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 …

U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says  —  Outdated targeting data may have resulted in a mistaken missile strike, according to the ongoing military investigation, which undercuts President Trump's assertion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.

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.

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 …

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 …

Joe Rogan Says Trump's Supporters Feel ‘Betrayed’ by Iran War  —  The influential podcast host described the conflict as a sharp reversal from the policies the president had campaigned on.  —  Joe Rogan, the influential podcast host, said on his show Tuesday that the war in Iran was “crazy” …

Trump will tap oil reserve as Iran war drives up gas prices  —  President Trump said Wednesday he will tap the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to counter climbing gasoline prices as the Iran war disrupts global oil shipments. … I filled it up once, and I"ll fill it up again," Trump said during a visit to Kentucky. "

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Lords a-leaving: Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years  —  Centuries of British political tradition will end within weeks after Parliament voted to remove hereditary aristocrats from the unelected House of Lords.  On Tuesday night members of the upper chamber dropped objections …

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 …

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.

Democratic Rep. Kelly Morrison Bought Stock in an Autonomous Warship Company as War in Iran Raged  —  A spokesperson for the Minnesota lawmaker said an “investment adviser” made the trade.  One government watchdog called it a “clear conflict of interest.”  — Copy

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 …

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 …

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 …

Republicans Concede They Need to Pivot on Immigration Before 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.

Republicans block Democratic bill to fund DHS agencies other than ICE, CBP  —  Senate Democrats on Wednesday seemingly sought to turn the tables on Republicans, asking for unanimous consent to pass a bill to fund agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that do not conduct immigration enforcement.

The mysterious case of the DHS white supremacist memelord  —  Or: why some MAGA group chats leak, and others don't. … There's a story that I've been chasing for months, along with, apparently, every other political reporter in Washington covering the Trump administration: Who is responsible for the government's racist tweets?