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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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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Trump's escalation trap — For five years in office, President Trump has operated with intuition, impulse and improvisation. — The Iran war, now entering Week 3, is the first time Trump's style has made it impossible for him to easily talk or improvise his way out.
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Semafor
Ravi Mattu / New York Times:
Trump's Threat to Delay Summit With Xi Casts New Shadow Over China Relations — President Trump warned that he could postpone a meeting set to begin in just over two weeks if China refuses to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. — President Trump threatened to postpone a long-planned summit …
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CNN, Al Jazeera, Fortune and CNBC
Bloomberg:
Trump Leaves Allies and Foes Guessing on Endgame for Iran — As the US-Israeli war on Iran enters its third week, pressure is growing on the person in the best position to end it: Donald Trump. — But the US president's ever-shifting explanations for why he went to war leave friends …
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New York Times and The Guardian
New York Times:
Entering War's Third Week, Trump Faces Stark Choices
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Associated Press and The Wrap
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Two weeks into war with Iran, Trump has been knocked back on his political heels
Two weeks into war with Iran, Trump has been knocked back on his political heels
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The Hill, WTOP News, KHOU-TV, Digby's Hullabaloo, HuffPost, Fortune and Washington Post
Bloomberg:
US Allies Wary of Joining Trump's Strait of Hormuz Mission
US Allies Wary of Joining Trump's Strait of Hormuz Mission
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France 24, Washington Examiner, BusinessDay, NewsMax.com and Reuters
Wall Street Journal:
White House Tries to Build Coalition on Iran to Address Energy Crisis
White House Tries to Build Coalition on Iran to Address Energy Crisis
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UPI
Paul Krugman:
No, America is Not Respected — Thanks to Trump, we're held in contempt even by our closest allies
Colum Murphy / Bloomberg:
Trump Floats Xi Summit Delay If China Doesn't Help in Hormuz
Trump Floats Xi Summit Delay If China Doesn't Help in Hormuz
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Reuters, The Atlantic, UPI, KHOU-TV, Fox News, Fortune and The Independent
Alexander Ward / Wall Street Journal:
Exclusive: Trump Administration Plans to Announce Coalition to Escort Ships Through Strait of Hormuz
Exclusive: Trump Administration Plans to Announce Coalition to Escort Ships Through Strait of Hormuz
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Axios, CNBC, Mediaite, The Independent, NewsMax.com, Washington Examiner and Al Jazeera
Punchbowl News:
3/16/26☀️ AM: … With war raging in the Middle East, the Department …
3/16/26☀️ AM: … With war raging in the Middle East, the Department …
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Wall Street Journal and Chicago Tribune
Axios:
Trump eyes “Hormuz Coalition,” seizure of Iran's Kharg Island oil hub
Trump eyes “Hormuz Coalition,” seizure of Iran's Kharg Island oil hub
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Fox News, Asia Times, The Guardian and Associated Press
Ravi Mattu / New York Times:
Nations Respond With Caution to Trump's Call to Send Warships to Strait of Hormuz
Nations Respond With Caution to Trump's Call to Send Warships to Strait of Hormuz
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Reuters, Bloomberg, Washington Times, WTTG-TV, Breitbart, Agence France-Presse, NPR, Modern Diplomacy, Straight Arrow News, NBC News, UPI, France 24, Middle East Monitor, HuffPost, Politico and CBS News
Milena Wälde / Politico:
Trump warns NATO (again) of ‘very bad future’ if allies don't secure Strait of Hormuz
Trump warns NATO (again) of ‘very bad future’ if allies don't secure Strait of Hormuz
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Washington Examiner, MS NOW, WTOP News, Fortune and Al Jazeera
Politico:
'We're going to have a problem': Republicans want Trump to move on from 2020 … “I'm always one to believe you should look forward, not backward,” said Charlie Gerow, a Pennsylvania-based GOP strategist and Trump convention delegate who hosted a meeting of fake electors in 2020 at his Harrisburg-based public affairs firm.
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Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Trump sold young voters on his vision. Many are having buyer's remorse. — They were a key part of the coalition that powered the president's comeback, and their frustrations signal vulnerability for Republicans ahead of the midterms. — CHARLOTTE — Joshua Byers was hopeful when he voted for Donald Trump in 2024.
Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
As states scrap for congressional seats, Virginia could tip the scales — The party's well-funded canvassing and advertising campaign for a referendum that could add four blue seats to Congress has Republicans scrambling to respond. — RICHMOND — Karen Taylor Dantzler heard the arguments …
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Axios
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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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Austin Kocher and FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth
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Joey Roulette / Reuters:
Afghan asylum-seeker dies in ICE custody, US advocacy group says
Afghan asylum-seeker dies in ICE custody, US advocacy group says
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The Texas Tribune
Emanuel Fabian / The Times of Israel:
Gamblers trying to win a bet on Polymarket are vowing to kill me if I don't rewrite an Iran missile story — Bettors are using death threats to try to get The Times of Israel's military correspondent to change his report on a missile impact in central Israel. This is his alarming account
Elizabeth Ginexi:
I Wrote Research Funding Announcements for NIH for 22 Years. This Year They've Published 14 — For decades, the National Institutes of Health published between 650 and 850 Notices of Funding Opportunities each year. These announcements tell the research community which diseases need study …
New York Times:
Trump's Effort to Target Rivals Stall as Judges Cut Short Basic Investigative Steps — A ruling Friday that derailed an investigation into the Federal Reserve chair at an exceptionally early stage showed the limits of President Trump's campaign of legal retribution.
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The real affordability hoax — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🤝 Subscribe to PN 🤝 — “The United States is the largest Oil Producer in the World, by far, so when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money,” Donald Trump boasted last week on Truth Social.
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 …
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump briefed that Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is probably gay — and president has priceless reaction — WASHINGTON — President Trump was stunned to learn last week that US intelligence indicates new Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei may be gay — and that his father …
Associated Press:
Trump's mass deportation agenda is at a crossroads with the Homeland Security shake-up — The Department of Homeland Security will soon be under new management, an opportunity to reset President Donald Trump's immigration agenda or to double down on his signature campaign promise to conduct …
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IJR and The Post Millennial
Constance Grady / Vox:
Me Too revealed a lot of villains. Why is Epstein the one we still care about? — As part of its ongoing release of the Epstein files, the Department of Justice has released three FBI memos relating to accusations of sexual assault against President Donald Trump.
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New York Times
Becket Adams / The Hill:
‘Lobstergate’ shows just how far our media have sunk — It is a terrible time to be a news consumer. Sadly, the only way to explain today's media is to write them off as either malicious or hopelessly incompetent. — Consider “lobstergate,” one of the more achingly idiotic so-called controversies in recent years.
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Townhall

