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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
TACOs With a Side of War Porn — When we mentioned yesterday that Trump was blaming Iran for firing the Tomahawk missile that destroyed an Iranian girl's school on February 28, we suggested he'd probably (or hopefully) have been briefed otherwise and was merely lying. Now we're not so sure.
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Dara Doyle / Bloomberg:
US Unleashing ‘Most Intense’ Day of Iran Strikes So Far — Key Events — March 10, 2026Abu Dhabi Fire — March 10, 2026Iran “Absolutely” Not Seeking Ceasefire — March 10, 2026Attacks Continue March 10, 2026Market Snapshot — March 10, 2026World's Top Hedge Funds Hit by Iran-Related Swings
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Lee Ying Shan / CNBC:
Oil extends slide as investors assess Trump comments on Iran war, Strait of Hormuz … Oil prices plunged as much as 10% Tuesday before paring losses, as investors assessed comments from U.S. President Donald Trump on the conflict in the Middle East and on oil flows via the critical Strait of Hormuz.
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Iran war's oil shock fuels GOP political anxiety — Oil prices Monday spiked to levels not seen since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 before falling, while prices at the pump jumped nearly 50 cents higher than a week ago. — President Donald Trump was eager to point to gas prices in his State …
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Washington Examiner, Fox News, Raw Story and Politico
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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Reuters:
Iran says oil blockade will continue until attacks end, Trump threatens to escalate strikes
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Bloomberg, Atlantic Council, DNYUZ, HuffPost and NewsMax.com
Reuters:
Aramco sees ‘catastrophic consequences’ for oil markets if Hormuz strait remains blocked
Aramco sees ‘catastrophic consequences’ for oil markets if Hormuz strait remains blocked
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The Hill, Forbes, Semafor, Washington Times and Fuel Insights
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Advisers Urge Him to Find Iran Exit Ramp, Fearing Political Backlash
Trump Advisers Urge Him to Find Iran Exit Ramp, Fearing Political Backlash
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Taco on Iran will come too late for Trump
Taco on Iran will come too late for Trump
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
March 9, 2026 — It has become clear that Trump had no plan in Iran other than to strike it …
Fox News:
Trump says he's ‘not happy’ with Iran's choice of new supreme leader
Trump says he's ‘not happy’ with Iran's choice of new supreme leader
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Axios, New York Post, Mediaite, Washington Examiner, The American Spectator, Al Jazeera, NPR, The Hill, Breitbart, NewsMax.com, Asia Times and France 24
Punchbowl News:
3/10/26☀️ AM: … Pass the SAVE America Act. That's the legislation requiring photo ID …
3/10/26☀️ AM: … Pass the SAVE America Act. That's the legislation requiring photo ID …
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Agence France-Presse
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Why Trump can't explain the start — or the endgame — of the war in Iran
Why Trump can't explain the start — or the endgame — of the war in Iran
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The Hill, Axios, Raw Story, Al Jazeera, PoliticusUSA, France 24, HuffPost, Foreign Policy, New York Sun and GZERO
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. and Iran Predicted a Very Different War Than the One Now Being Waged
U.S. and Iran Predicted a Very Different War Than the One Now Being Waged
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The Hill, New Republic, Modern Diplomacy, Reuters, NOTUS and Daily Mail
Associated Press:
Iran launches new attacks at Israel and Gulf countries as it keeps up pressure on the Middle East
Iran launches new attacks at Israel and Gulf countries as it keeps up pressure on the Middle East
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Straight Arrow News, CBS News, The Hill, Task & Purpose, IJR, Associated Press, WTOP News, KVUE-TV and Middle East Monitor
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Pendulum swings back on economy amid Iran conflict
Pendulum swings back on economy amid Iran conflict
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Associated Press and Bloomberg
Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
How the Iran War Ends
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP leaders, Trump see tensions flare over Senate filibuster — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is standing his ground against President Trump's campaign to pressure Republicans to radically reinterpret the filibuster rule to pass sweeping voting reform, a contest of wills …
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Sarah N. Lynch / CBS News:
DOJ's Ed Martin faces ethics charges from disciplinary office over threatening letter to Georgetown University — Add CBS News on Google — The office that polices attorney misconduct in Washington, D.C., has filed ethics charges against Justice Department pardon attorney Ed Martin …
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Ed Martin, outspoken Justice Department lawyer, is formally accused of ethical violations — Federal agencies Donald Trump Diversity and equity — Ed Martin, an outspoken Trump administration official, is facing attorney discipline proceedings in Washington, DC, for a letter he sent …
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Bloomberg, Washington Times and MS NOW
Axios:
Exclusive: U.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last year — Nearly seven months ago, Ukrainian officials tried to sell the U.S. their battle-proven technology for downing Iranian-made attack drones. They even made a PowerPoint presentation — obtained exclusively by Axios …
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
The worst cabinet in American history — Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — ☄️ Subscribe to PN ☄️ — While he may not have quite the walking-car-crash charisma of the woman he's set to replace …
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Human Events
Joel Jacobs / ProPublica:
Credit Bureaus Are Leaving More Mistakes on Frustrated Consumers' Reports Under Trump's CFPB — Rebecca Sheppard specializes in untangling other people's financial messes. But for nearly a year, the Colorado accountant has been unable to fix a glaring error on her own credit report.
