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4:05 PM ET, March 11, 2026

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New York Times:
U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says  —  Outdated targeting data may have resulted in a mistaken missile strike, according to the ongoing military investigation, which undercuts President Trump's assertion that Iran could be to blame.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Dire Straits: The Iran War Is Run by Idiots  —  Also: Americans don't care about process.  So they will get corruption.  —  ∙ Paid  —  People were not happy with me in the comments after yesterday's TNL.  Many were upset that I spent part of the episode lamenting how unbelievably stupid …
Discussion: Reuters, New York Times and AL-Monitor
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump tells Axios there's “practically nothing left” to target in Iran  —  President Trump told Axios in a brief phone interview Wednesday that the war with Iran will end “soon” because there is “practically nothing left to target.”  — “Little this and that... Any time I want it to end …
Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
The Obvious Is Taking Its Revenge on Trump  —  The reasons other U.S. presidents avoided war with Iran are becoming all too evident.  —  In the least charitable—and probably accurate—view, President Trump went to war with Iran out of a delusional faith in himself.
Discussion: PJ Media and Raw Story
New York Times:
How Trump and His Advisers Miscalculated Iran's Response to War  —  In the lead-up to the U.S.-Israeli attack, President Trump downplayed the risks to the energy markets as a short-term concern that should not overshadow the mission to decapitate the Iranian regime.
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:   Trump's Delusions Come at Americans' Expense
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says the Iran War Is Nearly Won but Israel Has Other Ideas
John Cornyn / New York Post:
Sen. Cornyn: Why the SAVE Act matters more than the filibuster  —  If a man takes a swing at you and barely misses, that doesn't make him a pacifist — it just means he has bad aim.  —  Standing still and giving him a second free swing wouldn't be wise or honorable; it would be foolish.
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Calen Razor / Politico:
Capitol agenda: GOP wants to move past the SAVE America Act
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Republicans plan marathon debate for SAVE America Act
NOTUS:
House Republicans Are Ready to Shut Down the Senate's Housing Bill
Discussion: CNBC
Kyla Guilfoil / NBC News:
Trump nominee withdraws after senators press him on remarks about Jews, Israel and ‘white culture’
Christian Datoc / Washington Examiner:
White House says Democrats have perverted war powers law to obstruct Trump
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Pentagon bars press photographers over ‘unflattering’ Hegseth photos  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's staff took issue with images taken in a rare briefing last week and decided to shut out photographers from two subsequent news conferences.  —  The Defense Department has barred press photographers …
ABC News:
FBI warns Iran aspired to attack California with drones in retaliation for war: Alert  —  The warning came in a bulletin that was reviewed by ABC News.  —  Iranian-made Shahed-136 ‘Kamikaze’ drone flies over the sky of Kermanshah, Iran, March 7, 2024.  —  The FBI warned police departments …
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Bondi Is Said to Move to Military Housing Because of Threats  —  The attorney general relocated from a Washington apartment to a base in the area within the past month, according to people familiar with the situation.  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi has quietly relocated to one of several military bases …
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
Iran war flummoxes some Trump media allies
Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story
New York Post:
The untold reason Kristi Noem's alleged lover Corey Lewandowski did ‘whatever the f-k I want’ at DHS  —  WASHINGTON — Embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's top aide and alleged lover Corey Lewandowski bragged that he could do “whatever” he wanted as a powerful federal official …
Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Dozens of U.S. service members in Kuwait suffered serious injuries, including burns, brain trauma and shrapnel wounds, sources say  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  An Iranian drone attack in Kuwait that killed six U.S. service members in the early hours of the war with Iran was more severe …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Ordered Justice Department Reversal on Law Firm Sanctions  —  ‘I never signed off on that,’ the president told aides  —  The Justice Department's surprise reversal last week on defending the White House's sanctions against law firms came after an angry outburst by President Trump, according to people familiar with the matter.
