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Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
The Desire for Terror — A purpose of the war on Iran might well be to provoke a terrorist attack inside the United States. This would provide Donald Trump with a pretext to try to cancel or “federalize” the coming Congressional elections. — Self-terrorism might not have been the initial aim …
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Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
Middle East crisis live: Israel warns it will pursue Iran's next supreme leader; black smoke smothers Tehran after missiles strike oil depots
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Israpundit, The Times of Israel, The War Zone and DNYUZ
Elvan Kivilcim / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Strikes Desalination Plant in Bahrain, Gulf Nation Says
Iran Strikes Desalination Plant in Bahrain, Gulf Nation Says
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Al Jazeera, Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, The Week and France 24
Annika Hammerschlag / Associated Press:
Oil built the Persian Gulf. Desalinated water keeps it alive. War could threaten both
Oil built the Persian Gulf. Desalinated water keeps it alive. War could threaten both
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emptywheel, The Times of Israel, NPR, CNBC, Florida Politics, Al Jazeera, WFAA-TV, WTOP News, NewsMax.com, Middle East Monitor and Associated Press
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Gas prices are set to go vertical
Associated Press:
Live updates: Israeli strikes on Tehran overnight hit oil storage facilities, blanketing Iran's capital in smoke
Live updates: Israeli strikes on Tehran overnight hit oil storage facilities, blanketing Iran's capital in smoke
Washington Post:
For Israel's Netanyahu, Trump grants wishes, but his support carries risks — Trump and Netanyahu, two political high rollers, are seen as more of an odd couple than Roosevelt-Churchill or Clinton-Blair. The war in Iran is their biggest gamble yet. — JERUSALEM — For Prime Minister …
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Wall Street Journal and CBS News
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Zeteo:
Sources: Trump Is Dangerously Close to Sending Troops to Iran
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The Guardian, Bloomberg, RedState, Newsweek, Washington Examiner, Mediaite and Grabien
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Trump confronts ‘bad part of war’ as troops killed in Iran conflict return home
Trump confronts ‘bad part of war’ as troops killed in Iran conflict return home
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Wall Street Journal, DNYUZ, New York Magazine, Reuters, Washington Examiner, Al Jazeera, Raw Story, The Hill, Grabien and CBS News
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.
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
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Mediaite
David Folkenflik / NPR:
U.S. Judge says Kari Lake broke law in overseeing Voice of America
U.S. Judge says Kari Lake broke law in overseeing Voice of America
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CNN, The Guardian and Raw Story
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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The Independent, Washington Times, The Wrap, CBS News and Reuters, more at Mediagazer »
NBC News:
Poll: Trump struggles on immigration, prices and Iran as Democrats hold a midterm edge — Voters give Trump higher marks on border security, but they disapprove of his handling of several key issues, according to a national NBC News poll. — Majorities of registered voters disapprove …
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New York Post, No More Mister Nice Blog and Orlando Sentinel
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Iran ‘capable’ of fighting on the ground, foreign minister says … The war with Iran has been through aerial strikes, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week said the U.S. has nearly total control of Iranian airspace. Still, Trump told the New York Post that he has not ruled …
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The Hill and Washington Times
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David Cohen / Politico:
UN ambassador stops short of blaming school strike on Iran … Trump on Saturday stated that Iran was itself responsible for the lethal strike. “In my opinion, based on what I've seen, that was done by Iran,” he said, speaking on Air Force One. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth …
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Iranian foreign minister pushes back on demand for ‘unconditional surrender’
Iranian foreign minister pushes back on demand for ‘unconditional surrender’
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Associated Press
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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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
At 8:50 yesterday morning, President Donald J. Trump posted on social media: “There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER! After that, and the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s), we, and many of our wonderful and very brave allies and partners …
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Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald:
Prison guards discussed cover-up of Epstein's death, inmate tells FBI — An inmate housed at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York told the FBI he overheard guards talking about covering up Jeffrey Epstein's death on the morning he died. — The federal government's online Epstein …
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Breitbart, Mediaite, TMZ.com, New York Post, The Gateway Pundit and BizPac Review
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Julie K. Brown / The Epstein Files:
DOJ docs, FBI interview, raise new questions about Epstein's “suicide”
DOJ docs, FBI interview, raise new questions about Epstein's “suicide”
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DNYUZ and The Times of Israel
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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Shaun Walker / The Guardian:
‘Putin will be smiling’: Ukraine struggles as US focus moves to Iran — Ukrainian ex-defence minister says conflict provides simultaneous ‘risks and opportunities’ — At the Iranian embassy in Kyiv, a salmon-pink mansion on a street close to the presidential administration …
Catherine Kim / Politico:
'You're Accumulating Opposition and Enemies' … When Dan Crenshaw joined Congress in 2019, he was instantly a star. — The then-34-year-old GOP lawmaker was young, had combat experience, and was great on TV; the eyepatch from an injury in the Afghanistan War only made him more memorable.
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
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Trump says he won't sign any bills into law until SAVE Act passes — President Trump on Sunday threatened to not sign any bills into law until the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act is approved by the Senate, doubling down on his push to change voting requirements ahead of the midterm elections.
New York Times:
Trump Wants to ‘Take Over’ Elections. These States are Prime Targets. — President Trump thinks Republicans should control voting procedures in parts of the United States. But where? Here are some possibilities. — Facing the possibility of big losses for Republicans in the midterm elections …
Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Trump is betting that bigger income tax refunds will boost the GOP — Republicans designed parts of Trump's signature tax law to deliver larger refunds this filing season, offering a potential political boost before the midterms. — Over the next few months, as millions of Americans …
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
64% of Americans want to stop changing the clocks — Plus, is America entering “woke 2.0?” Your weekly political data roundup for March 8, 2026. — This is my weekly Sunday roundup of new political data published over the last seven days. — Leading off: I wanted to take a break …
