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7:30 AM ET, March 16, 2026

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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Donald Trump warns Nato faces ‘very bad future’ if allies fail to help US in Iran  —  US president tells the FT in an interview that China summit could be delayed  —  Donald Trump has warned that Nato faces a “very bad” future if US allies fail to assist in opening up the Strait of Hormuz …
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New York Times:
Entering War's Third Week, Trump Faces Stark Choices … Two weeks into a war against Iran that he chose to launch, President Trump faces a stark choice — stay in the battle to achieve the dauntingly ambitious goals he has set, or try to extract himself from an expanding and intensifying conflict …
Discussion: Axios and The Wrap
Politico:
Trump's Sunday night crashout  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray  —  Good Monday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard, loading up on bottled water and cans of beans and heading to the basement.  Good luck out there.  Get in touch.  —  Yes, we're still talking about the weather.
Discussion: The Atlantic
Punchbowl News:
3/16/26☀️ AM: … With war raging in the Middle East, the Department of Homeland Security still shut down and a storm bearing down on the East Coast — again — Congress is returning to session today amid an array of problems, priorities and deadlines.
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
Alexander Ward / Wall Street Journal:
Exclusive: Trump Administration Plans to Announce Coalition to Escort Ships Through Strait of Hormuz  —  The Trump administration as soon as this week plans to announce that multiple countries have agreed to form a coalition that will escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which runs along the Iranian coast, U.S. officials said.
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Two weeks into war with Iran, Trump has been knocked back on his political heels  —  In the two weeks since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump increasingly has been knocked on his political heels.  He's grown more agitated with news coverage and has failed …
Axios:
Trump eyes “Hormuz Coalition,” seizure of Iran's Kharg Island oil hub  —  President Trump is working to assemble a coalition of countries to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and hopes to announce it later this week, four sources tell Axios.  — Trump is also weighing a seizure of Iran's critical oil depot …
Ravi Mattu / New York Times:
Nations Respond With Caution to Trump's Call to Send Warships to Strait of Hormuz  —  President Trump has urged China, Britain, France, Japan and South Korea to send warships to help reopen the waterway, even though they were not involved in the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran.
Wall Street Journal:
White House Tries to Build Coalition on Iran to Address Energy Crisis
Discussion: UPI
Josh Marcus / The Independent:
Afghan who fought with US special forces dies in ICE custody as Trump on track for deadliest year of detention in more than two decades  —  Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal served with U.S. forces in Afghanistan and legally evacuated the country, then died within a day of being taken into ICE custody, according to his family
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Joey Roulette / Reuters:
Afghan asylum-seeker dies in ICE custody, US advocacy group says
Discussion: The Texas Tribune
Lauren Egan / The Bulwark:
What Life's Like for the Muslim Constituents of Congress's Nastiest Islamophobe  —  A SHORT FIFTEEN-MINUTE DRIVE from Kid Rock's Big Ass Honky Tonk and Jason Aldean's Rooftop Bar—just two of the many country music celebrity-branded establishments that dot Nashville's lower Broadway—sits Little Kurdistan.
Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
Family of Fallen Airman Rages at Trump's ‘Uncalled For’ War  —  ‘NIGHTMARE’  —  While Trump was golfing, families were mourning.  —  The families of a servicemember killed in Donald Trump's war are pleading with the president to end the conflict in Iran—the same day he was seen golfing in West Palm Beach.
Axios:
Democrats face a post-Trump identity crisis for 2028  —  Democrats are barreling toward an identity crisis: When Donald Trump is gone, they're not sure what they'll stand for.  — Top party strategists are warning they can't win back the White House in 2028 by coasting on voters' dissatisfaction with the president and MAGA.
Discussion: Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
Oil Industry Warns Trump Administration That Fuel Crunch Will Likely Worsen  —  Oil executives told officials in White House meetings the closure of the Strait of Hormuz may push up oil prices further  —  American oil executives delivered a bleak message to Trump officials in recent days …
Zach Montague / New York Times:
Kennedy Center Board to Vote Monday on Trump's Proposed Closure  —  The planned vote to close the center for renovations was listed on an agenda circulated to the center's board of trustees on Sunday, less than a day before the meeting.  —  President Trump is set to convene the board …
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump officials target media over Iran war reporting  —  FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened to revoke broadcasters' licenses over Iran war coverage, a day after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth singled out CNN and rooted for a friendlier owner. … - Now, facing a war with dismal polling and a muddled message …
Wall Street Journal:
Hack on U.S. Medical Company Shows Reach of Iran's Cyber Capabilities  —  U.S. officials say more cyberattacks on the homeland should be expected after global disruption forced tens of thousands of Stryker employees offline  —  WASHINGTON—Iran pulled off likely the most significant wartime cyberattack …
New York Times:
How Trump's Homeland Security Pick, a Prolific Investor, Got a Lot Wealthier in Congress  —  Markwayne Mullin's financial dealings take on new importance as the Senate considers his nomination to lead an agency whose budget has vastly expanded.  —  A few days after Christmas …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Zoe Hussain / New York Post:
Trump defends Mark Levin after pundit's wild podcast feud with rival Megyn Kelly  —  President Trump threw his support behind Mark Levin amid the radio host's bitter back-and-forth feud with podcaster Megyn Kelly.  —  Trump praised Levin as a “truly Great American Patriot” who was …
Discussion: Mediaite and IJR
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Javier Bardem sports anti-war pin, says ‘free Palestine’ at Oscars  —  Javier Bardem is sharing a simple message from the Oscars stage: “No to war and free Palestine.”  —  The “No Country for Old Men” actor presented the International Feature Film category at Sunday's Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
Steve Kopack / NBC News:
U.S. oil soars past $100 a barrel as Iran war shows no signs of ending soon  —  The Strait of Hormuz, responsible for 20% of the world's oil supply, remains essentially closed.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE  —  U.S. crude oil hit $100 per barrel Sunday, continuing its surge as the U.S.-Israeli war …
Kevin Cohen / Wall Street Journal:
Terrorists Are Now Often Made in the USA  —  Last week's attackers in Michigan and Virginia were naturalized citizens, possibly radicalized here.  —  Western counterterrorism operated for decades on a simple premise: Threats came from somewhere else.  They crossed borders.
Politico:
Taiwan reports large-scale Chinese military aircraft presence near island … Taiwan didn't report any Chinese military planes that went beyond the median line and entered the zone for a week from Feb. 27 to March 5.  After two were detected on March 6, the next four days had none.
Discussion: UPI, Semafor and Reuters
 
 
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