Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
9:05 AM ET, March 9, 2026

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
The Long-Feared Persian Gulf Oil Squeeze Is Upon Us  —  Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a virtual halt, unleashing the most severe energy crisis since the 1970s and threatening the global economy  —  The chairman of oil producer DNO was flying from New York to Oslo early …
RELATED:
New York Times:
Oil Prices Surge Above $100 a Barrel for the First Time in Almost Four Years  —  The jump was a sign of growing concern that the war in the Middle East will take a toll on energy supplies.  —  Oil prices surged on Sunday evening, briefly topping $110 a barrel soon after markets opened …
Discussion: Washington Examiner, The.Ink and CNN
Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
Oil surges above $100 a barrel; Trump says ‘small price to pay’ for defeating Iran … Crude oil prices almost touched $110 per barrel on Sunday, after major Middle East producers cut output because the critical Strait of Hormuz remains closed due to the Iran war.
Neil Irwin / Axios:
The Iran war's economic blowback is getting real  —  In the first week of the American and Israeli attack on Iran, the economic ripples were looking pretty minimal.  But as Week 2 begins, the risks to the global economy are growing much more serious. … - The hours and days and weeks ahead are all about quantifying that cost.
Lim Hui Jie / CNBC:
Asia markets tumble as oil nears $120; marks largest one day gain in almost 40 years
Politico:   Markets slide over oil panic
Washington Examiner:   Domestic energy dominance makes us safer
Alex Veiga / Associated Press:
Crude oil prices surpass $100 a barrel as the Iran war impedes production and shipping
Rebecca F. Elliott / New York Times:
Oil Remains Potent Geopolitical Tool, Decades After Energy Crisis
Ben Geman / Axios:
Oil tops $100 per barrel as Iran war escalates
Discussion: Bloomberg
New York Times:
U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows  —  The evidence contradicts President Trump's claim that Iran was responsible for a strike at the school that killed 175 people, most of them children.  —  A newly released video adds to the evidence that an American missile likely hit …
RELATED:
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:   The bombing of Iranian children is an unforgivable crime
Punchbowl News:
3/9/26☀️ AM: … The Senate is in this week, the House is out.  —  House Republicans are in Doral, Fla., at the Trump National Doral for their annual legislative retreat.  President Donald Trump will be speaking to House Republicans this evening in, where else, the Donald J. Trump Ballroom at his club.
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Iranian state TV says Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's supreme leader, has been named his successor
Reuters:
Iran defies Trump, elevates Khamenei's son Mojtaba as successor
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Ahead of 2028, Sen. Cory Booker to unveil bill to make $75,000 in income tax-free  —  The bill is a marker for the next time Democrats get a chance to rewrite the tax code.  The New Jersey senator told NBC News he's keeping the door open to a 2028 presidential bid.
Washington Post:
After slashing federal jobs, Trump administration ramps up hiring  —  The hiring push is unfolding under new rules designed to give the White House greater influence over the government's 2-million person civilian workforce.  —  A year after Elon Musk and his Department …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and RedState
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
A wartime presidency defined by Trump's unique political style  —  Trump has devoted time to directing the conflict with Iran — but also to attacking rivals, posting online and leaning into the political instincts that carried him to power.  —  MIAMI - Just more than a week into the fight with Iran …
RELATED:
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Comes Under Pressure to Address Gas Prices, Iran War Strategy
Discussion: The Independent
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. dismayed by Israel's Iran fuel strikes, sources say … - The IDF claimed in a statement that the fuel depots “are used by the Iranian regime to supply fuel to different consumers including its military organs.”  — An Israeli military official said the strikes were intended …
New York Times:
Billionaires Made 19% of Federal Election Campaign Contributions in 2024  —  Billionaires made 19 percent of all reported federal campaign contributions in 2024, a Times analysis shows, and even more in some local elections.  Wealthy donors are reaping the rewards.
Post and Courier:
