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3:20 AM ET, March 7, 2026

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NBC News:
Trump has privately shown serious interest in U.S. ground troops in Iran  —  The president's private comments have not focused on a large-scale ground invasion of Iran, but rather on the idea of a small contingent of U.S. troops that would be used for specific strategic purposes, sources say.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
With Iran, Trump Takes the U.S. to War Without the Public's Support
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Bloomberg
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Cancellation of Army exercise fuels speculation about Mideast troop deployments
Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Trump's war aim: Iran's ‘unconditional surrender’
Alicia Wallace / CNN:
The US economy lost 92,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate rose to 4.4%  —  Hiring at US businesses unexpectedly plunged last month as employers shed an estimated 92,000 jobs, according to new data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  —  The unemployment rate edged higher to 4.4% from 4.3%.
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
U.S. Employers Cut Jobs in Sign of a Shakier Economy
Bruce Japsen / Forbes:
With Healthcare Fueling U.S. Jobs, More Trouble Ahead Due To Trump Cuts
Dana Bash / CNN:
Trump tells CNN Cuba is soon going to fall: 'I'm going to put Marco over there'  —  President Donald Trump told CNN Friday morning that Cuba “is going to fall pretty soon.”  —  “Cuba is gonna fall pretty soon, by the way, unrelated, but Cuba is gonna fall too.
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Washington Post:
Justice Department targets Cuban officials, aims for indictments  —  The effort to explore charges against Cuban officials comes as President Donald Trump says the island's government is his next target.  —  The Justice Department has formed a working group to examine possible federal charges …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Rep. Darrell Issa expected to retire from Congress  —  Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is expected to drop his bid for reelection just ahead of California's congressional filing deadline on Friday, two sources familiar with the matter told Axios. … - Issa's website was recently changed …
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Politico:
Darrell Issa announces retirement from the House
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid  —  Footage obtained by The Handbasket's lawsuit shows a hostile takeover on March 17, 2025. … In a DC court hearing last month, Judge Darlene Soltys ruled on the spot that the department …
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship
CNBC:
Oil surges 35% this week for biggest gain in futures trading history dating back to 1983 … U.S. crude oil on Friday posted its biggest weekly gain in futures trading history, as the escalating war in the Middle East has triggered a major disruption to global fuel supplies.
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Steve Kopack / NBC News:
U.S. crude oil sees largest weekly price jump on record  —  Stocks also sharply dropped, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average having its workst week since April 2025.  —  U.S. crude oil recorded its biggest weekly gain on record, dating back to the inception of the West Texas Intermediate oil contract …
Nick Stoico / The Boston Globe:
'It's like the Day of Judgment out here.' New England residents trapped in Middle East as war escalates.  —  When the explosions started over Beirut on Tuesday, Hassan Mourad grabbed his phone and started filming.  Dozens of jets streaked across the night sky as airstrikes detonated just two miles away, he said.
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Associated Press:
Russia has provided Iran with information that can help Tehran strike US military, AP sources say
Ben Penn / Bloomberg Law:
Federal Prosecutor Used Fabricated Quotes in Court Filing  —  An assistant US attorney in North Carolina filed a response with the court that included “fabricated quotations and misstatements of case holdings” and then made “false or misleading statements” of how they got included, a magistrate judge said.
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
FDA's controversial vaccine chief will exit agency next month  —  The US Food and Drug Administration's head of vaccines and biologic medicines will leave the agency at the end of April, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Friday.  —  Dr. Vinay Prasad, who joined the FDA in May …
Miami Herald:
DOJ releases Epstein files with accusations against Trump  —  Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story  —  Three FBI interviews that contain graphic sexual and physical assault allegations against President Donald Trump were released Thursday by the Justice Department.
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Laura Kelly / The Hill:
VOA Persian journalist says he was fired over coverage of Reza Pahlavi  —  A journalist with Voice of America's (VOA) Persian service said he was fired this week over efforts to limit coverage of Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi.  —  Ahmad Batebi, a prominent Iranian dissident …
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Unproven Trump autism claim affected care: Research  —  President Trump's urging of pregnant women to avoid taking Tylenol last year on the unfounded claim that it could be linked to autism in children resulted in a notable drop in orders for the common over-the-counter medication among …
Warner Todd Huston / Breitbart:
Dem Podcast Star Jennifer Welch Gets Ovation from Hollywood at GLAAD Awards: ‘F**k ICE.  F**k Trump!  Free Palestine!  Save Trans Kids’  —  Radical left-wing podcaster Jennifer Welch exploded in an anti-ICE tirade during Thursday evening's 37th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.
Andrea Guzmán / Austin American-Statesman:
Austin shooting suspect was Tesla employee who assaulted co-worker, lawsuit says  —  A 65-year-old woman says the automaker ignored warning signs before Ndiaga Diagne, the suspect in Sunday's mass shooting, assaulted her.  She sued Thursday.  —  Ndiaga Diagne, the man accused of killing three people …
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Top National Symphony Leader Quits in New Blow to Kennedy Center  —  The executive director, Jean Davidson, said her departure reflects frustration at the turmoil that has engulfed the arts center.  —  The executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra announced Friday that she was stepping down …
Washington Post:
Florida Bar reverses itself, says it is not investigating Lindsey Halligan  —  A spokesperson said the bar's counsel “erroneously” stated there was a “pending investigation”; instead, a complaint against Halligan remains at a preliminary stage.  —  The Florida Bar said Friday …
Julia Métraux / Mother Jones:
New York Is Investigating the Death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam  —  AG Letitia James will head an “independent assessment” of what happened to the Blind Rohingya refugee who Border Patrol dumped in Buffalo.  —  On Friday, the Buffalo-based Investigative Post reported that New York Attorney General Letitia James …
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
China Suspected in Breach of FBI Surveillance Network  —  The FBI said it has addressed ‘suspicious activities’ on its networks  —  U.S. investigators believe hackers affiliated with the Chinese government are responsible for a cyber intrusion on an internal Federal Bureau …
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Sen. John Kennedy reveals why Kristi Noem was ‘dead as fried chicken’ after disastrous congressional hearing  —  He knew she was cooked.  —  Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) revealed Friday that it didn't take him long to realize Kristi Noem was “dead as fried chicken” after he grilled her on Capitol Hill.
Nick Reisman / Politico:
Hochul meets with Trump border czar, seeks assurances against ICE surge … Much of the conversation was an airing of rapidly expanding grievances New York officials have with Trump's deportation push.  —  The governor gave Homan a list of detained college students she is pressing to be released …
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher / Associated Press:
Former US Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, Hawaii Senate trailblazer, dies at 74  —  Former U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, who was the first woman to serve as president of the Hawaii State Senate, has died.  She was 74.  —  Hanabusa died early Friday after a five-month battle with cancer, said Mike Formby …
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
Kristi Noem Didn't Give a Sh*t About ‘the Details’  —  Such as a woman who was here legally and helped the homeless—but was then deported anyway.  —  BEFORE SHE WAS INFORMED YESTERDAY via a presidential Truth Social post that her tenure as secretary of homeland security is about to end …
 
