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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Capitol agenda: Democrats get their Texas dream scenario  —  Maybe, just maybe, this is the year Texas really matters.  While the outcome wasn't shocking, the confirmation of a May 26 runoff between Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and state Attorney General Ken Paxton confirmed the fears …
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
John Thune urges Trump to endorse John Cornyn ‘early’  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune urged President Donald Trump on Wednesday to deliver a swift endorsement of Texas Sen. John Cornyn to potentially forestall what is widely expected to be an expensive and nasty primary runoff against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Discussion: CBS News, CNN, NewsMax.com and Newsweek
Owen Auston-Babcock / NBC News:
Democratic Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee head to a runoff in Texas primary  —  NBC News projects the two incumbents will face off in May after neither received majority support in the first round of voting.  —  Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee will head to a runoff in the Democratic primary …
Politico:
Cornyn is still in the fight.  Will Trump finally endorse him? … The stakes are high for Republicans, who fear control of the Senate is hanging in the balance.  The GOP hoped to avoid state Rep. James Talarico clinching the Democratic nomination because they see him as able to draw away moderate Republican voters.
Ayden Runnels / The Texas Tribune:
STEVE TOTH WINS REPUBLICAN PRIMARY, UNSEATING U.S. REP. DAN CRENSHAW
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
Texas GOP Senate primary heads to runoff, with Cornyn, Paxton on ballot
Roll Call:
Texas GOP Senate primary heads for a May runoff as Democrats back Talarico
Associated Press:
Live updates: Iran threatens 'complete destruction of the region's military and economic infrastructure'  —  EDITED BY BRIDGET BROWN, LORIAN BELANGER AND VANESSA GERA  —  Report of a container ship struck off Oman  —  An agency of the U.K. military, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations …
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Colin Meyn / The Hill:
Hegseth, Caine preview major gravity-bombing campaign on Iran  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and America's top general on Wednesday morning previewed a major bombing campaign on Iran now that the U.S. and Israel have asserted greater control over the country's airspace.  —  “More and larger waves are coming.
Washington Post:
U.S. burns through precision munitions, air defense interceptors in Iran  —  The U.S. campaign in Iran has already expended thousands of high-cost air defense missiles and other sophisticated munitions, just days into the conflict.  —  The Pentagon is rapidly burning through its stocks …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
How Lindsey Graham got Trump to yes on Iran … That last part, Graham emphasized, would require confronting the elephant in the region.  —  “We were thinking about this early, early on about how Iran is a spoiler for expanding the Abraham Accords and stability in the Mideast,” he said.
Reuters:
Iran Live Updates: Clerics Press Ahead in Search for New Supreme Leader
CNN:
US air defenses may not be able to intercept many of Iran's one-way drones
Discussion: Axios, Breitbart and New Republic
New York Times:
Iran's Secret Outreach Highlights Trump's Challenge
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Raw Story
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
March 3, 2026  —  About a week before Trump launched Operation Epic Fury, attacking Iran …
Discussion: Vision Times
Washington Post:
Rep. Gonzales faces ethics investigation over allegations of affair with aide  —  The announcement ensures the controversy will continue to dog the Republican congressman as he heads into a primary runoff.  —  The House Ethics Committee will investigate allegations that Rep. Tony Gonzales …
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
House Ethics panel launches investigation of Tony Gonzales … Gonzales did not immediately respond to a request for comment.  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson, navigating a tight GOP majority, said last week that he wanted to see how the election played out and that Gonzales was entitled to due process.
Eliza Orlins / Objection:
Objection: What Happened in Dallas County Was Not a Glitch  —  What happened in Dallas County tonight should scare the hell out of you.  —  If you're new here, I'm Eliza Orlins, career public defender for 15 years in Manhattan.  —  Here's the story, and I need you to follow the chain of events carefully, because the order matters.
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TDP / Texas Democratic Party:
Hundreds of Voters in Dallas and Williamson Counties Affected by Polling Location Confusion
Politico:
Crockett, after warning of disenfranchisement, concedes to Talarico in Texas Senate race
ProPublica:
Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Top Aide's Role in DHS Contracts  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem misled Congress on Tuesday about the powers of her controversial top aide Corey Lewandowski, according to records reviewed by ProPublica and four current and former DHS officials.
Discussion: CBS News, The Hill, Reason, NBC News and DNYUZ
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
US submarine sinks Iranian warship with torpedo; video shows explosion  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that a U.S. Navy submarine sunk an Iranian warship in international waters, the first such sinking of adversary ship since World War II.
