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10:05 AM ET, March 7, 2026

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New York Times:
Economic Warning Signs Pile Up for Republicans Ahead of Midterms  —  With employers cutting jobs and gas prices rising amid the war in Iran, Democrats see an opportunity to press their advantage.  —  When federal jobs reports have come out in President Trump's second term …
Discussion: Vox, Raw Story, Slate and Democrats
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Donald Trump's Presidency Is in Free Fall  —  Consider three of the biggest developments in our politics right now: We just learned that the economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, a capstone to a terrible year in terms of job creation.  President Trump has fired widely despised Homeland …
Discussion: Editorial Board and The Guardian
Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:
Lindsey Graham's Quest to Sell Trump on Striking Iran  —  Few others in Trump's ear argued for the attack as effectively as the South Carolina Republican senator  —  As Lindsey Graham tried to sell Donald Trump on bombing Iran, he liked to play a little word-association game with the president.
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
U.S. Employers Cut Jobs in Sign of a Shakier Economy
New York Times:
There Is One Crucial Reason We're Talking About Boots on the Ground  —  Somewhere in the mountains of Iran lies a hidden stockpile that is poised to define the future of America's war against the theocratic regime: 18 to 20 scuba-tank-like canisters, each of which contains up to 55 pounds …
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Operational Excellence, Strategic Incompetence  —  The president is pointing to the American military's excellence as though that somehow constitutes a strategy in itself.  —  The war in iran has reaffirmed two truths.  One is that the United States is blessed with the most professional and effective military in the world.
Discussion: DNYUZ and Townhall
Associated Press:
Russia gave Iran information that can help Tehran hit U.S. military targets, AP sources say
Olivia George / Washington Post:
Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police quietly erected overnight at Capitol  —  The memorial was required by law to be installed by March 2023.  This morning, while most of Washington slept, it appeared.  —  The police officers were taunted and beaten.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Washington Post:
Intel report warns large-scale war ‘unlikely’ to oust Iran's regime  —  A classified U.S. report doubts that Iran's opposition would take power following either a short or extended U.S. military campaign.  —  A classified report by the National Intelligence Council found that even a large-scale assault …
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
Alyce Collins / Newsweek:
Diabetic Woman Arrested by ICE Almost Died After Being Refused Insulin  —  A diabetic Norwegian woman who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has told Newsweek that she feared she might die in detention as her requests for insulin were repeatedly ignored.
Seung Min Kim / Associated Press:
Trump will join grieving families for the return of soldiers killed in war in the Middle East  —  President Donald Trump plans to join grieving families at Dover Air Force Base on Saturday at the dignified transfer for the six U.S. soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East.
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Jonathan J. Cooper / Associated Press:   Iran war deaths could resurface Trump's complicated history with military sacrifice
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 …
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 …
Daily Mail:
White House blocks intelligence report warning of rising US homeland terror threat linked to Iran war  —  Donald Trump's White House is blocking top US intelligence agencies from warning law enforcement across the country about rising threats to the homeland tied to his war with Iran, the Daily Mail can reveal.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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: Reason and Raw Story
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.
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 …
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CNBC:
Oil surges 35% this week for biggest gain in futures trading history dating back to 1983
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
U.S. May Have Committed War Crime In Sinking Of Iranian Ship  —  The Geneva Conventions say nations have a duty to “take all possible measures” to help rescue victims of shipwrecks.  A U.S. submarine left that to Sri Lanka.  —  WASHINGTON — The U.S. torpedoing of an Iranian frigate off Sri Lanka …
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 …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Democrats, Divided on Past Middle East Wars, Unite Against This One  —  Democrats were torn over military action in Iraq in 2002 and 1991 but are strongly united in opposition to President Trump's foray against Iran without congressional approval.  —  As political pressure mounted in 2002 …
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.
New York Times:
Iran War Poses Test for Justice Dept. After Firings Deplete National Security Ranks  —  Firings, resignations and diversions to the president's priorities have left elite counterterrorism and counterintelligence units stretched thin, current and former officials say.
Discussion: DNYUZ
Morgan Trau / News 5 Cleveland WEWS:
Sen. Husted can't testify in person in corruption trial due to ‘Iran War,’ but did come to Ohio for fundraiser  —  Husted's team denies Iran played into decision, will still testify virtually  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — U.S. Sen. Jon Husted can't leave Washington, D.C., to testify …
Discussion: DNYUZ
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Democrats are probing companies awarded a $220 million ad contract for ties to Noem, Lewandowski  —  The senators are asking whether Noem, her senior adviser Corey Lewandowski, or any other DHS employee financially benefited from the agreements.  —  Democratic senators are probing …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
One hidden impact of redistricting?  A more polarized Congress.  —  New maps are forcing incumbents into early retirement or ideologically driven primaries, creating a more partisan House.  —  A large number of states are drafting new congressional districts in an unusual round of mid-decade redistricting.
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.
 
 
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