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Weijia Jiang / CBS News:
Trump says “the war is very complete,” and he's considering taking over Strait of Hormuz  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  In a phone interview with CBS News on Monday afternoon, President Trump said the U.S. war with Iran could almost be over.  —  “I think the war is very complete, pretty much …
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Francis Fukuyama / The Free Press:
Why Iran Won't Surrender  —  Trump's call for unconditional surrender ignores the IRGC's decentralized command and the harsh lessons of past wars.  —  Upgrade to Listen  —  Of the many questionable decisions President Donald Trump has made with regard to Iran, one of the strangest …
Noah Robertson / Washington Post:   Early Iran strikes cost $5.6 billion in munitions, Pentagon estimates
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Advisers Urge Him to Find Iran Exit Ramp, Fearing Political Backlash
Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Rep. Kevin Kiley leaves GOP to become an independent, complicating Johnson's majority  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Washington — Rep. Kevin Kiley of California said Monday he was immediately leaving the Republican Party to become an independent.  —  “I'm also today asking the clerk …
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Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Republican Rep. Kiley leaves GOP, tightening Johnson's margins  —  Rep. Kevin Kiley (Calif.) announced Monday that his decision to leave the Republican Party and register as an Independent will take effect immediately. … - Kiley said he will still caucus with Republicans for …
NBC News:
Senate Republicans splinter over SAVE America Act's path as Trump calls for more revisions  —  Some insist on trying to use a “talking filibuster” to break Democrats' will to block the elections bill.  Others say it's unlikely to work.  And one senator is proposing a third option.
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Thune: Talking filibuster ‘more complicated and risky’ than people realize  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune sent a warning shot Monday over the talking filibuster, saying the procedural playcall is “way more complicated” than many supporters realize.  “This particular approach in terms …
Discussion: Axios and Washington Examiner
Politico:
Trump is delaying Texas Senate endorsement to pressure GOP senators on SAVE America Act  —  Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are vying for a nod from Trump … The White House did not respond to a request for comment.  —  “I think that was a very smart strategy because it bought time.
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump tells The Post no reason to panic over Iran war oil-price surge: ‘I have a plan for everything’  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post that he has “a plan” to tackle surging oil prices caused by the war with Iran after the cost per barrel briefly neared $120 …
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Politico:
'We've got to pay attention': GOP anxiety spikes over rising energy prices
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and Rolling Stone
Politico:
Trump administration subpoenaing Arizona 2020 voting records, as Trump pushes to consolidate election power … Jason Berry, a spokesperson for Maricopa County, said in a statement the county had not yet received a subpoena but would cooperate if it did.  —  The move comes just six weeks …
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Subpoenas Records in Arizona in Expansion of 2020 Voting Inquiry
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Stepping Down  —  Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will take over as interim CEO as Bluesky's board of directors hunts for a permanent replacement.  —  Jay Graber is stepping down as head of Bluesky, the social media platform exclusively announced to WIRED.
Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Trump Went to War With Iran Because Jared Kushner Is a Fool … Do Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner actually understand nuclear energy enough to describe Iran's capabilities to Donald Trump, let alone negotiate a nonproliferation agreement with Tehran?  —  Several nuclear experts …
Discussion: MS NOW and Washington Times
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Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
House Republican's Shock Racist Post Triggers Instant Backlash  —  OH MY GOP  —  Tennessee congressman Andy Ogles is showing his nasty side.  —  MAGA hardliner Andy Ogles is under fire for a shockingly Islamophobic post on social media.  —  The Tennessee Republican …
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
‘Ridiculous’: Kristi Noem's 28-year-old aide wasted millions on unusable ICE vehicles  —  A former deputy to outgoing Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem saddled the department with millions of dollars in wasted funding for vehicles that cannot be used.  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs …
Politico:
Judge rejects NJ US Attorney ‘triumvirate’ in latest blow to Trump prosecutors … “One year into this administration, it is plain that President Trump and his top aides have chafed at the limits on their power set forth by law and the Constitution,” Brann concluded.
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Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
Trio named to replace Alina Habba as U.S. attorney is also serving illegally, judge says
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court justices Jackson and Kavanaugh clash over handling of Trump cases  —  Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh disagreed about frequent rulings in favor of the Trump administration during a rare joint appearance.
