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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.
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19FortyFive and Wall Street Journal
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Axios:
U.S. weighs sending special forces to seize Iran's nuclear stockpile — The U.S. and Israel have discussed sending special forces into Iran to secure its stockpile of highly enriched uranium at a later stage of the war, according to four sources with knowledge of the discussions.
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Fox News
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Trump confronts ‘bad part of war’ as troops killed in Iran conflict return home — 'I hate to do it, but it's a part of war,' the president said after a dignified transfer for the first service members killed in the war with Iran. — DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — The remains …
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Washington Examiner, DNYUZ, Los Angeles Times, The Hill, The Guardian, RedState, Grabien and CBS News
Reuters:
Strikes Land Near Airport in Iranian Capital — President Trump traveled to Delaware to be present for the arrival of the remains of the six U.S. soldiers killed in the Iran war. He vowed earlier to expand the aerial assault on Iran to new targets. — Dover A.F.B. — Tehran — Tehran
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 …
María Paula Mijares Torres / Bloomberg:
Trump Says Iran Launched Deadly Strike That Hit Girls' School
Trump Says Iran Launched Deadly Strike That Hit Girls' School
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One America News Network and MeidasTouch News
Associated Press:
Iran's president apologizes for strikes on neighbors even as missiles and drones target their cities
Iran's president apologizes for strikes on neighbors even as missiles and drones target their cities
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Saudi has told Iran not to attack it, warns of possible retaliation, sources say
Exclusive: Saudi has told Iran not to attack it, warns of possible retaliation, sources say
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The Week and Al Jazeera
Politico:
Judge says Kari Lake's tenure atop US media agency was improper, voids actions as ‘acting CEO’ … “The Court finds that these expansive delegations were an unlawful effort to transform Lake into the CEO of U.S. Agency for Global Media in all but name,” the judge wrote.
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The Hill and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran U.S. media agency, voiding layoffs — Kari Lake, the Trump appointee in charge of Voice of America and other international broadcasters, has used dubious authority in her effort to dismantle the agency. — A federal judge in Washington ruled Saturday …
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Mediaite
Minho Kim / New York Times:
Judge Voids Mass Layoffs at Voice of America
Judge Voids Mass Layoffs at Voice of America
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Associated Press, Reuters and The Wrap
NBC News:
Two in custody after ‘suspicious devices’ found outside Gracie Mansion amid anti-Islam protest — The anti-Islam protest was led by right-wing influencer Jake Lang. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife are safe, his press secretary said. — Two people were taken into custody after a pair …
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AM New York, Associated Press and The Independent
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Andrew Ramos / CBS News:
Suspicious devices ignited during protests near Manhattan's Gracie Mansion, Mamdani's official residence — Add CBS News on Google — New York City police said suspicious devices were ignited Saturday during clashing protests outside Gracie Mansion, the official residence of Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
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 …
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El Paso Times
Olivia George / Washington Post:
Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police installed in Capitol at 4 a.m. — 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. Some were knocked unconscious and dragged …
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Merkley, Washington Times, The Independent, CBS News, Mediaite and Joe.My.God.
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New York Times:
Iran Could Retrieve Uranium at Site U.S. Bombed Last Year, Officials Say — The fate of the highly enriched uranium and the options for securing it have become critical issues for the Trump administration. — American intelligence agencies have determined that Iran or potentially another group …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Zeteo:
Sources: Trump Is Dangerously Close to Sending Troops to Iran — Advisers are urging the president ‘to go bigger to end this once and for all.’ — Donald Trump is much closer to sending US troops to invade Iran than people realize. — In recent days, US officials and other close allies …
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Wall Street Journal, RedState, The Guardian, The Parnas Perspective, Newsweek, Reuters, Washington Examiner, Mediaite, CBS News, HuffPost, The Japan Times, Grabien and Democrats
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Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:
Lindsey Graham's Quest to Sell Trump on Striking Iran
Lindsey Graham's Quest to Sell Trump on Striking Iran
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The Daily Caller and DNYUZ
Wall Street Journal:
Americans Are Now a Target in Trump's Immigration Crackdown — Prosecutors were ready for troublemakers. — Federal officer Dinko Residovic had spoken with the U.S. Attorney's Office before heading out to arrest two immigrants held at a jail in Washington, D.C. — “They were, like, 'If you need anything, let us know.
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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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The Times of Israel, Crooks and Liars and Bloomberg
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Katie Herchenroeder / Mother Jones:
New Footage Yet Again Contradicts DHS Claims About Its Killing of a US Citizen — Body camera video obtained by CBS News in the Ruben Ray Martinez case is another example of the administration misrepresenting lethal action from immigration agents. — Body camera footage newly obtained …
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CBS News
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas
Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas
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DNYUZ, New York Daily News and Associated Press
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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Megan Messerly / Politico:
Trump vows to use US military force against cartels across Latin America
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Al Jazeera, Task & Purpose, The Guardian, UPI, Washington Examiner and Townhall
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.
Alec Hernandez / Politico:
Gonzales is out in Texas, and Dems see a chance to beat ‘The AKGuy’ … “It's definitely more competitive than it's ever been,” said former Rep. Pete Gallego (D-Texas), who held the seat through 2014. — The biggest reason the race might become competitive is Herrera himself.
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New York Times and NewsMax.com



