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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump's lethal presidency … - He's attacked seven nations, three of which — Iran, Nigeria and Venezuela — had never been targeted by U.S. military strikes. … The White House argues he still is — that he always exhausts diplomacy before acting, and that projecting overwhelming force is itself a path to lasting peace.
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Reuters:
Pentagon tells Congress no sign that Iran was going to attack US first, sources say  —  Trump administration officials acknowledged in closed-door briefings with congressional staff on Sunday that there was no intelligence suggesting Iran planned to attack U.S. forces first, two people familiar with the matter said.
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 …
Ben Rhodes / New York Times:
Trump Wants You to Get Used to This.  Don't.  —  Authoritarian politics and military aggression are a dangerous mix.  As Donald Trump announced his war on Iran wearing a baseball cap in a video released in the middle of the night while he was at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday, that lesson hung heavily over the proceedings.
Axios:
U.S. and Israel delayed original Iran strike by a week, officials say  —  The U.S. and Israel originally planned to attack Iran a week earlier than they did, but the opening strike was delayed for operational and intelligence reasons, according to senior U.S. and Israeli officials.
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
How to Think About Trump's War With Iran  —  To think clearly about Middle East wars, you need to hold multiple thoughts in your head at the same time.  It's a complicated, kaleidoscopic region where religion, oil, tribal politics and great power politics interweave in every major story.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The money behind the new Iran War  —  In private calls over the last several weeks, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) reportedly urged President Trump to attack Iran.  Iran is a top regional rival of Saudi Arabia, and MBS had become concerned about Iran's growing military capabilities.
Discussion: Washington Post
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The irrational strongman we've been warned about is here  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🫵 Subscribe to PN 🫵  —  In the run up to the Iraq War, President George W. Bush characterized Saddam Hussein as a “madman” …
Discussion: The Hill and BBC
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Shifting Goals for Iran Complicate Military's Mission  —  President and his allies went back and forth Sunday, between ending the threat from Tehran and regime change  —  WASHINGTON—The length of America's military commitment to its confrontation with Iran depends on what the goals are.
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
Iran strikes spark accusations of bad-faith diplomatic negotiations  —  U.S. officials said they were negotiating with Iran in good faith, even if hours later they joined Israeli military strikes that targeted the Iranian government.  —  The talks were not going well, but there were signs that they would continue.
Politico:
Pentagon offers no evidence to support claim it attacked Iran in defense … But the administration's efforts to construct a case for war only after the shots have started flying has few historical parallels.  The Pentagon has held no briefings nearly 36 hours after the U.S. military strikes …
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Israel strikes Lebanon as conflict broadens throughout Middle East … “Whoever follows in the path of Khamenei will soon find himself with him in the depths of hell along with all the thwarted elements of the axis of evil,” Katz added.  —  As hostilities between Israeli Defense Forces …
Paul McLeary / Politico:
Hegseth doesn't rule out U.S. troops in Iran
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’
Violet Jira / NOTUS:
The U.S. Operation in Iran Is ‘Just Beginning,’ Trump Officials Say
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Trump Buries the 20th Century
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Live updates: Oil tankers and refineries under attack as US and Israel exchange strikes with Iran and war widens
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Trump leaves room to claim victory — or avoid blame — in recorded Iran strike messages
Discussion: DNYUZ
Tim Kaine / Wall Street Journal:
An Unwise and Unconstitutional Attack on Iran
Discussion: The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Jet Fighters Mistakenly Shot Down as Iran Conflict Widens Across Mideast
Washington Post:
Trump pursues Iranian decapitation without a plan for what comes next
Discussion: American Prospect, MS NOW and Bloomberg
Washington Post:
U.S. troops killed amid Iranian counterattack, fueling air defense fears
Reuters:
Israel strikes Lebanon following Hezbollah attacks, widening Iran conflict
Christian Paz / Vox:
Trump's Iran war is uniting a strange new anti-war alliance
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Politico:
The questions Trump must answer today
Discussion: The Hill and Bloomberg
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Hunkered at Mar-a-Lago, Trump makes his club a makeshift Situation Room
Discussion: The Independent and Joe.My.God.
New York Times:
Here's the latest.  —  The U.S. and Israeli militaries pounded Iran and its allies for a third …
Wall Street Journal:
Texas Senate Primary Is Heated and Republicans Are Worried  —  Three-way Republican race is likely headed to runoff after Tuesday's election, while Democrats duke out their own primary  —  SAN ANTONIO—The bruising Republican Senate primary in Texas is getting nastier as it heads to an expected runoff …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and New York Times
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
GOP voters, not congressional leaders, are poised to take action on Tony Gonzales
Discussion: Raw Story
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
GOP insiders fretting over Texas Senate primary
Discussion: New York Post
Emerson Polling:
Texas 2026 Primary Poll: Talarico & Paxton with Narrow Edges in Senate Primaries
Discussion: Mother Jones, Newsweek and The Hill
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
A competitive Texas Senate race looms over Tuesday's primaries
Ben Geman / Axios:
Iran attack on giant Saudi refinery pushes up oil prices  —  A Saudi oil refinery — one of the world's largest — suffered “limited” damage overnight from an Iranian attack, per the kingdom's press agency and multiple news reports. … - The overall conflict will push up U.S. gasoline prices …
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Steve Kopack / NBC News:
Higher gas prices are likely coming to the pump after oil prices jump in wake of U.S. strikes in Iran  —  The jump in oil prices could lead to a jump in prices as soon as Monday, but it won't be a spike, an analyst said.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE  —  The price of oil surged after U.S …
Washington Examiner:
Three US fighter jets downed in Kuwait in ‘friendly fire’ accident  —  Three U.S. military jets “went down” in Kuwait in a friendly fire incident, the Pentagon announced Monday morning.  —  The three F-15s were shot down during active combat by the Kuwaiti air defense systems.
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Kuwait ‘mistakenly’ shoots down 3 US F-15s: Pentagon
New York Times:
Welcome to Wyoming, the Frontier of America's New Gilded Age  —  Jackson, Wyo., has long been a refuge for the rich.  But the last five years saw a boom in wealth of a kind never before seen.  Across the country, the 2017 tax cuts minted hundreds of new billionaires.
Associated Press:
Bar shooting in Austin leaves 3 dead, including the suspect, and 14 injured  —  A gunman wearing clothes with an Iranian flag design and the words “Property of Allah” killed two people and wounded 14 early Sunday at a Texas bar, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
New York Times:
Labor Secretary's Tenure Marked by Frequent Travel and Internal Tumult … In the weeks after President Trump nominated Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be his labor secretary, she told potential deputies, Labor Department veterans and administration officials that her vision for the role was that of a figurehead.
 
 
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Reuters:
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Vox:
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Politico:
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