting that left two dead, 14 injured |  Shooter also killed  —  The Austin Police Department says 3 people are dead, including the suspect, and 14 were injured after a shooting just before 2 a.m. The FBI is also involved.
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New York Post:
Austin bar mass shooter possibly motivated by Iran attacks, Quran found in car as FBI eyes terrorism after 2 killed, 14 injured
Nicole Cobler / Axios:
FBI investigating Austin mass shooting as potential terrorism
Olivier Uyttebrouck / Albuquerque Journal:
Feds asked New Mexico to halt its Epstein probe  —  Former AG Balderas: Cooperation between state and federal investigators was ‘one-way’  —  Federal prosecutors in 2019 asked New Mexico officials to halt their investigation into sex trafficking activities at Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch …
Discussion: New York Times
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New York Times:
Epstein's New Mexico Ranch Gets Scrutiny at Last.  It May Be Too Late.  —  Heinous allegations have prompted state officials to restart an inquiry, which went cold in 2019, into the convicted sex offender's lesser-known property.  —  One of Jeffrey Epstein's most secretive and least scrutinized former properties is not an island.
Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
U.S. crude oil jumps more than 7%, topping $72 a barrel on fears of Iran supply disruption … Crude oil prices jumped more than 7% Sunday evening, as market participants fear war between the U.S. and Iran will spiral out of control and lead to a major supply disruption.
Discussion: DNYUZ, NewsMax.com and Bloomberg
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Eva Hartog / Politico:
Moscow gloats over potential oil price spike from Iran war
Discussion: Reuters, Politico and Taipei Times
Reuters:
Oil jumps 10% on Iran conflict and could spike to $100 a barrel, analysts say
Bill Whitaker / CBS News:
Judges describe threats amid Trump's attacks on judiciary  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Federal District Judge John Coughenour was unprepared for what happened after he temporarily blocked President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order last year and called it “blatantly unconstitutional.”
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Bill Whitaker / CBS News:
Federal judges who've ruled against Trump administration denounce threats against themselves, their families
Discussion: Mediaite
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Just one in four Americans support US strikes on Iran, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  Only one in four Americans approves of the U.S. strikes that killed Iran's leader on Saturday, while about half — including one in four Republicans — believe President Donald Trump is too willing to use military force …
New York Times:
How Talks Between Anthropic and the Defense Dept. Fell Apart  —  The Pentagon and Anthropic were close to agreeing on the use of artificial intelligence.  But strong personalities, mutual dislike and a rival company unraveled a deal.  —  Minutes before a 5:01 p.m. deadline on Friday …
Axios:
It's AOC or bust for far-left Democrats in 2028  —  For many far-left Democrats, it's AOC or bust in 2028.  — Left-wing Democrats are quietly escalating efforts to persuade New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president. … - She'd enter the race polling in the top five …
Discussion: Breitbart
Emerson Polling:
Texas 2026 Primary Poll: Talarico & Paxton with Narrow Edges in Senate Primaries  —  Home Polls Texas 2026 Primary Poll: Talarico & Paxton with Narrow Edges in Senate Primaries  —  Republican Primary Voters Head to Likely May Runoff between Paxton and Cornyn
 
 
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Ross Andersen / The Atlantic:
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Terrence O'Brien / The Verge:
Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour says the company would void certain bets related to Iran's Ali Khamenei and claims it doesn't “list markets directly tied to death”
 
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