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5:45 AM ET, March 18, 2026

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Lauren McGaughy / New York Times:
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 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Why the SAVE America Act . . . Won't  —  A pyrrhic victory on voting isn't worth busting the Senate filibuster.  —  Click for Sound  —  For partisan hype, it's hard to beat the Senate debate this week on the SAVE America Act.  President Trump says the legislation is a salvation from mass voter fraud.
Matthew Choi / Washington Post:
Trump's withheld endorsement hangs over Senate primary in Texas  —  John Cornyn casts himself as one of the president's biggest supporters in the Senate, and Ken Paxton is running ads in the Florida region that includes Mar-a-Lago.  —  Sen. John Cornyn and his Texas Republican primary challenger …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
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.
Discussion: CT Mirror, Axios and Newsweek
Jordain Carney / Politico:
The Senate's marathon elections debate is dividing Republicans, not Democrats
Discussion: Roll Call and Washington Examiner
Politico:
Trump is pressuring the Hill on voter verification — but not his own housing plan
Discussion: The Guardian, NewsMax.com and Fox News
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate launches debate on SAVE America Act with endgame uncertain
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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John Ismay / New York Times:
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.
Axios:
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 …
Discussion: CBS News
New York Times:
Joe Kent, a Top U.S. Counterterrorism Official, Resigns Over the Iran War
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
‘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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Judge reinstates 1,000 Voice of America employees, deems wind-down illegal  —  U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth called Kari Lake's lack of cooperation in the case a “Hallmark production in bad faith.”  —  Voice of America employees have spent a full year on paid administrative leave …
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
Judge orders sidelined Voice of America employees back to work … Beginning in early 2025, hundreds of journalists were placed on administrative leave and then targeted for layoffs, with more than 600 cuts announced by summer and ultimately roughly 85 percent of staff eliminated across the agency.
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Judge orders Voice of America staff reinstated, reversing Trump's shutdown
Minho Kim / New York Times:   Judge Orders Voice of America to Restart All News Operations
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
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 …
Politico:
AIPAC makes a $22M gamble in Illinois
NBC News:
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 …
Discussion: UPI and New York Times
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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Stratton, backed by Pritzker, wins Democratic nod for Durbin seat
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Markwayne Mullin's secret war zone past  —  Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) has privately hinted to colleagues that he was involved in dangerous private security work in Middle East war zones before running for Congress in 2012, according to three people who have heard him discuss it.
Discussion: KEYT-TV
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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.
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.
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 …
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Conservative voter fraud hunters pitch new computer programs to state officials  —  A previous program designed to clean up voter rolls was criticized by election officials, experts and some of the activists who tried to use it.  —  The creators of a controversial program designed to hunt …
Jason Furman / New York Times:
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 …
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 …
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Watch Mike Johnson Struggle to Name Even One Example of Voter Fraud  —  Speaker of the House Mike Johnson isn't bothering to try and justify the SAVE Act.  —  A reporter asked Johnson Tuesday morning if he could point out any example of voter fraud in any previous election in any state that the bill …
USNI News:
USS Gerald R. Ford Headed to Souda Bay for Repairs After Fire  —  This story has been updated to include a statement from a Pentagon spokesperson.  —  Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is preparing to leave the Red Sea to undergo repairs at the U.S. Navy base on Crete after a fire …
 
 
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New York Times:
Israel, the Iran War, and the G.O.P.'s Growing Antisemitism Problem
New York Times:
U.S. House  —  Voters on the South Side of Chicago and in the city's suburbs …
Aishvarya Kavi / New York Times:
Year After Trump Takeover, Institute of Peace Is Little More Than Scenery
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
China is not going to bail Trump out
Anthony Blair / New York Post:
Sheriff leading Nancy Guthrie investigation faces massive recall effort from furious locals: ‘He has been an embarrassment’
Olivia Johnson / The Hill:
Missouri pastor suspended after church learns she managed Epstein's private island
Discussion: NewsMax.com
 Earlier Items: 
New York Post:
Mamdani rips Palestinian ‘genocide’ at St. Patrick's Day event — after he botches answer on unified Ireland
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Entire Team of Oil and Gas Experts Got DOGE'd Before Iran War
Discussion: Raw Story
Jacob Gallagher / New York Times:
Why Do Men Buy Shoes That Are Too Big?
Discussion: The Atlantic
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Federal judge in D.C. issues new grand jury policy after failed indictment of Democrats
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Techdirt
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Comer subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi over Epstein files
 

 
From Mediagazer:

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

Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: the Oscars drew 17.86M viewers on ABC and Hulu, down about 9% from 2025; the show delivered a 3.92 rating among those aged 18 to 49, or ~5.34M viewers

Erik Pedersen / Deadline:
FilmLA: in H1 2025, Los Angeles soundstage occupancy averaged 62%, down from 63% in 2024 and a 35.4% drop from the 96% peak in 2016; shoot days fell 8% to 7,940
 
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