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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 …
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The Week
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
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 …
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
Trump Advisers Urge Him to Find Iran Exit Ramp, Fearing Political Backlash
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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, Fortune, Forbes, Semafor, Washington Times and Fuel Insights
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, UPI, Raw Story, Axios, 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, American Greatness, Modern Diplomacy, Jewish Insider, New Republic, NOTUS, Reuters and Daily Mail
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
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Iran war's oil shock fuels GOP political anxiety
Iran war's oil shock fuels GOP political anxiety
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Washington Examiner, Fox News, Wall Street Journal, Raw Story and Politico
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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Washington Examiner, New Republic, NewsMax.com, DNYUZ, Raw Story, CBS News, Fox News and Semafor
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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.
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Digby's Hullabaloo, Al Jazeera, The Japan Times, France 24, Bloomberg and Grabien
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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Washington Examiner, The Guardian and Israpundit
Associated Press:
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, The Hill, WTOP News, CBS News, Task & Purpose, Drop Site News, Defense One, IJR, Associated Press, KVUE-TV and Middle East Monitor
Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
How the Iran War Ends
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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Washington Examiner, Democracy Docket, The Hill, NewsMax.com and Raw Story
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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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NBC News, MS NOW, Bloomberg and Washington Times
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
D.C. Bar Begins Disciplinary Proceedings Against Ed Martin
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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NBC News:
Senate Republicans splinter over SAVE America Act's path as Trump calls for more revisions
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The Hill, Axios, Politico, BizPac Review, Raw Story, The Independent and Straight Arrow News
Politico:
Trump is delaying Texas Senate endorsement to pressure GOP senators on SAVE America Act
Trump is delaying Texas Senate endorsement to pressure GOP senators on SAVE America Act
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New York Magazine, The 19th, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner, Blaze Media, Breitbart, Townhall, DNYUZ and Semafor
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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Balloon Juice and DNYUZ
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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 …
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New York Times
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Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Voting Machine Company Calls Federal Case Vindictive Prosecution
Trump Administration Live Updates: Voting Machine Company Calls Federal Case Vindictive Prosecution
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MS NOW, Fox News, Newsweek, KJZZ, Election Law Blog, Washington Examiner, CNBC, NewsMax.com, NOTUS, Votebeat, Talking Points Memo, DNYUZ, The Guardian, Axios, New Republic and Politico
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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New York Magazine, Reason and NBC News
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
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.
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Raw Story
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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Docket updates … and New Yorker
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.
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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Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Mercury News, KVUE-TV, USA Today, The Washington Free Beacon, Reuters, Washington Examiner and New York Post
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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Fox News, NBC News, Washington Examiner, RedState and Raw Story
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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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Washington Times, Charisma Magazine Online, NewsMax.com, Fox News, IJR, The Gateway Pundit and Gazette
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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The Hill, Axios, MS NOW and Straight Arrow News
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Kennedy to Undergo Rotator Cuff Surgery — The secretary of health and human services, known for his Make America Healthy Again campaign, is expected to be back at work on Monday. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, is having rotator cuff surgery on Tuesday …
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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Civil Discourse …, The Independent, New Republic and Mediaite
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 …
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Modern Diplomacy, Reuters, The Maritime Executive, NewsMax.com, Euronews, Politico, Bloomberg and Los Angeles Times
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Mike Johnson declines to condemn Republicans' anti-Muslim remarks — DORAL, Florida — Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he has discussed “our tone and our message” with the two House Republicans who have made anti-Muslim remarks in recent days but defended the right of the lawmakers to oppose “the impostion of Sharia law.”
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The Gateway Pundit and The Hill
