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1:00 PM ET, March 8, 2026

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Annika Hammerschlag / Associated Press:
Oil built the Persian Gulf.  Desalinated water keeps it alive.  War could threaten both  —  As missiles and drones curtail energy production across the Persian Gulf, analysts warn that water, not oil, may be the resource most at risk in the energy-rich but arid region.
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emptywheel:
How to Capture the Mad King's Attention  —  Towards the end of a piece that catalogs the damage the Mad King has done, David Rothkopf offers a much needed rant about those who have normalized Trump's insanity, which I addressed here. … Trump's insanity creates a real problem if you're looking …
Discussion: Need to Know
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 …
Associated Press:
Live updates: Israeli strikes on Tehran overnight hit oil storage facilities, blanketing Iran's capital in smoke
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.
Discussion: HotAir, Breitbart and New York Times
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Washington Post:
For Israel's Netanyahu, Trump grants wishes, but his support carries risks
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and CBS News
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Trump confronts ‘bad part of war’ as troops killed in Iran conflict return home
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.
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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NBC News:   Poll: Primary voters prize ideology over electability, as their parties get low marks
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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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran U.S. media agency, voiding layoffs
Discussion: Mediaite
David Folkenflik / NPR:
U.S. Judge says Kari Lake broke law in overseeing Voice of America
Discussion: CNN, The Guardian and Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Times
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:   Iranian foreign minister pushes back on demand for ‘unconditional surrender’
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Trump ‘will not sign other bills’ until Republicans pass SAVE America Act  —  President Donald Trump declared Sunday that he will not sign any other legislation until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, dramatically escalating his campaign to force the voter suppression bill through the Senate.
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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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: El Paso Times
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
64% of Americans want to stop changing the clocks  —  This is my weekly Sunday roundup of new political data published over the last seven days.  —  Leading off: I wanted to take a break from politics this Sunday and cover new polling on something completely uncontroversial …
Discussion: Ipsos
 
 
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David Smith / The Guardian:
‘A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war
Discussion: Salon and Mediaite
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch News:
Texas GOP Candidate Recreated MLK Assassination, Reviewed Shooter's Rifle
Opheli Garcia-Lawler / The Daily Beast:
Trump Finds Jaw-Dropping Way to Disrespect His Own War Dead
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Gas prices are set to go vertical
Politico:
Senator mocked ‘green energy crap.’ His house runs on it.
Amanda Chu / Politico:
The food industry is done taking RFK Jr.'s abuse
Discussion: Blaze Media
Lexi Lonas Cochran / The Hill:
Childhood obesity at a record high as MAHA presses for changes to kids' diets
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Bill Whalen / The Washington Free Beacon:
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Anne Kim / Washington Monthly:
The Corporate Conspiracy of Silence on “Affordability”
Washington Examiner:
Iran war shifts US alliances in Europe
Discussion: The Forward and Grabien
Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
When DOGE Unleashed ChatGPT on the Humanities
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Alec Hernandez / Politico:
Gonzales is out in Texas, and Dems see a chance to beat ‘The AKGuy’
Discussion: NewsMax.com and New York Times
NBC News:
Jan. 6 plaque installed at U.S. Capitol following yearslong delay
Katie Herchenroeder / Mother Jones:
New Footage Yet Again Contradicts DHS Claims About Its Killing of a US Citizen
Discussion: Washington Post and CBS News
 

 
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