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7:00 PM ET, March 17, 2026

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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
A top Trump aide resigned over Iran.  Liberals should stay away from him.  —  This morning, Joe Kent — the director of the National Counterterrorism Center — resigned in protest over the war in Iran.  “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war,” he said in a resignation letter addressed to Trump and published on X.
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Seung Min Kim / Associated Press:
Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Trump's Iran war, says Iran posed no imminent threat  —  Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration's war in Iran.
New York Times:
Joe Kent, a Top U.S. Counterterrorism Official, Resigns Over the Iran War  —  Mr. Kent is the highest-ranking Trump administration official to quit in opposition to the conflict.  He said pressure from Israel had pushed the president into war against Iran.  —  One of the United States' top …
Andi Shae Napier / The Daily Caller:
Top Gabbard Deputy Joe Kent Quits Over Iran, Prays Trump Will ‘Reflect’
Dave Lawler / Axios:
“No imminent threat”: U.S. Counterterrorism Center head resigns over Iran war
Wall Street Journal:
Russia Is Sharing Satellite Imagery and Drone Technology With Iran  —  Moscow has expanded intelligence sharing and military cooperation to help keep Tehran in the fight against U.S. and Israeli military might  —  Russia has been expanding its intelligence sharing and military cooperation with Iran …
Discussion: Raw Story and LGBTQ Nation
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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Trump's War Psychology
Thomas Wright / The Atlantic:
The Disappearing Off-Ramp in Iran
Discussion: The Hill and NextDraft
Reuters:
Iran War Live Updates: Israel Says It Has Killed Iran's De Facto Leader
Joshua Keating / Vox:
How Trump's war with Iran is helping Putin
Discussion: Atlantic Council
Megan Messerly / Politico:
‘They hold the cards now’: Trump allies fear Iran is slipping beyond the president's control … “We clearly just kicked [Iran's] ass in the field, but, to a large extent, they hold the cards now,” said one person close to the White House, who like others in this story was granted anonymity to speak candidly about the war.
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Politico:
‘Never heard him so angry’: Trump is furious that global allies aren't pitching in in Iran  —  Their assistance, the president said on Tuesday, is no longer needed … In recent days, Trump has repeatedly asked global allies — and some geopolitical foes, including China — for help securing the Strait of Hormuz.
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Republican Rep Called Out On Air Over Truly Wild War Spin  —  WORD SALAD  —  The president has deployed thousands of U.S. Marines to the Middle East.  —  A MAGA congressman offered a muddled defense of President Donald Trump's troop deployment to the Middle East by arguing that the presence …
Discussion: ABC News, Daily Mail and The Hill
New York Times:
Judge Ejects Federal Prosecutor From Court and Orders Bosses to Testify  —  Judge Zahid Quraishi ordered a hearing on who had the authority to lead New Jersey's top federal law enforcement office.  —  A federal judge threw a top prosecutor from the New Jersey U.S. attorney's office …
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New York Times:   Judge Orders Prosecutors to Testify
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Comer subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi over Epstein files  —  House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) issued a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday, demanding she testify before lawmakers over her handling of the Epstein files.  The move came after five Republicans …
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Annie Grayer / CNN:
House Oversight chair subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi for deposition in Epstein probe  —  House Oversight Chair James Comer on Tuesday issued a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi to appear for a deposition on April 14 as part of the panel's J effrey Epstein probe.
Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
Attorney General Pam Bondi subpoenaed to answer questions from Congress about the Epstein files
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate votes to begin marathon debate on SAVE America Act  —  The Senate voted Tuesday to begin a long and contentious debate over the SAVE America Act, a bill that would require people to show documented proof of citizenship when registering to vote and a photo ID when casting a ballot.
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate launches debate on SAVE America Act with endgame uncertain
Anna Kramer / NOTUS:
Trump's DOGE Cuts Slashed Staff That Handled Middle Eastern Oil and Gas Crises  —  Six months before the Trump administration started bombing Iran, the Department of State fired its oil and gas experts.  —  As the war in Iran stretches into its third week, and the Strait of Hormuz …
Discussion: The Independent
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:   Entire Team of Oil and Gas Experts Got DOGE'd Before Iran War
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Roberts defends Supreme Court against Trump attacks … But with Trump lashing out at the justices — or at least some of them — every few days since his high court defeat last month, it seemed clear the chief justice sought to counter the president's public expressions of displeasure.
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Federal judge in D.C. issues new grand jury policy after failed indictment of Democrats  —  Jeanine Pirro's office has recently clashed with Chief Judge James Boasberg over its attempts to prosecute individuals targeted by Trump.  —  The chief federal judge for the District of Columbia …
Discussion: Techdirt
Attorney General's Office:
Attorney General Mayes Charges Kalshi With Illegal Gambling Operation, Election Wagering in Arizona … The 20-count criminal information alleges that Kalshi accepted bets from Arizona residents on a wide range of events in violation of Arizona law.  These events included professional …
Jacob Gallagher / New York Times:
Why Do Men Buy Shoes That Are Too Big?  —  It's an affliction — and not one relegated to the Trump administration.  —  Members of the Trump administration have some big shoes to fill: Their own.  —  In recent months, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary …
Discussion: The Atlantic
Leo Shane III / Politico:
Pentagon says lethal boat strikes are ‘just the beginning’ in South, Central America … Democrats on Tuesday also questioned military leaders' assertions that the six-month effort to sink smuggling vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific has made a meaningful impact …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Raw Story
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Maxine Joselow / New York Times:
Trump Officials Weigh New $1 Billion Deal to Stop Offshore Wind Farms  —  Proposed settlements would block wind farms off New York State and North Carolina, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.  —  The Trump administration is considering a new strategy for throttling …
Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
College Republicans sue University of Florida's president over deactivation of its chapter  —  College Republicans have sued the University of Florida's president on free speech grounds over the school's decision to deactivate its chapter after being notified that at least one member engaged in an antisemitic act.
Discussion: The Hill, Tampa Bay Times and Fox News
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Martin Gelin / The Guardian:
‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’.  That's the verdict of the world's most credible democracy watchdog  —  Sweden's V-Dem Institute warns that the US is no longer a liberal democracy.  And autocracy is creeping across Europe too  —  The US is no longer a democracy.
Discussion: Slate and Balkan Insight
Fox News:
Ousted Hegseth aide resurfaces in intel role as Iran war sparks internal strain  —  A former top advisor to War Secretary Pete Hegseth, who was ousted amid a high-profile leak investigation, has been hired to work under Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, according to a source familiar with the move.
The Guardian:
UK security adviser attended US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach  —  Exclusive: Jonathan Powell thought Tehran's ‘surprising’ offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war, sources say  —  Britain's national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, attended the final talks between …
Discussion: MS NOW
Elisabetta Povoledo / New York Times:
Peter Thiel Fears the Antichrist Is Coming.  In Rome, Some Call His View Heresy.  —  The right-wing tech investor is giving lectures near the Catholic church's administrative heart.  Commentators there are rejecting his apocalyptic vision.  —  4 MIN READ  —  The Grand Canyon I Never Got to See
 
