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12:50 PM ET, March 10, 2026

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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.
Discussion: New York Magazine and NBC News
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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, knock out the leaders he didn't like, and hope the Iranian people would rise up and put in place new leaders he could deal with.  It was supposed to look like what happened in Venezuela in January …
CNN:
The grim choice facing the Trump administration: Economic or naval collapse?  —  Oil & gas The Middle East Investing Economy  —  The Trump administration is currently trapped between the specter of a global economic recession and a naval catastrophe.  —  As the conflict with Iran intensifies …
Lee Ying Shan / CNBC:
Oil extends slide as investors assess Trump comments on Iran war, Strait of Hormuz
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Advisers Urge Him to Find Iran Exit Ramp, Fearing Political Backlash
Weijia Jiang / CBS News:
Trump says “the war is very complete,” and he's considering taking over Strait of Hormuz
Jared Gans / The Hill:
Pendulum swings back on economy amid Iran conflict
Discussion: Associated Press and Bloomberg
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 …
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Taco on Iran will come too late for Trump  —  The US president has already done lasting damage to international trust in America  —  Sometime soon Donald Trump will ring the closing bell on his Iran war.  That moment will have less to do with whether his mission is accomplished (whatever that is) than how much pain he can endure.
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
Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:   How the Iran War Ends
Associated Press:
Iran launches new attacks at Israel and Gulf countries as it keeps up pressure on the Middle East
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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Politico:   Trump's dynamic duo needs more work
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 …
Discussion: MS NOW, Bloomberg and Washington Times
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.
Discussion: OpenTheBooks, Balloon Juice and DNYUZ
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 …
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: Docket updates … and New Yorker
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 …
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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NBC News:
Trump has questioned aides about Corey Lewandowski's role in DHS ad campaign, sources say  —  The $220 million ad campaign was at the center of a pair of contentious congressional hearings last week that led in part to Trump's decision to fire Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary.
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 …
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 …
Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
Smartmatic says it's being targeted by Justice Dept. to bolster false 2020 claims  —  The voting machine company asked a judge to dismiss foreign bribery charges filed against it last year, alleging a vindictive and selective prosecution.  —  A voting machine company at the heart …
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.
Discussion: Axios and Straight Arrow News
Paul Sonne / New York Times:
U.S. Eases Limits on Russian Energy as Oil Prices Soar  —  The volatility in energy markets because of the war in Iran could not come at a better time for President Vladimir V. Putin.  —  The Trump administration has started to loosen some restrictions on Russian oil exports that were designed …
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.
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 …
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.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump's alleged sexual assault of a minor: what we know and what's still being hidden  —  President Trump allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl who was trafficked to him by Jeffrey Epstein, according to documents released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) last Thursday.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
EJ Kimball / Washington Examiner:
World War III isn't on the horizon.  It has already begun  —  The popular image of a world war is sudden catastrophe, mass mobilization, and unmistakable collapse.  That is not what we see today.  However, the world is in a great power competition, a distributed struggle for influence, security, and control of critical resources.
Discussion: Politico and The Free Press
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.
 
 
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Hegseth says Tuesday will be ‘most intense day’ of strikes inside Iran
CNN:
‘A shell of our former self’: How Trump and Musk's spending cuts are hampering US government readiness amid the Iran war
Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
Trump won't say if he'll send armed agents to the polls. So Dems are suing to find out
Discussion: New York Times, The Hill and Democrats
George Steer / Financial Times:
Trump family-linked financial group probed by congressional committee over Chinese stock scams
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Trump's Smash-and-Grab Presidency Reaches New Heights
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Munich & Tehran: A Tale of Two Cities
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Our Long Road to War With Iran
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Fox News:
Trump says he's ‘not happy’ with Iran's choice of new supreme leader
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Unearthed audio appears to contradict Rep. Rob Bresnahan's stock trading claims
Discussion: Truthout and Raw Story
New York Times:
Fragments of U.S.-Made Missile Seen in Photos Taken by Iran Near Deadly School Strike
Khanh Vu / Reuters:
Vietnam urges people to work from home to save fuel as Iran war disrupts supplies
Discussion: Fox 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 …
 

 
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