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1:55 PM ET, March 16, 2026

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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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William Kristol / The Bulwark:   Trump's Fork in the Road to Tehran
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch News:
Trump Begins Selling “Commander Circle” Advisor Spots Amid War in Iran
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Reuters:
US allies rebuff Trump's request for support in Strait of Hormuz
Paul Krugman:
No, America is Not Respected  —  Thanks to Trump, we're held in contempt even by our closest allies  —  There's a real Baghdad Bob feel to pronouncements from the Trump administration these days.  The war is going great!  We've been totally victorious!  Also, other countries …
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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.
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 …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The War Development(s) That Should Truly Scare Us  —  How Iran could speed up de-dollarization and how Trump could put boots on the ground in Iran—sort of.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Housekeeping: With travel and our Texas live shows this week I'm not sure what the Triad schedule will look like.
Discussion: Telegraph
Politico:
‘I think she will be loyal’: Jeffrey Epstein's role in Peter Attia's rise
Discussion: Raw Story
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
In Iraq, the U.S. Tried to Bring Allies on Board. Not in Iran.
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Guardian
Cheyenne Haslett / Politico:
Wiles announces cancer diagnosis, plans to stay in job … Wiles, a longstanding fixture of Trump's campaign orbit, has been his chief of staff since he took office for his second term in 2025.  Trump said Wiles had “early stage breast cancer” and an “excellent” prognosis.
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Collin Binkley / Associated Press:
Trump says chief of staff Susie Wiles has breast cancer but will keep working through treatment  —  White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer but will continue working during her treatment, President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Monday.
Discussion: CBS News
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Susie Wiles, Trump's White House Chief of Staff, Has Breast Cancer  —  Ms. Wiles said that the disease was caught in its early stages and that she would remain in her role.  —  Susie Wiles, President Trump's White House chief of staff and the first woman to ever hold that position …
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, has breast cancer, Trump says
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Trump blasts Supreme Court for not overturning 2020 election
Discussion: Election Law Blog, Lawfare and MS NOW
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
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Axios
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Matthew Yglesias / New York Times:
What Democrats Should Relearn From Obama
Discussion: Newsweek and IJR
Washington Examiner:
Spanberger tells rural Virginia to drop dead
Discussion: Election Law Blog
Jennifer Jett / NBC News:
Afghan asylum-seeker dies after less than 24 hours in ICE custody  —  Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, 41, a father of six who worked with the U.S. military in Afghanistan, had no known health issues when he was detained in Texas, his family said.  —  An Afghan immigrant who worked with the U.S. military …
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Lauren Kaori Gurley / Washington Post:
Trump's cancellation of licenses for immigrant truckers takes effect  —  Around 200,000 people will start losing commercial licenses under a federal rule that takes effect Monday, a move that could mean higher prices for consumers.  —  Some 200,000 immigrant truck drivers will begin to lose …
Gillian Brockell:
Video proves Delta flew Liam Ramos and his dad to ICE detention center  —  Liam Conejo Ramos and his father were flown to a Texas detention center via Delta Air Lines the day after they were captured by federal agents who allegedly used the 5-year-old boy as bait, according …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Ilya Somin / Lawfare:
Slavery and Birthright Citizenship  —  The administration's rationale in the birthright citizenship case contradicts the central purpose of the 14th Amendment's Citizenship Clause.  —  Meet The Authors  —  Trump v. Barbara, the birthright citizenship case, is currently before the Supreme Court.
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Poll: Israel's standing plummets among Democrats, fueling primaries on the left  —  More registered voters view Israel negatively than positively in the latest NBC News poll, driven by change among independents and especially Democrats.  —  American voters' feelings on Israel …
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times and Mediaite
Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
A 79-Year-Old Freshman Senator?  —  “I'll share my lipid profile with anybody!”  Janet Mills, the governor of Maine, pledged to me.  —  These are the kinds of assurances that candidates make when everyone keeps harping on their age.  —  Mills, who is 78, is trying to dislodge Susan Collins …
 
 
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump to formally name Vance chair of fraud task force — with California, New York among states in crosshairs
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Independent
ProPublica:
The Trump Administration's “Disturbing” New Legal Strategy to Prosecute Border Crossers Is Taxing Courts and Testing the Law
Discussion: Truthout
Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
With Iran War, Trump Risks Stepping on Gains From His Own Tax Cuts
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Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
U.S. is allowing Iranian oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz, says Bessent
Jan Ransom / New York Times:
One of Epstein's Levers of Power: Access to Elite Private Schools
Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Professors Are Changing What They Teach, Even Far from Trump's Gaze
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
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Washington Post:
Trump sold young voters on his vision. Many are having buyer's remorse.
Discussion: Raw Story
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‘Lobstergate’ shows just how far our media have sunk
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