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3:30 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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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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:
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.
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Trump reveals Rep. Neal Dunn had a terminal diagnosis  —  President Trump revealed Monday that Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.) had a terminal diagnosis and would have been “dead by June,” due to a heart problem, before Trump intervened in his medical care.  — “Okay, that wasn't public,” …
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch News:
Trump Begins Selling “Commander Circle” Advisor Spots Amid War in Iran
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and WAMU
Reuters:
Iran War Live Updates: Israel Expands Lebanon Offensive; Trump's Oil-Route Demands Draw Cool Response
Politico:
‘I think she will be loyal’: Jeffrey Epstein's role in Peter Attia's rise
Discussion: Raw Story
William Kristol / The Bulwark:   Trump's Fork in the Road to Tehran
Reuters:
US allies rebuff Trump's request for support in Strait of Hormuz
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Donald Trump warns Nato faces ‘very bad future’ if allies fail to help US in Iran
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 …
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
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump is losing one battle after another.  Cue the posts. … Trump's Sunday night outburst took on all of them, but it was most notable for how he cast the Supreme Court — one that has staved off the destruction of his agenda and even his own criminal prosecution — as “a weaponized, and unjust Political Organization.”
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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.
Randy Clark / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Border Patrol Sector Chief Gregory Bovino to Retire After Leading Largest Interior Immigration Operations in U.S. History  —  Border Patrol Chief Patrol Agent and CBP Operations Commander Gregory Bovino is set to retire at the end of March, bringing an end to a nearly 30-year career with the agency.
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:   Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino to retire from federal service, sources say
Avery Lotz / Axios:   Border Patrol official Bovino who led Minnesota operation to retire
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
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Straight Arrow News
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
Matthew Yglesias / New York Times:
What Democrats Should Relearn From Obama  —  Even with Donald Trump's approval rating in the toilet and Democrats ahead in generic ballot polling for the House of Representatives, Democrats are steep underdogs to capture a majority of Senate seats.  —  To regain majority control of the Senate …
Discussion: Newsweek and IJR
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Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
As states scrap for congressional seats, Virginia could tip the scales
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Axios
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 …
Associated Press:
Cuban officials report an island-wide blackout as country struggles with energy crisis  —  Officials in Cuba reported an island-wide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen.  Cuba has blamed its woes on a U.S. energy blockade …
Discussion: UPI, NewsMax.com, WTOP News and Bloomberg
New York Times:
Behind Mamdani's Smile, a Politician Who Can Be a Ruthless Operator  —  Mayor Zohran Mamdani, while charming in public, has thrown sharp elbows in private as he pushes his political brand and agenda among fellow Democrats.  —  Zohran Mamdani was on the brink of completing his buoyant ascent …
Yle News:
Finland cannot send mine clearance vessels to Strait of Hormuz, Navy says  —  Finland's three mine clearance vessels are designed for Finnish conditions and cannot be deployed outside the Baltic Sea, according to the Finnish Navy.  —  Calls by Donald Trump for allied help to secure the Strait of Hormuz …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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 …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
BBC asks judge to toss Trump's $10 billion lawsuit … “When the Documentary aired, Plaintiff had already been charged by a grand jury on four counts stemming from his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election,” BBC lawyer Charles Tobin wrote.  “Given the many allegations prior to the Documentary's release regarding
Fox News:
US ‘locked and loaded’ to destroy Iran's ‘crown jewel’ ‘if we want,’ Trump warns  —  President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States is “locked and loaded” to destroy Iran's Kharg Island oil export hub, but has chosen not to do so.  —  Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One …
 
 
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The Hill:
Polls shows the US is divided on the Iran War but united on its goals
Discussion: Florida Politics
Michael Bartiromo / The Hill:
Why aren't TSA agents getting paid?
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:
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Jan Ransom / New York Times:
One of Epstein's Levers of Power: Access to Elite Private Schools
Washington Post:
Trump sold young voters on his vision. Many are having buyer's remorse.
Discussion: Raw Story
Becket Adams / The Hill:
‘Lobstergate’ shows just how far our media have sunk
Discussion: Townhall
 

 
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Karissa Waddick / USA Today:
After Trump said some outlets wanted the US to “lose the War”, FCC Chair Carr threatened broadcasters, saying they can lose their licenses over war coverage
 
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