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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 …
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Reuters, New York Times, MM Press and AL-Monitor
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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 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Escalating Hormuz Crisis Raises Specter of Prolonged Closure — Hopes for quickly reviving trade through the strait are dimming without U.S. naval escorts as Iran steps up attacks — Escalating Iranian attacks and the U.S. government's decision to hold off on military escorts …
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Newsweek, Washington Times, Fortune, Ace of Spades HQ and The Times of Israel
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.
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Popular Information, PJ Media, Raw Story and The Mahablog
Associated Press:
Iran targets busiest international airport as top UN body demands halt to attacks on Gulf neighbors
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Washington Examiner, Bloomberg and Fortune
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Plan to Unblock Strait of Hormuz Collides With Realities of Global Insurance
U.S. Plan to Unblock Strait of Hormuz Collides With Realities of Global Insurance
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CNBC
Wall Street Journal:
Iran's Control of Hormuz Means It's Exporting More Oil Today Than Before the War
Iran's Control of Hormuz Means It's Exporting More Oil Today Than Before the War
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Reuters, New York Times, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Guardian, NewsMax.com, HotAir, New Republic, PJ Media, NextDraft, USNI News, Associated Press, Raw Story and CNBC
Wall Street Journal:
Three Ships Hit Near Strait of Hormuz as Iran Tries to Choke Off Oil Traffic
Three Ships Hit Near Strait of Hormuz as Iran Tries to Choke Off Oil Traffic
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Axios, Bloomberg, Breitbart, Washington Times, The Guardian, New York Magazine, USNI News, MS NOW, Newsweek, Washington Examiner, New York Post, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Fox Business, NPR, Forbes, HotAir, CBS News, IJR, BBC, Politico, The Week and The US Sun
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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Reuters:
Exclusive: US intelligence says Iran government is not at risk of collapse, say sources — U.S. intelligence indicates that Iran's leadership is still largely intact and is not at risk of collapse any time soon after nearly two weeks of relentless U.S. and Israeli bombardment, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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Forbes
Washington Post:
Iranian school was on U.S. target list, may have been mistaken as military site — The strike killed at least 175, many of them children, and has raised questions as to whether the military's use of AI to identify targets was a factor. — The Iranian elementary school building where scores …
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NPR, Newsweek, The Hill, The Independent and NOTUS
NBC News:
Outdated intel likely led to deadly U.S. strike on Iranian elementary school, sources say
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, UPI and The Intercept
Ryan Grim / Zeteo:
NEW POLL: Most Americans Believe Trump Launched Iran War to Cover Up Epstein Scandal
NEW POLL: Most Americans Believe Trump Launched Iran War to Cover Up Epstein Scandal
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Newsweek and Drop Site News
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Iran war: Trump says he's not worried about domestic terror attack
Iran war: Trump says he's not worried about domestic terror attack
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Fox News, Reuters, MS NOW, New Republic, DNYUZ and Straight Arrow News
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 …
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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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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Republicans plan marathon debate for SAVE America Act
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CBS News, The 19th, Washington Examiner, Joe Pags and RedState
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
‘RINO hack’: MAGA melts down over Thune's SAVE America Act ‘betrayal’
‘RINO hack’: MAGA melts down over Thune's SAVE America Act ‘betrayal’
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Axios, Politico, Washington Times, Washington Examiner, The Federalist and CBS News
Finya Swai / Politico:
Oklahoma Rep. Hern launches bid to succeed Mullin in Senate
Oklahoma Rep. Hern launches bid to succeed Mullin in Senate
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CNN, NonDoc, NewsMax.com, DNYUZ, The Hill, Axios, Washington Times, Roll Call, NBC News and Washington Examiner
Calen Razor / Politico:
Capitol agenda: GOP wants to move past the SAVE America Act
Capitol agenda: GOP wants to move past the SAVE America Act
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Esquire, BizPac Review, New York Sun, Washington Times, New York Post, DNYUZ, The Daily Caller, Associated Press and CBS News
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 …
Josephine Walker / Axios:
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. "
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IEA, Politico, NewsMax.com, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, WXIA-TV, Newsweek and DNYUZ
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New York Times:
Trump Targets Major Trading Partners With New Investigation — A trade investigation focuses on the European Union, China, India and other countries and will likely lead to tariffs to replace those struck down by the Supreme Court. — The Trump administration on Wednesday announced …
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Axios, Reuters, Associated Press, CBS News, DNYUZ, New York Post and CNBC
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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.
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Raw Story and Above the Law
Sarah Ewall-Wice / The Daily Beast:
Epstein Accountant Spills Bombshell Payout to Alleged Trump Victim — FOLLOW THE MONEY — The pedophile's accountant was deposed by the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday. — Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's personal accountant went before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday …
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CBS News
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Oversight chair: Epstein accountant named individuals who fueled Epstein's wealth
Oversight chair: Epstein accountant named individuals who fueled Epstein's wealth
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CNN, NPR, France 24, NewsMax.com, Washington Examiner, MS NOW, Newsweek, New York Post, The Gateway Pundit, WDEF-TV, ABC News, Fox News, New Republic and CBS News
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 …
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The Daily Caller, Raw Story, The Post Millennial, The Independent, New Republic, NewsMax.com, DNYUZ and New York Post
Ja'han Jones / MS NOW:
James Comer: DOJ in 2019 ‘asked New Mexico to stop’ Epstein ranch probe — The House Oversight Committee chairman hinted at a cover-up by the Justice Department without noting that the president in 2019 was Donald Trump. … House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer told Fox News …
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Mediaite, Newsweek, Daily Mail, The Hill, The Independent and BizPac Review
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 …
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Raw Story, The List, The Independent, New York Magazine, IJR, Digby's Hullabaloo and Mediaite
Tim Balk / New York Times:
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” …
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NBC News, USA Today, NewsMax.com, CNN, Straight Arrow News, The Bulwark, Raw Story, BizPac Review, Media Matters for America, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Wrap, Mediaite, HuffPost and Newsweek
Jill Lawless / Associated Press:
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 …
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Christian Science Monitor
Regina Zilbermints / The Hill:
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.
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Townhall, NewsMax.com and MS NOW
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.
Mariah Timms / Wall Street Journal:
Veterans Affairs to Pursue Legal Guardianship of Homeless Vets — New initiative with the Justice Department aimed at veterans who can't make own healthcare decisions — The Trump administration has moved to give the government legal guardianship over homeless veterans …
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New York Times and The Independent
Tina Nguyen / The Verge:
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?
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Pentagon Tells Congress First Week of Iran War Cost More Than $11.3 Billion — In a Capitol Hill briefing, officials gave their most comprehensive assessment of the cost of the first six days of the war, but the number omitted several aspects of the operation.
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The Hill, NBC News, Reuters, The Independent, The Daily Caller, HuffPost, Democrats, Atlanta Black Star, Politico and KVUE-TV
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 …
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The Guardian, Newsweek, Wonkette, The Hill, Washington Examiner and Democrats
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 …
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Newsweek, The Hill, Above the Law, RedState, Forbes and Election Law Blog
Torrie Herrington / NOTUS:
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
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Fortune