 
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Fiona Bork / The Hill:
US Postal Service will run out of cash in early 2027 without help: Postmaster general
Discussion: Associated Press
Doug Palmer / Politico:
CBP tells judge it needs 45 days to start tariff refunds
Sarah Davis / The Hill:
Ben Stiller asks White House to remove ‘Tropic Thunder’ clip from Iran video: ‘War is not a movie’
Slate:
Pam Bondi's Ludicrous New Scheme to Protect Lying DOJ Lawyers
Discussion: Raw Story and Orlando Sentinel
 Earlier Items: 
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Democrats join legal challenge to Trump's planned 250-foot arch
Marist Poll:
War with Iran, March 2026
Discussion: NPR and PBS NewsHour
Curtis Booker / KSL-TV:
Patients say measles ‘worse than expected’ as Utah hits 350+ infections, doctors say
Discussion: Salt Lake Tribune and Daily Camera
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
No Quarter  —  And not one more inch.  —  Three years is longer from certain vantage points than from others.
Alex Burness / Bolts:
Eyeing Voting Rights, Liberals Aim to Secure Wisconsin's Supreme Court through 2030
 

 
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Ben Dummett / Wall Street Journal:
Axel Springer agrees to buy the Telegraph for £575M, ending the proposed acquisition by the DMGT, and plans to “turbocharge” the Telegraph's presence in the US

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Sources: a coalition of states including California, Colorado, and New York prepares to sue on antitrust grounds if the Nexstar-Tegna deal gets FCC approval

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
SEC filing: Byron Allen buys a 10.7% stake in Starz for $25M from investment fund Liberty 77, led by former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin
 
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