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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. asks Israel to halt strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure — The Trump administration asked Israel on Monday not to carry out further strikes on energy facilities in Iran, particularly oil infrastructure, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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Reuters, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, BBC, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post and New Republic
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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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Fox News, Digby's Hullabaloo, Al Jazeera, The Japan Times, France 24, Grabien and Bloomberg
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 …
Associated Press:
Iran launches new attacks at Israel and Gulf countries as it keeps up pressure on the Middle East
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Drop Site News, NPR, The Hill, WFAA-TV, The Times of Israel, Algemeiner.com, The Guardian, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, DNYUZ, Task & Purpose, WTOP News, WAGA-TV, Straight Arrow News, CBS News, The American Conservative, Taipei Times, Defense One, IJR, Associated Press, KVUE-TV and Middle East Monitor
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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Newsweek, American Greatness, Jacobin, Jewish Insider, The Hill, Modern Diplomacy, New Republic, NOTUS, Reuters, Los Angeles Times and Daily Mail
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 Intercept, Talking Points Memo, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Reuters, Axios, Truthout, The Hill, Raw Story, UPI, CT Mirror, HuffPost, Al Jazeera, PoliticusUSA, France 24, Foreign Policy, New York Sun, GZERO and New York Post
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 revised SAVE America Act faces headwinds in the House
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Atlanta Black Star, Townhall, Deseret News, Washington Examiner, Joe Pags and Democracy Docket
Jack Fitzpatrick / MS NOW:
Trump's newest pledge has Democrats cheering — and Republicans squirming
Trump's newest pledge has Democrats cheering — and Republicans squirming
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CBS News, PinkNews, Raw Story, Washington Blade, The Post Millennial, Semafor, Bloomberg, Washington Times, Washington Examiner and Straight Arrow News
New Republic:
Transcript: Trump Accidentally Hurts GOP's 2026 Hopes in Wild Tirades
Transcript: Trump Accidentally Hurts GOP's 2026 Hopes in Wild Tirades
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Townhall, Raw Story and The Post Millennial
Axios:
Scoop: White House tells House Republicans to stop talking about mass deportations … - Nearly half — 49% — of Americans say Trump's mass deportation campaign is too aggressive, including 1 in 5 voters who backed the president in 2024, a Politico poll from January found.
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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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NOTUS, MS NOW, Bloomberg, New Republic and Washington Times
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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
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Associated Press, Washington Examiner, Democracy Docket, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, NewsMax.com and Raw Story
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump loyalist Ed Martin faces disciplinary case over DOJ threat against Georgetown Law
Trump loyalist Ed Martin faces disciplinary case over DOJ threat against Georgetown Law
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The Floridian
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
D.C. Bar Begins Disciplinary Proceedings Against Ed Martin
D.C. Bar Begins Disciplinary Proceedings Against Ed Martin
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Politico
Washington Post:
Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job — The Social Security inspector general's office is investigating allegations that the former DOGE engineer took sensitive data on a thumb drive in a major potential security breach, said people familiar with the process.
Politico:
US official: ‘Not true’ Navy successfully escorted oil tanker through Strait of Hormuz … A U.S. official denied a claim from Energy Secretary Chris Wright in a now-deleted social media post Tuesday that the U.S. Navy escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, Reuters, CNBC, The Spectator, Al Jazeera, The Floridian, The Hill and The Daily Wire
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Reuters:
Exclusive: As many as 150 US troops wounded so far in Iran war, sources say — As many as 150 U.S. troops have been wounded so far in the war with Iran, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. — The figure has not been previously reported and is far higher …
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Axios and Krassencast
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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Politico, OpenTheBooks, TMZ.com, The List, The Federalist, DNYUZ and Balloon Juice
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, Raw Story, DNYUZ, NewsMax.com, Semafor and CBS News
Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
Voting machine company Smartmatic says DOJ is targeting it 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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Fortune and 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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Newsweek, Fox News, KJZZ, Washington Examiner, CNBC, Election Law Blog, NewsMax.com, NOTUS, Votebeat, DNYUZ, The Guardian, Axios, New Republic, Talking Points Memo and Politico
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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The Independent, Raw Story and Mediaite
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
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 …
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
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 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
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 Cross Section, The Hill, The Independent, MS NOW and Straight Arrow News
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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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HuffPost, Breitbart, The Guardian, Washington Times, The List, Fox News, Charisma Magazine Online, Gazette, NewsMax.com, IJR, The Gateway Pundit and DNYUZ
Max Rego / The Hill:
Rand Paul: Midterms will be ‘disastrous’ for Republicans — Republican Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) warned Tuesday that the midterms could be “disastrous” for his party if the war in Iran continues. — “Already, we are behind the eight-ball as far as the electoral process,” Paul told host Maria Bartiromo …
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Washington Times, Raw Story, Fox Business and Mediaite
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.
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 …
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MedPage Today and The Hill
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Everything Trump Touches Dies: Oil Edition — Futures curves and Fed rate cuts. — ∙ Paid — Programming note: I'm going live with Sarah and Tim at approximately 1:45pm ET for The Next Level. Come hang with us here. If you can't make it live, this episode will be in your feeds tonight.
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico ranch searched by state investigators — While federal investigators had searched other of the late sex offender's properties, there's no record they checked the 7,600-acre property where some women say he preyed on them. — State investigators in New Mexico …
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Daily Mail, The Parnas Perspective, TMZ.com, The Daily Caller, The Guardian, MS NOW, New York Times, WAGA-TV, The Hill, Fox News, CBS News, New York Post, Reuters, The Floridian, NewsMax.com and Newsweek
Bloomberg:
US Navy Hasn't Escorted Tanker Through Hormuz, White House Says — Key Events — March 10, 2026Report of 150 Injured Is Within Estimates: Leavitt — March 10, 2026US Denies Navy Escorted Tanker Through Strait — March 10, 2026As Many as 150 US Troops Have Been Wounded So Far: Reuters
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The Guardian, BizPac Review and New York Times
New York Times:
Judge Weighs Trump Antisemitism Inquiry Seeking List of Jews From Penn — The Trump administration has said it is investigating antisemitism. The government sued the University of Pennsylvania after it refused a request to provide information about Jewish faculty and staff.

