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9:15 AM ET, March 14, 2026

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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Knew the Risk of Iran Blocking the Strait of Hormuz.  He Still Went to War.  —  The president told his White House team that Tehran would likely capitulate before closing the strait, the world's most vital shipping lane  —  WASHINGTON—Before the U.S. went to war, Gen. Dan Caine …
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Frank Gardner / BBC:
US embassy in Baghdad hit by strike as Trump says military targets ‘obliterated’ on Iran's key oil island  —  Summary  — The US embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, has been hit by a missile - video shows fire and smoke rising in the aftermath  — Meanwhile, President Donald Trump says …
Dan Williams / Bloomberg:
Israel Says Iran Is Firing Cluster Warheads Aimed at Civilians  —  Half of the Iranian missiles fired at Israel in this war spray numerous small explosives over their targets, expanding the radius of possible damage and casualties though presenting less of a direct danger than traditional warheads, according to the Israeli military.
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:   Trump's War Alliance With Israel Is Reshaping the Middle East. But It Carries Risks.
New York Times:
Why Little Was Done to Head Off Oil's Strait of Hormuz Problem
Discussion: FactCheck.org and Politico
New York Times:
Trump and Rubio's Vision of War: The Art of Destroy and Deal
Discussion: HotAir
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
More Marines and Warships Being Sent to Middle East, U.S. Officials Say
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. conducts massive bombing of strategic Iran Island, Trump says
William Christou / The Guardian:
Entire families wiped out and towns emptied as Israel's war on Lebanon intensifies  —  Communities displaced and destroyed while death toll rises faster than during any previous war in Lebanon  —  For Batoul Hamdan and her two children, seven-month-old Fatima and Jihad, three, Monday's iftar …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israel planning massive ground invasion of Lebanon, officials say  —  Israel is planning to significantly expand its ground operation in Lebanon, aiming to seize the entire area south of the Litani River and dismantle Hezbollah's military infrastructure, Israeli and U.S. officials say.
Discussion: Mondoweiss
Associated Press:
War has already displaced nearly a million Lebanese, and aid groups warn of a humanitarian crisis
Discussion: Truthout
The Guardian:
Suspect in Michigan synagogue attack had lost family in Israeli strike on Lebanon
Wall Street Journal:
Judge Throws Out Justice Department Subpoenas to Federal Reserve  —  ‘Abundant evidence’ exists that the subpoenas were designed to ‘harass and pressure Powell’ to yield to Trump, ruling says  —  WASHINGTON—A federal judge threw out a pair of subpoenas the Justice Department issued to the Federal Reserve …
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NBC News:
Judge blocks subpoenas against Fed Chair Jerome Powell, citing ‘essentially zero evidence’
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New York Times:
TikTok Investors Set to Pay $10 Billion Fee to Trump Administration  —  The large fee is the latest example of the White House's inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways.  —  Investors in a deal to create a U.S.-controlled TikTok are set to pay $10 billion …
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery  —  A judge on Friday ordered the immediate removal of a series of depositions of members of DOGE, but not before clips of the depositions, including one in which a member was largely unable to define DEI …
New York Times:
How Jeff Bezos Upended The Washington Post … Jeff Bezos called Matt Murray, the executive editor of The Washington Post, in late November to send an urgent message: Please do not quit.  —  Mr. Murray had known for months that Mr. Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon and owner of The Post …
New York Times:
Jared Kushner Solicits Funds for His Firm While Working as Mideast Envoy  —  President Trump's son-in-law is trying to raise $5 billion or more from foreign governments and others for his private equity firm.  —  Jared Kushner, one of the U.S. government's chief negotiators in the Middle East …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Raging at Media, Pete Hegseth Just Said the Quiet Part Out Loud  —  Pete Hegseth wants to live in a world in which the American military can drop bombs on scores of schoolchildren and not face serious media scrutiny over it.  And he just might get that world soon enough.
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Lara Seligman / Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon Is Moving Additional Marines, Warships to the Middle East
Scott Waldman / Politico:
It's not just oil.  Here comes Hormuz inflation. … The expected price increases come as the Trump administration attempts to assuage voters' concerns over cost-of-living, and Republicans worry that the war's ripple effects will hamstring their prospects in November.
Discussion: Deutsche Welle
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Nathan Bomey / Axios:
Fears of a food shock rise as midterms loom
Discussion: MPR News, The Hill and DNYUZ
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Kennedy Center's President Is Leaving After Tumultuous Year  —  Since Richard Grenell was appointed by President Trump, the arts center has endured a wave of cancellations and departures.  It will soon close for lengthy renovations.  —  Richard Grenell, a close ally of President Trump …
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CNN:
Exclusive: Trump is preparing to replace Ric Grenell as head of the Kennedy Center
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump fundraising email uses photo from soldiers' dignified transfer and promises ‘private national security briefings’  —  Donald Trump National security The Middle East  —  A fundraising email from President Donald Trump's political action committee has a provocative pitch …
J.D. Miles / CBS News:
Wanted fugitive killed by Dallas SWAT officers worked security for Rep. Jasmine Crockett, sources say  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  A man shot and killed by Dallas police earlier this week was a familiar figure in North Texas law enforcement - and part of the security detail for U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett …
Eddie Pells / Associated Press:
WADA to weigh barring Trump, US officials from LA Olympics and possibly World Cup over unpaid dues  —  The World Anti-Doping Agency is considering rewriting its rules to try barring President Donald Trump and all U.S. government officials from attending the LA Olympics in 2028 in a move …
Discussion: Deadline, Raw Story and WTOP News
Rose L. Thayer / Stars & Stripes:
Pentagon plan expands oversight of Stars and Stripes, limits content  —  The Pentagon has released a modernization plan for Stars and Stripes that affirms the publication's independence while expanding Defense Department oversight, introducing new restrictions on content and transitioning away from a print publication.
Stephen Smith / CBS News:
U.S. offers $10 million reward, chance to relocate for information on Iran's leaders: “Send us a tip”  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  The United States on Friday said it was offering up to $10 million, and the potential opportunity to relocate, for information on the whereabouts of 10 senior Islamic Republic leaders.
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Sinema acknowledges affair with Senate bodyguard while in office  —  The acknowledgement is part of a legal filing to dismiss an “alienation of affection” lawsuit against the former senator from Arizona.  —  Former U.S. senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona acknowledged having an affair …
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimony  —  Under oath, officers said they were told to make eight arrests a day and given special tech to help choose ‘targets’  —  US immigration agents in Oregon used a custom-made app to identify neighborhoods …
Discussion: El País
NBC News:
DOJ drops case against veteran arrested after burning American flag near White House  —  Prosecutors sought to drop the charges against Jan Carey after a judge said he was entitled to further inquiry into whether the administration was vindictively prosecuting him.
Discussion: CBS News, Raw Story and New York Times
 
 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
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