The Last Thing Trump Wants to Do Is Save America  —  A president who cares about a particular policy or piece of legislation is typically a president who can speak fluently on the subject.  —  By that measure, the war in Iran does not seem to be much of a priority for President Trump.

Trump aides foresee Iran endgame divide: “Israel doesn't hate the chaos”  —  President Trump and Bibi Netanyahu have spoken almost every day since the war began.  Trump told Axios that they're “working great together.”  — But U.S. officials realize the two countries' endgames …

The “Squad” left suffers complete wipeout in Illinois  —  The left suffered a virtually total collapse in the Illinois Democratic congressional primaries on Tuesday night — even in races where the AIPAC-backed candidate lost. … - It's great news for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries …

Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years  —  An investigation by The New York Times found extensive evidence that the United Farm Workers co-founder groomed and sexually abused girls who worked in the movement.  —  Ana Murguia remembers the day the man …

Joe Kent and the Fading MAGA Allure  —  Trump is the establishment now, and a MAGA counterculture is emerging.  —  The gas-price data keeps rolling in, and it keeps looking grislier.  Gas is up eighty cents a gallon nationwide from this time last month, which the New York Times notes …

‘CBS Evening News’ Viewership Drops Below 4 Million After Tony Dokoupil's Colorful Start  —  Suddenly, “CBS Evening News” is back where executives at the news division behind the show hoped never to return.  —  Viewership for the program has once again dropped below 4 million …

Everyone but Trump Understands What He's Done  —  Allied leaders know that any positive gesture they make will count for nothing.  —  Donald Trump does not think strategically.  Nor does he think historically, geographically, or even rationally.  He does not connect actions he takes on one day to events that occur weeks later.

No Trump Pick as Deadline Locks In Texas Senate Race  —  President Trump's decision not to weigh in before the deadline means both John Cornyn and Ken Paxton remain on the ballot, extending their costly and increasingly personal battle into a May runoff.  —  President Trump let a key filing …

US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war  —  U.S. companies will be allowed to do business with Venezuela's state-owned oil and gas company after the Treasury Department eased sanctions, with some limitations, on Wednesday as the Trump administration looks …

Senator Accuses Blanche of Blocking Release of Unredacted Epstein Document  —  In separate letters, Democrats Wyden and Whitehouse press the deputy attorney general and attorney general for answers on secret Epstein investigations involving transnational organized crime.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton wins Democratic Senate primary in Illinois  —  NBC News projects that Stratton, who was backed by Gov. JB Pritzker, defeated two sitting members of Congress after an expensive race.  —  Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton has won the Democratic Senate primary in Illinois …

Agents of Chaos: Unpacking the Actions of Border Patrol Agents Across the US  —  This investigation is part of a collaboration between Bellingcat, Evident Media and CalMatters.  You can watch Evident's investigative video here, and read CalMatters' report here.

This tech-backed mayor jumped into California's gov's race with a bang.  Now ‘he might as well drop out.’ … SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Mahan's late foray into the race for California governor started with a Super Bowl ad, a rush of Silicon Valley support and speculation fanned by Mahan's camp …

Democrats face the possibility of a historic upset in California governor's race, poll finds  — 8 min Click here to listen to this article  — Two Republicans lead in California's gubernatorial primary, creating a historic possibility that both could advance to the general election …

In His Resignation Letter, Joe Kent Spoke About the Death of His Wife  —  Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent was killed in action during a special operations mission in Syria in 2019.  Mr. Kent said he could not support “sending the next generation off to fight and die” in Iran.

‘All bets are off’: Trump's war on Iran confounds the world's central bankers … “My best guess, but spoken with no conviction at all, is that this gets sorted out somehow in the next few weeks, and by the middle of the year, oil prices have come back down a fair amount,” said William English …

Trump's DHS pick Markwayne Mullin is confronted by Rand Paul at Senate hearing  —  Paul, the committee chairman, used his opening statement to confront Mullin, who once said he understood why Paul was physically assaulted, over “anger issues.”  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE

Wholesale prices rose 0.7% in February, much more than expected and up 3.4% annually … Wholesale prices rose sharply in February, providing another sign that inflation continues to percolate even aside from rising energy prices.  —  The producer price index, a measure of pipeline costs …

Donald Trump, Petropresident  —  Follow the Gulf oil money  —  Why did Donald Trump attack Iran?  Did he believe that a quick victory would boost his poll ratings?  Was he looking for a way to change the subject from the Epstein files and affordability?  Was he seduced into war by the Israeli government?

Trump's Next Decision: Whether to Retrieve Iran's Nuclear Fuel, Whatever the Risk  —  A mission to seize or destroy Iran's nuclear material would be one of the riskiest military operations in modern American history.  —  Repeatedly over the past two days, President Trump returned …

If You Hate Trump's Economy, I Have News for You  —  As a candidate, Donald Trump called the economy under President Joe Biden a “nightmare.”  As president, he says the United States is “bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before.”  Democratic rhetoric has shifted just as sharply …

Trump waives Jones Act for 60 days in effort to ease energy prices  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  President Trump on Wednesday issued a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act, a move aimed at lowering energy prices by letting foreign ships move fuel between U.S. ports.

About 90 ships cross the Strait of Hormuz as Iran exports millions of barrels of oil despite the war  —  About 90 ships including oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the outset of the war with Iran and it is still exporting millions of barrels of oil at a time when the waterway …