 
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Politico:
Republicans hope Mullin will turn the page at DHS from Noem. Democrats aren't buying it.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Bethany Blankley / The Center Square:
EXCLUSIVE: More than 300 Iranians apprehended by Border Patrol under Trump
Discussion: NewsMax.com, RedState and Newsbusters
Haley Cohen / Jewish Insider:
Jonathan Greenblatt calls out Chris Van Hollen, Ro Khanna at ADL's national conference
Sean James / Mediaite:
CNN Data Guru Reports War in Iran ‘Tremendously Popular’ With Trump's MAGA Base: ‘Tucker Carlson Be Darned’
Discussion: Raw Story
Tim Ross / Politico:
Finland's Stubb: Brexit was like sawing off your leg for no reason
 Earlier Items: 
Associated Press:
Trump says a former president had an Iran confession. Aides to his predecessors deny recent contact
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Apocalypse (Any Day) Now  —  Who is the Antichrist, anyway?  And why is Peter Thiel so obsessed with him?
Discussion: Adventus
Kara Voght / Washington Post:
Is MAGA in its cringe era?
Discussion: Raw Story
Margaret Sullivan / American Crisis:
It's great that the NYT is thriving. But I have a worry.
Discussion: The Guardian and Press Watch
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Trump has lost working-class whites
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
 

 
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
A federal judge orders Voice of America employees reinstated by March 23, putting hundreds of people who have been on administrative leave back to work

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
A profile of Wired's top editor, Katie Drummond, who created a politics team that landed major scoops and says Wired added 200K+ new paid subs in the past year

Financial Times:
Canadian billionaire Stephen Smith agrees to buy the entire 26.9% stake in The Economist Group held by Lynn Forester de Rothschild, sources say for ~£300M

 
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