Discussion: Newsweek and Raw Story
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Sharing a stage, Justices Jackson and Kavanaugh spar over Supreme Court orders favoring Trump
Discussion: Washington Post
Berenice Garcia / The Texas Tribune:
Teen mariachis and family from McAllen released from ICE custody  —  The detention of the family of asylum seekers after a routine check-in with immigration officials had caused an uproar in their community.  —  TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!  — YOU'RE WELCOME TO REPUBLISH THIS ARTICLE …
Discussion: WFAA-TV, WTOP News and KVUE-TV
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
2 Teen Mariachi Musicians Released From ICE Detention
Discussion: Associated Press and Scripps News
Quinnipiac University Poll:
U.S. Military Action Against Iran: Over Half Of Voters Oppose It, 74% Oppose Sending Ground Troops Into Iran, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Vast Majority Expects The Conflict To Last Months Or More  — mail_outline  —  Over a week after the United States and Israel …
NBC News:
Iran war elevates Marco Rubio in Trump's 2028 succession jockeying  —  Trump has been informally polling his circle of friends and advisers about the 2028 election that could pit some of his top administration officials against one another.  —  In the early hours of Feb. 28 …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats vow to shut down Senate over Iran conflict  —  A group of Senate Democrats are threatening to use every procedural tool at their disposal to hold up business on the Senate floor unless Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other senior officials testify …
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Senate Dems threaten wave of war votes to force Iran hearing
Discussion: The Guardian
ABC News:
Iran may be activating sleeper cells outside the country, alert says  —  The encrypted transmission was intercepted by the U.S.  —  A crowd holding Iranian flags gathers during a demonstration in support of the nomination of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as successor to his late father …
Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner:
Trump's Freedom 250 unveils IndyCar racetrack in DC: ‘Imagine these views’  —  The Trump administration revealed on Monday the official racetrack course for the IndyCar event in Washington, D.C., this summer.  —  Cars will be speeding around the National Mall and iconic landmarks …
Julia Frankel / Associated Press:
New footage raises likelihood the US struck an Iranian school where a blast killed at least 165  —  New footage shows what an expert investigative group says is likely an American Tomahawk missile hitting a compound in southern Iran, meters from the school where a deadly unclaimed blast killed …
Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Weird Fetish for Discount Dress Shoes Revealed  —  GRIN AND BEAR IT  —  “Everybody's afraid not to wear them,” one White House insider said of the shoes Trump keeps forcing on his aides.  —  President Donald Trump apparently has a bizarre obsession with Michael Jackson's favorite men's shoe brand …
Sophie Sherry / Chicago Sun Times:
Chicago law firm leading push to appoint special prosecutor to target ICE, Border Patrol agents  —  The firm, Loevy and Loevy, said 200 individuals and organizations are supporting a petition to appoint an outsider to the office of Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke …
Washington Post:
Trump's wearing of baseball cap during dignified transfer draws criticism  —  President Trump faced continued blowback for wearing a USA-emblazoned cap during a dignified transfer ceremony for soldiers killed in the war with Iran.  —  DOVER, Del. — President Donald Trump donned a white …
Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
The U.S.-Iran war is the biggest oil supply disruption in history … The U.S. war against Iran has triggered the largest oil supply disruption in history, more than double the previous record set during the Middle East crisis of the 1950s, according to an analysis by consulting firm Rapidan Energy.
 
 
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Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
U.S. orders more diplomats to leave Middle East
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Ukrainska Pravda:
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Rand Paul eyes next week for Mullin DHS confirmation hearing
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Austin Kocher:
A Closer Look at ICE's Enormous People Warehouse Near Hagerstown, Maryland
Discussion: WBUR and WTOP News
Politico:
Spanish deputy leader slams Merz for his deference to Trump
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Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
White House fires GOP NTSB member, who calls it ‘political hit job’
CNN:
Exclusive: Iran is ready for a long war with the US and only economic pain will end it, senior official tells CNN
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
Reuters:
Trump calls on Australia to give asylum to Iranian women's soccer players
Perry Bacon / New Republic:
Guess What Moderate Democratic Voters Aren't Anymore? Moderate.
Discussion: Townhall
New York Times:
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Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
The DOJ reaches a settlement in its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation in a case that alleged an illegal monopoly over live events in the US

Shannon Bond / NPR:
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