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5:10 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.
Jordain Carney / Politico:
The Senate's marathon elections debate is dividing Republicans, not Democrats … “We'll find out, you know?”  Senate Majority Leader John Thune said when asked if he knew if it would be enough to satisfy Trump, who has repeatedly urged Republicans to skirt the 60-vote filibuster to pass the bill.
Discussion: Roll Call
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate launches debate on SAVE America Act with endgame uncertain
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
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.
New York Times:
Joe Kent, a Top U.S. Counterterrorism Official, Resigns Over the Iran War
Andi Shae Napier / The Daily Caller:
Top Gabbard Deputy Joe Kent Quits Over Iran, Prays Trump Will ‘Reflect’
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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Shia Kapos / Politico:
Jesse Jackson Jr.'s comeback bid fails in Illinois primary
Discussion: Bloomberg, IJR, Axios and The Hill
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
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.
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
Discussion: New Republic
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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Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
Attorney General Pam Bondi subpoenaed to answer questions from Congress about the Epstein files
Discussion: CNBC, Raw Story and NewsMax.com
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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
Aishvarya Kavi / New York Times:
Year After Trump Takeover, Institute of Peace Is Little More Than Scenery  —  As a lawsuit by the former staff drags on, the fight highlights President Trump's upending of traditional peace-building and the lasting effects of his administration's cost-cutting blitz.
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 …
 
 
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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 …
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
New York Post:
Mamdani rips Palestinian ‘genocide’ at St. Patrick's Day event — after he botches answer on unified Ireland
 Earlier Items: 
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Entire Team of Oil and Gas Experts Got DOGE'd Before Iran War
Discussion: Raw Story
Fox News:
Ousted Hegseth aide resurfaces in intel role as Iran war sparks internal strain
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Daily Mail
The Guardian:
UK security adviser attended US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach
Discussion: MS NOW
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Federal judge in D.C. issues new grand jury policy after failed indictment of Democrats
Discussion: Techdirt
Sean James / Mediaite:
CNN Data Guru Reports War in Iran ‘Tremendously Popular’ With Trump's MAGA Base: ‘Tucker Carlson Be Darned’
Discussion: Raw Story