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7:55 PM ET, March 7, 2026

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Reuters:
As Iran's retaliation began, US officials scrambled to arrange evacuations  —  As the first explosions from Iran's retaliatory attack sounded across the United Arab Emirates last Saturday, the State Department was still scrambling to finalize a key bureaucratic task - securing approvals …
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New York Times:
In War's First Week, a Punishing Military Campaign With No Coherent Endgame  —  The U.S. and Israel have pounded Iran's leadership and undercut its defense capabilities, but President Trump has offered wildly different explanations for what he hopes to achieve.
New York Times:
There Is One Crucial Reason We're Talking About Boots on the Ground
Discussion: Fox News and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Reuters:   Exclusive: Saudi has told Iran not to attack it, warns of possible retaliation, sources say
Colin P. Clarke / The Atlantic:
What Iran Might Do When It Has Nothing to Lose
Discussion: Reuters
Associated Press:
Iran's president apologizes for strikes on neighbors even as missiles and drones target their cities
Lorenzo Tondo / The Guardian:
Iran rejects Trump's demand for unconditional surrender as a ‘dream’
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CNN:
January 6 commemorative plaque appears in Capitol after years of delay  —  Congressional news January 6th Donald Trump  —  A plaque honoring the heroism of police officers during the January 6, 2021, attack by a mob supportive of President Donald Trump has quietly been installed at the US Capitol after years of delay.
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.
Discussion: DNYUZ and The Daily Caller
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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 …
Zachary Basu / Axios:   Trump's risky business
ABC News:
Trump warns of imminent action against Cuba at ‘Shield of Americas’ summit  —  Trump hosted leaders from 12 nations across the Western Hemisphere.  —  President Donald Trump attends the “Shield of the Americas” Summit in Doral, Fla., March 7, 2026.  —  President Donald Trump joined leaders …
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The White House:
Commitment to Countering Cartel Criminal Activity
Discussion: DNYUZ and Breitbart
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 …
Katie Herchenroeder / Mother Jones:
At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports  —  Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves. … Staff at the nation's largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility …
Discussion: El Paso Times
Julie K. Brown / The Epstein Files:
DOJ docs, FBI interview, raise new questions about Epstein's “suicide”  —  Notes from an FBI interview indicate that prison guards discussed “cover-up”  —  An FBI 302 interview with an inmate in the Metropolitan Correctional Center where Jeffrey Epstein was found dead on August 10 …
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Joe Wilkins / Futurism:
Evidence Grows That Google's AI Overviews Have Eviscerated the Media Industry  —  Sign up to see the future, today  —  Media workers aren't so much being replaced by AI systems as fed to one: Google's gluttonous AI Overviews, which summarize articles and present them to users in one easy-to-read digest.
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.
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.
Discussion: BizPac Review
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Video of the March 2025 fatal shooting of American citizen Ruben Ray Martinez obtained by CBS News appears to contradict claims by federal officials that Martinez …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley files to run as independent  —  Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) said Friday he is registering as “no party preference,” rather than as a Republican, as he seeks reelection to Congress. … - Kiley's announcement sparked considerable confusion among his colleagues …
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Tyler Katzenberger / Politico:
GOP Rep. Kevin Kiley goes independent in longshot bid to stay in Congress
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Trump's Iran options include special operations raid on nuclear sites  —  The Scoop  —  Know More  —  Shelby's View  —  Room For Disagreement  —  Notable  —  THE SCOOP  —  As the Trump administration weighs whether to send ground troops into Iran, one option at the president's disposal …
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Top researcher leaves OpenAI due to Pentagon deal … Unable to breach the impasse, President Donald Trump in late February directed all federal agencies to cease using Anthropic technology.  The Pentagon then designated the startup a supply chain risk, a moniker usually reserved for entities …
 
 
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New York Times:
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The Hill:
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Nate Raymond / Reuters:
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Trump will join grieving families for the return of soldiers killed in war in the Middle East
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Sen. Husted can't testify in person in corruption trial due to ‘Iran War,’ but did come to Ohio for fundraiser
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