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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Donald Trump's dangerous ‘war of whim’  —  Anyone who claims to know where this conflict will go is bluffing  —  The trouble with strongmen is that they can easily change their minds.  —  In his inaugural address last year, President Donald Trump promised to be a “peacemaker” who ended wars of choice.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Case for War With Iran Faces Growing Scrutiny  —  U.S. intelligence showed threats from Iran loomed, as they had for years.  But they were not imminent.  —  WASHINGTON—The Trump administration, in pressing its case for war with Iran, has made a number of accusations …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Pete Hegseth's Crazed, Angry Tirades on Iran Give Dems a Big Opening … Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth knows that playing a decisive tough guy on television is the way to keep Donald Trump happy, so he did just that while addressing reporters Monday about the United States' bombing of Iran.
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Trump's Iran War and the Article One crisis  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  The Trump administration has offered very little in the way of justification for attacking Iran.  Instead, it was bomb first, offer a feeble explanation later.
Discussion: NPR and Straight Arrow News
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
How Trump assassination attempts played into his decision to attack Iran  —  “I got him before he got me,” Trump told ABC of killing Iran's supreme leader.  —  President Donald Trump for the first time acknowledged a personal dimension to his decision to attack Iran, citing the country's efforts …
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
Axios:
Rubio's war remarks blow open MAGA's Israel divide  —  MAGA's ascendant “America First” wing erupted after Secretary of State Marco Rubio effectively blamed Israel for drawing the U.S. into war with Iran. … “We knew that there was going to be an Israeli action” against Iran, Rubio told reporters on Capitol Hill on Monday.
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Trump's Way of War … War is the use of arms to settle differences—tribal, political, religious, cultural, and material—between organized groups.  It is unchanging.  The general laws of armed conflict stays immutable, given the constancy of human nature.  —  However, the manner in which war is conducted remains fluid.
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
We're witnessing the birth of the Trump Doctrine
Discussion: The White House
New York Times:
How Trump Decided to Go to War
Washington Post:
White House rationale for war keeps shifting
Discussion: Chicago Tribune and New Republic
Paul Krugman:
War Is Expensive for the Little People
Discussion: Military Times
Chris Stein / The Guardian:
US strikes on Iran triggered by Israel's plan to launch attack, Rubio says
James LaPorta / CBS News:
Military officials question fortifications at site where U.S. troops were killed in Iranian strike  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  The first American service members to die in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran were killed in an apparent Iranian drone attack on a makeshift office space in Kuwait …
Discussion: New York Times
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Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Gulf States in Race Against Time to Repel Iran's Onslaught  —  Only so many air-defense interceptors are available to knock down an almost limitless number of drones  —  Persian Gulf nations targeted by Iran have, so far, managed to limit the damage by deploying sophisticated U.S …
Associated Press:
Live updates: Strikes escalate across the Middle East as Iran attacks US embassy in Saudi Arabia  —  Watch a live view of the Beirut skyline.  —  EDITED BY BRIDGET BROWN, LORIAN BELANGER AND BRIAN P. D. HANNON  —  Iran struck the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia's capital with a drone early Tuesday …
Haley Britzky / CNN:
No warning, no siren: Six US service members killed in Iranian strike that hit makeshift operations center in Kuwait
Bloomberg:
Drone Hits UK's Cyprus Base After Starmer Agrees US Support
Reuters:
Iran war live: Iran warns will attack ships trying to pass Hormuz; drones hit US embassy in Riyadh
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration to Drop Defense of Law Firm Sanctions  —  Justice Department plans to withdraw appeals defending punitive executive orders issued by the president, people familiar with the matter said  —  The Trump administration plans to abandon its defense of the president's executive …
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New York Times:
Nine Law Firms Surrendered. Four Law Firms Won.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
NBC News:   Trump administration drops suits against law firms after judges find president's orders unconstitutional
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
DOJ drops cases against law firms targeted in Trump orders
Discussion: The Hill
Jonathan Larsen / Jonathan Larsen's Substack:
U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus  —  To support my reporting and keep it free for everyone, you can become a paid subscriber.  Thank you.  —  A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday that the Iran war is part of God's plan …
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Howard / Politico:
The bruising, messy House primary battles to watch today … Here's what POLITICO is watching today.  —  The vulnerable incumbents  —  Republican and Democratic incumbents alike are facing challenges in mostly safe House seats, and it's worrying leaders of both parties.
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Punchbowl News:   3/3/26☀️ AM: … Republicans on Capitol Hill are about to give President Donald Trump …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Dem leaders fume as insurgents wage costly civil war
Discussion: New York Times
Daniel Edward Rosen / New York Sun:
Exclusive: FBI Staffers Fired for Role in Mar-a-Lago Probe Were Assigned to Espionage Unit That Investigated Iranian Threats in America, Sources Say  —  Several of the FBI agents and personnel fired last week for their work on Special Prosecutor Jack Smith's investigation into President Trump's retention …
Discussion: CNN and Mediaite
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Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
Kash Patel's latest firings ousted agents with expertise in Iran
Discussion: Wonkette, DNYUZ and Raw Story
Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. Marines fired on protesters storming consulate in Karachi, officials say  —  U.S. Marines opened fire on demonstrators during the storming of the Karachi consulate over the weekend, two U.S. officials said on Monday—a rare use of force at a diplomatic post …
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:
New Visible Neck Rash Sparks Questions After Trump's White House Appearance  —  Photos from Medal of Honor ceremony prompt online speculation and renewed scrutiny of the president's health  —  President Donald Trump drew attention on Monday after appearing in public with a noticeable rash on his neck.
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Assigned:
She'd Never Changed Her Gender Marker.  Kansas Invalidated Her License Anyway.  —  A trans Kansas resident recently changed her name but not her gender marker on her license, fearing what Kansas may do if she did.  The Kansas DMV still flagged her ID.  —  Andrea Ellis of Wellington …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Truthout
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California  —  The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student's approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group.
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Ties to Israel plague Democrats in top primaries post-Gaza … Despite that record, Illinois Senate primary opponent Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) said that Stratton's 2019 meeting with Livni raises questions about her leadership.  —  “Illinois voters believe that judgement matters,” …
Sanya Mansoor / The Guardian:
Anthropic's AI model Claude gets popularity boost after US military feud  —  Claude climbs to top of app store charts in US and UK after being blacklisted by Pentagon over ethics concerns  —  The AI model Claude has surged in popularity after being blacklisted by the Pentagon last week over ethics concerns.
 
 
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David Manney / PJ Media:
UN Weeps on Cue While Tehran Writes the Script
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Ben Geman / Axios:
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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
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Macron Expands French Nuclear Arsenal and Vows Protection for Neighbors
Teddy Rosenbluth / New York Times:
Meeting on U.S. Measles Status Is Delayed Until November
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Supreme Court restores New York Republican's congressional district
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
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