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Stephen Sorace / Fox News:
US submarine sinks Iranian warship by torpedo in a first since World War II
NBC News:
‘Most powerful’ N.C. senator trails primary challenger by 2 votes despite Trump's endorsement  —  The Republican primary race between North Carolina's Senate president pro tempore and the Rockingham County sheriff appears headed to a recount.  —  North Carolina state Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger …
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Theodoric Meyer / Washington Post:
Senate will vote on forcing Trump to end Iran strikes  —  Congress has voted on seven other war powers resolutions since June, all of which failed.  —  The Senate is scheduled to take an initial vote Wednesday on blocking President Donald Trump from ordering further strikes on Iran …
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Emily Bregel / Arizona Daily Star:
Florence ICE detainee dies after untreated tooth infection, official says  —  A Haitian asylum seeker held for four months at Florence Correctional Center died Monday at a Scottsdale hospital due to complications from an infected tooth, a local official in Chandler said Tuesday.
Ben Penn / Bloomberg Law:
Trump DOJ Pushes to Sideline State Bar Ethics Investigations  —  The Justice Department has proposed a regulation seeking to authorize Attorney General Pam Bondi to suspend state bar ethics investigations into current and former DOJ lawyers—a step outside attorneys quickly criticized as an illegal intervention into state-run processes.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Tal Kopan / The Boston Globe:
RFK Jr. wants Dunkin' to prove drinking its iced coffee is safe  —  The health secretary put the Canton-based chain on notice for its sugary beverages  —  AUSTIN, Texas — As Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ticked through a list of ways the Trump administration is trying to clean …
Politico:
Europe braces as Iran threatens to attack  —  LONDON — The Iranian regime is warning it will attack European cities in any country that joins Donald Trump's military operation and governments across the region are stepping up security in response.  —  So far, Iranian drones have already targeted Cyprus …
Discussion: Defense Express and Al Jazeera
Sophie Brams / The Hill:
Drone strike hits US consulate parking lot in Dubai  —  A fire in the parking lot of a building near the U.S. consulate in Dubai has been put out following a drone strike.  No one was injured, according to the Dubai Media Office.  —  “Dubai authorities reaffirm their commitment …
Discussion: Human Events and The Guardian
Colby Smith / New York Times:
Top Fed Official, Wary of Inflation, Calls for Extended Rate Pause … Long before the United States and Israel attacked Iran and energy prices soared, Beth M. Hammack, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, harbored concerns about inflation.  —  For roughly five years …
Discussion: CBS News and NewsMax.com
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Right-wing pundits want Trump to heal the MAGA rift over the Iran war via the mass deportation of American Muslims  —  Influential right-wing voices are seeking to bridge the divide in MAGA media over Donald Trump's war in Iran by urging the president to launch a new phase …
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Pete Hegseth C*ckblocks Anthropic  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🥊 Subscribe to PN 🥊  —  On Friday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth 1 lashed out at the AI company Anthropic for daring to enforce its terms of service.
Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's Son Emerges as Leading Choice to Be His Successor  —  If Mojtaba Khamenei is chosen by Iran's senior clerics, it may signal a victory for hard-liners, an analyst said.  —  The senior clerics responsible for selecting Iran's next supreme leader met on Tuesday to deliberate …
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Johnson: Congress will pass Iran war funding when ‘appropriate’  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that lawmakers are waiting for the White House to formally request emergency cash to support the war in Iran, as administration officials reportedly consider seeking up to $50 billion.
 
 
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Aitor Hernández-Morales / Politico:
US Treasury Secretary Bessent accuses Spain of putting ‘American lives at risk’
Discussion: Vision Times
NBC News:
Trump's DOJ appointees are now free to attend partisan political events
Discussion: NOTUS and CBS News
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Tim Walz accuses the Trump administration of singling out Minnesota amid fraud allegations, immigration crackdown
Lexi Lonas Cochran / The Hill:
‘Jurassic Park’ paleontologist to leave university amid Epstein fallout
Discussion: Entertainment Weekly and BBC
NBC News:
Colorado governor suggests he's weighing clemency for Tina Peters
Discussion: The Hill and Adam Kinzinger
Michael S. Roth / New York Times:
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Washington Post:
Noem's spending limits have frozen millions in disaster aid, Democratic report charges
Discussion: The Hill
Mike Stone / Reuters:
Exclusive: Defense executives plan to meet at White House as strikes on Iran diminish stockpiles
Discussion: DNYUZ
 Earlier Items: 
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The “meritocracy” exposed: Internal emails reveal how the Trump administration hires legal interns
Andrew Stiles / The Washington Free Beacon:
Mess in Texas: Billionaire-Backed Talarico Shrugs Off Racism Scandal To Steal Senate Nod From Jasmine Crockett
Wall Street Journal:
Israel Is Blowing Up Iran's Police State to Clear the Way for a Revolt
Discussion: HotAir and Fox News
Alyssa Guzman / Daily Mail:
White House helps MAGA influencers including famous dog walker flee Middle East war zone on private jet
New York Times:
U.S. Takes Military Action in Ecuador Against ‘Terrorist Organizations’
 

 
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