Fuzzy memories and hard facts: An SC accuser's claims against Epstein, Trump examined  —  A woman who claims she was abused as a minor by both Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump has given the FBI vivid accounts that include aspects of her life corroborated by the The Post and Courier through public records.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and DNYUZ
Heather Somerville / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Sons Back New Drone Company Targeting Pentagon Sales  —  Powerus says it plans to acquire Ukrainian drone tech to sell to the U.S. military  —  Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., the president's sons, are backing a new drone company that is vying to meet fresh demand from the Pentagon …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Aaron Cooper / CNN:
Airports see hourslong delays due to TSA shortages as Homeland Security shutdown shows no sign of ending  —  Aviation news Federal agencies Air travel safety US shutdown  —  Lines at security checkpoints stretched more than an hour at airports across the country Sunday …
Ryan Dezember / Wall Street Journal:
Oil Prices Are Barreling Toward All-Time Highs  —  U.S. oil futures have followed their biggest weekly rise ever by surging as much as 20% in Sunday evening trading, vaulting above $100 a barrel for the first time since war in Europe rattled energy markets in 2022.
Yasmin Khorram / Politico:
Live Nation reaches settlement with DOJ in antitrust fight … The deal also places new limits on the long-term exclusivity contracts Ticketmaster has historically used to lock venues into its system, cutting those agreements down to four years and allowing venues to allocate a portion of their tickets to competing platforms.
Politico:
Explosion at US embassy in Oslo investigated as possible terror act  —  Police have no suspects in the blast, but are treating it seriously in light of attacks on other American diplomatic sites.  —  An explosion that rocked the U.S. embassy in Oslo early on Sunday morning could have been terrorism …
New York Times:
ICE Detention of Teen Musicians Roils Texas Mariachi Community  —  Two brothers who were recognized by their congresswoman last year, along with their parents and younger brother, are facing deportation.  —  Last June, two teenage brothers from South Texas and their high school mariachi bandmates traveled to Capitol Hill.
Discussion: KVUE-TV
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Kamala Harris Is Buying Time — But Democrats Are Looking Ahead … Harris has now been selling her memoir for far longer — 166 days to be exact.  —  She has not been on tour all that time.  Yet as the former vice president touched down at recent stops in Madison and Oakland …
Discussion: Daily Mail
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 9:05 AM ET, March 9, 2026.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Fin Daniel Gómez / CBS News:
Wes Moore to give commencement addresses in 2028 battleground states
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Daniel W. Drezner / Drezner's World:
‘Nobody Could Have Seen This Coming,’ Says Blindfolded Administration
Axios:
Ken Martin's dysfunctional DNC alarms Democrats
New York Daily News:
Feds leading probe of IED tossed at Jake Lang at Gracie Mansion anti-Islam protest
New York Times:
Voting Rights Groups Raise Alarms About Case Before the Supreme Court
Discussion: Election Law Blog
 Earlier Items: 
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
RFK Jr. losing battle to boost trust in public health agencies
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
New York Times:
In Senate Race, Talarico Challenges ‘Heretical’ Right-Wing Christianity
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Eric Williams / Telegraph:
‘World War Three’ bunker manufacturer: 'I'm inundated with calls'
Discussion: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
ABC News:
Iran's next supreme leader won't ‘last long’ without my approval, Trump says
NOTUS:
Trump Org Files Trademarks to Put the President's Name Front and Center at ‘America 250’
Discussion: New York Sun
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal:
OpenAI plans to discontinue products that use its Sora models, including its consumer app, a Sora version for developers, and a video feature inside ChatGPT

Ella Chakarian / Rolling Stone:
A look at the growing deepfake problem for creators, how Vermillio and Kanary help them respond, and how likeness rights can create additional revenue streams

Mike Scarcella / Reuters:
The Trump administration settles the 2022 Murthy v. Missouri case, preventing the Surgeon General, CDC, and CISA from pressuring social media to suppress speech

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page