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7:05 AM ET, March 9, 2026

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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 …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Nukesletter
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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.
Alex Harring / CNBC:
Dow futures tumble 900 points as U.S. oil tops $100 a barrel to begin the week's trading: Live updates  —  Stock futures were plunging to start the week's trading as U.S. oil prices topped $100 a barrel amid the U.S.-Iran conflict, raising fears higher energy prices could dramatically slow the U.S. economy.
Discussion: Reuters, Bloomberg and Fortune
Lim Hui Jie / CNBC:
Asia markets tumble as oil nears $120; marks largest one day gain in almost 40 years  — South Korea's Kospi triggered its second circuit breaker in four sessions on Monday, … South Korea's Kospi triggered its second circuit breaker in four sessions on Monday, leading a broader regional sell-off …
Ben Geman / Axios:
Oil tops $100 per barrel as Iran war escalates
Discussion: Bloomberg
David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
War with Iran spreading economic damage far beyond oil and gas markets
Discussion: New York Times
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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.
Associated Press:
Iranian state TV says Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's supreme leader, has been named his successor
Alex Veiga / Associated Press:
Crude oil prices surpass $100 a barrel as the Iran war impedes production and shipping
Reuters:
Iran defies Trump, elevates Khamenei's son Mojtaba as successor
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 …
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:   AI error or not, Iran school bombing is a permanent stain on America's soul
Jacob Magid / The Times of Israel:
Trump to Times of Israel: It'll be a ‘mutual’ decision with Netanyahu regarding when Iran war ends  —  US president clarifies he'll make final call to end operation ‘at right time’; says in phone interview that he and PM ‘worked together’ against Islamic Republic: 'We've destroyed a country that would have destroyed Israel'
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 …
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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.
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.
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 …
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U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Saudi Arabia:   Security Alert: Security Alert - U.S. Embassy Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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.
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
How Trump's War in Iran Has Echoes of Putin and Ukraine  —  The many similarities between the White House's justification for war in Iran and Russia's messaging on Ukraine underscore the risks of a vaguely defined, open-ended war.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said last Monday that the United States …
Discussion: Fox News
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Vladimir Isachenkov / Associated Press:
Russia sits back as the Iran war escalates, expecting long-term gains
Discussion: Semafor
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
RFK Jr. losing battle to boost trust in public health agencies  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has defended some of his controversial moves as being part of his effort to restore faith in public health agencies.  —  It doesn't seem to be working.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
NOTUS:
Trump Org Files Trademarks to Put the President's Name Front and Center at ‘America 250’  —  In one filing submitted on Friday, a “Trump 250” image was trademarked to be used on a variety of merchandise.  — Copy  —  The Trump Organization filed several previously unreported trademark applications …
Discussion: New York Sun
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: RedState
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.
Anna Young / New York Post:
Hegseth vows US will ‘go as far as we need’ to topple Iranian regime as conflict escalates — including possible ‘boots on ground’  —  War Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed he and President Trump will do whatever it takes to topple the Iranian regime - and didn't rule out sending US ground troops into Tehran as Operation Epic Fury rages on.
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New York Times:
In Senate Race, Talarico Challenges ‘Heretical’ Right-Wing Christianity … James Talarico, in one of his first interviews since winning the Democratic nomination for Senate in Texas, attacked the use of Christianity to promote conservative politics, saying his candidacy was part of a broader mission …
New York Times:
Pentagon Announces Seventh U.S. Death in War With Iran  —  The service member killed was not publicly identified, but U.S. Central Command said the death was caused by injuries after an attack on a Saudi military base.  —  Another American service member has died in the war with Iran …
 
 
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Washington Post:
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Comes Under Pressure to Address Gas Prices, Iran War Strategy
Discussion: The Independent
Patrick De Haan / Fuel Insights:
Oil Surges Past $110 — What It Means for Gasoline and Diesel Prices
Chris Nesi / New York Post:
Kansas City International Airport reopens after ‘threat’ prompts FBI, cops to swarm terminal
Eric Williams / Telegraph:
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Discussion: Raw Story and NewsMax.com
 Earlier Items: 
ABC News:
Iran's next supreme leader won't ‘last long’ without my approval, Trump says
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
Trump told us who he was in 2012. Will we finally believe him today?
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Russia Resurrected and Exported a Fascist Ideology to the West
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NBC News:
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Politico:
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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

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Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Fox News apologizes after facing criticism for airing old footage of a ceremony honoring fallen soldiers instead of a new event where Trump wore a baseball cap
 
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