Discussion: Above the Law
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Poll: Confidence in the Supreme Court drops to a record low  —  The latest NBC News poll shows that the percentage of voters with a “great deal” or “quite a bit” of confidence in the court is at the lowest ebb since the question was first asked in 2000.  —  The percentage of voters …
Wall Street Journal:
Iran's Control of Hormuz Means It's Exporting More Oil Today Than Before the War  —  Tehran is letting ships carrying its crude go through the strait, while it scares off others  —  Iran is exporting more oil through the Strait of Hormuz than before the war, showing it is in control …
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Matt Peterson / CNBC:   Chubb set as main U.S. insurer for Persian Gulf shipping amid Iran war
Raphael Satter / Reuters:
Exclusive: Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI, source and documents show  —  A foreign hacker compromised files relating to the FBI's investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a break-in at the bureau's New York Field Office three years ago …
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Why DOJ Hasn't Charged Anyone Else From the Epstein Files … But more than a month after the release, something like the opposite has happened.  —  A variety of public figures in the U.S. have incurred professional and reputational consequences as a result of socializing with Epstein …
Discussion: Straight Arrow News, CNN and Raw Story
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
How Trump's War on Iran Is Hastening the Coming MAGA Crack-Up  —  Congratulations are in order for Donald Trump: His attack on Iran is the most unpopular American war in modern history.  The New York Times compared support for Trump's war with initial support for nine other wars going back to World War II …
Discussion: Strength In Numbers
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Dems score upset win in New Hampshire special election, giving GOP fresh reason to worry  —  Heading into Tuesday's state legislative special election in New Hampshire, Republicans had reason to be cautiously optimistic.  The race was in a district that Donald Trump won by 9 points in 2024 …
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Tillis says DOJ probe of Powell ‘reaching the point of the absurd’  —  Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Wednesday suggested that the Justice Department should admit it made a mistake by launching an investigation related to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.  Asked by reporters about a potential off-ramp …
Discussion: The Hill, Bloomberg and CNBC
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Republicans Concede They Need a Pivot on Immigration Ahead of Midterms  —  In public comments and private meetings at a House G.O.P. retreat, top officials allowed that President Trump's immigration crackdown had hurt the party and that they needed a course correction on the issue.
Discussion: Raw Story, Semafor, Mediaite and Axios
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
California 2026 Poll: Swalwell Takes Lead in Governor Primary, 25% undecided; Election for LA Mayor Wide Open  —  A new Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey of the June primary for Governor finds Congressman Eric Swalwell leading the open primary with 17%, followed by Steve Hilton …
David Strom / HotAir:
Impossible, But True: CNN Gets Worse, Says Mamdani Was Target of Terrorist Attack  —  The word went out on Saturday that the terrorist attack on Jake Lang and anti-Islamist demonstrators in New York City was to be rebranded as a right-wing attack on Zohran Mamdani.
Gavin Bade / Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Unveil New Tariff Probes  —  Investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 will target what the U.S. deems as unfair trade practices  —  WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is preparing to announce new tariff investigations that could result in higher levies on a litany …
Discussion: Bloomberg and New York Times
Preston Mizell / Fox News:
Hawley introduces bill to strip FDA approval from ‘inherently dangerous’ abortion pill  —  New Senate bill would prohibit mifepristone, which was used in 63% of all abortions in 2023, according to Guttmacher Institute data  —  FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is introducing a new bill …
Straight Arrow News:
Iranian-linked cyberattack cripples global medical technology company  —  An Iranian-linked hacker group that took credit for a cyberattack against a global medical technology company on Wednesday said it was spurred to action by the airstrike against an elementary school in Iran.
Seth Klamann / Denver Post:
Gov. Jared Polis punts Tina Peters clemency decision until after appeals court weighs in, his office tells lawmakers  —  In new letter, Democratic state legislators urge governor not to intervene in election misconduct case  —  Gov. Jared Polis' office has told lawmakers that he will delay …
Discussion: The Hill and The Colorado Sun
 
 
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Florida man charged over alleged threats against Rep. Swalwell, Jerome Powell and President Trump
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Daniel Boguslaw / American Prospect:
Leaked Documents Show a Border Patrol Remade in the Image of Gregory Bovino
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New York Times:
Trump Casts a Shadow Over One of Mexico's Deadliest States
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Financial Times:
Kremlin backs covert campaign to keep Viktor Orbán in power
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Reuters:
Iran cannot participate in World Cup, minister says
Elias Isquith / The Necessary Fictions:
The media is structurally pro-Trump
Sam Sutton / Politico:
Energy, food prices surged in February — before Iran fighting started
Ariel Wittenberg / Politico:
A data center opened next door. Then came the high-pitched whine.
New York Times:
New Iranian Leader Was Wounded Early in the War, Iranian and Israeli Officials Say
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
Nobody plans for a quagmire
Washington Post:
Democrats ask what happened to millions earmarked for Trump's library
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