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Dana Rubinstein / New York Times:
Mamdani Chooses His Words Carefully After Alleged Terror Attack — Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been spare in his remarks following the attempted bombing at Gracie Mansion and arrests of two men who said they were motivated by ISIS. — In the days after a homemade bomb laced with metal …
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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 …
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Washington Times, The Daily Caller and MS NOW
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Washington Post:
The shutdown that everyone has forgotten — In today's edition ... Could the stock market change Trump's view on Iran? ... We ask for your views on flying in America ... but first ... Remember the government shutdown? — Few do, it seems, including those on Capitol Hill tasked with keeping the government open.
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FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, Washington Examiner, The Hill and NBC News
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Sharing a stage, Justices Jackson and Kavanaugh spar over Supreme Court orders favoring Trump — Sharing a stage, Supreme Court Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Brett Kavanaugh sparred Monday over the many emergency orders the court has issued allowing President Donald Trump to move ahead with key parts of his agenda.
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab — The Pentagon spent more money in September—the end of the 2025 fiscal year—than it had in any other year since 2008. But a good chunk of the budget wasn't used for anything that could be considered a pertinent military expense.
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OpenTheBooks, Balloon Juice and DNYUZ
Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
Trump won't say if he'll send armed agents to the polls. So Dems are suing to find out — Democrats filed a lawsuit Tuesday demanding President Donald Trump's administration unveil their plans, if any, for deploying federal officers or troops on election day.
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New York Times, The Hill and Democrats
New York Times:
Unlike Past U.S. Conflicts, Iran Attack Is Opposed by Most Americans — In the days after President Trump launched U.S. forces in an attack against Iran, support for the strikes is far lower than what it has been at the beginnings of previous foreign conflicts.
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Axios and Straight Arrow News
Maria Curi / Axios:
Scoop: White House readies executive order to weed out Anthropic — The White House is preparing an executive order formally instructing the federal government to rip out Anthropic's AI from its operations, sources familiar with the matter told Axios.
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
House Budget chair eyes more safety-net cuts for second megabill — DORAL, Florida — “Fraud prevention” in federal and state safety-net programs should be the main target of a new Republican reconciliation bill, House Budget Chair Jodey Arrington said in an interview Tuesday where he also called …
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 …
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The Independent, Mediaite and New Republic
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Unearthed audio appears to contradict Rep. Rob Bresnahan's stock trading claims … The interview — which is no longer available on the website for Cordaro's show — is starkly different from Bresnahan's previous statements about the trading he and his spokespeople have made on multiple occasions in the last year.
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Erika Kirk appointed to Air Force Academy board — President Trump has appointed Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, to the Air Force Academy's Board of Visitors, having her replace her late husband. — Consisting of 16 members, the Board of Visitors is responsible …
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Paul Krugman:
Why I Don't Speak American — And why it's a problem that Pete Hegseth says he does — At a summit with Latin American leaders over the weekend, Marco Rubio said a few words in Spanish. Then Pete Hegseth popped up to say “I only speak American.” And that's why we're facing disaster in the Persian Gulf.

