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Reuters:
Exclusive: Iran attack wipes out 17% of Qatar's LNG capacity for up to five years, QatarEnergy CEO says — Iranian attacks have knocked out 17% of Qatar's liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity, causing an estimated $20 billion in lost annual revenue and threatening supplies to Europe and Asia …
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Financial Times:
‘Armageddon scenario’ for gas markets as Qatar hit by missiles — Traders and analysts warn of lasting disruption after damage to facility that supplies a fifth of the world's LNG — As emergency workers sifted through the smouldering wreckage at Qatar's Ras Laffan complex on Thursday morning …
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Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Israeli Officials Said U.S. Was Told About South Pars Attack — President Trump first said the United States “knew nothing” about an attack on the gas field in Iran, which sent global oil and gas prices soaring. He then said he cautioned Israel against it.
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Associated Press:
Brent crude nears $115 as energy prices surge after Iran attacks Gulf energy facilities
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Associated Press:
Iran hits back at multiple Gulf refineries after Israeli strike on its offshore gas field
Iran hits back at multiple Gulf refineries after Israeli strike on its offshore gas field
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NBC News:
Some DHS contractors told White House officials they were asked to pay Corey Lewandowski — Some companies complained to the Trump administration that Lewandowski has stood to personally profit from the DHS contracting process. Lewandowski denies the allegations.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Political operatives with Trump ties raked in millions of dollars in commissions from DHS ad campaign … The March 3 DHS memo noted there was only a “limited competition” for the awarded contracts because of the “urgent and compelling need” for the ad campaign.
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
James Comey subpoenaed in alleged “grand conspiracy” against Trump — Former FBI Director James Comey has been subpoenaed in the wide-ranging “grand conspiracy” case against the ex-officials who investigated and prosecuted President Trump, two sources with knowledge of the situation tell Axios.
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Victoria Guida / Politico:
Trump digs in on Powell, suggesting DOJ probe should continue
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
James Comey subpoenaed in Trump-appointed prosecutor's ‘grand conspiracy’ probe
James Comey subpoenaed in Trump-appointed prosecutor's ‘grand conspiracy’ probe
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Someone Needs to Tell Trump the Truth About the War — The average price of a gallon of gasoline is now about $3.88, according to AAA. In eight states, it's over $4/gallon. Happy Thursday. — What Nobody's Telling Trump — by William Kristol — I doubt anyone on the inside …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Six U.S. allies back potential Strait of Hormuz coalition — Six U.S. Western allies announced in a joint statement on Thursday their support for a potential coalition to reopen the strait of Hormuz for commercial ships and oil tankers. … For now, it's largely a gesture to placate President Trump …
Scott Waldman / Politico:
Trump is poised to take Iran's Kharg Island. Here's what could unfold next.
Trump is poised to take Iran's Kharg Island. Here's what could unfold next.
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GOV.UK:
Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan on the Strait of Hormuz: 19 March 2026 — Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Japan on the Strait of Hormuz.
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Javier C. Hernández / New York Times:
Trump Jokes About Pearl Harbor in Meeting With Japan's Leader — Breaking a taboo, President Trump needled Japan's prime minister about the World War II attack, as she widened her eyes and appeared to take a deep breath in the Oval Office. — For decades, American presidents …
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Julianne McShane / MS NOW:
Fine arts panel urges Mint to make Trump gold coin ‘as large as possible’ — President Donald Trump personally reviewed and approved the proposed design for the coin, a U.S. Mint official told the panel. — Members of a federal arts commission voted on Thursday to create …
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump's hand-picked panel votes to put his face on a U.S. gold coin
Trump's hand-picked panel votes to put his face on a U.S. gold coin
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New Republic and The Independent
Fox News:
Sarah Sanders flipped off, kicked out of restaurant that claims employees were ‘uncomfortable’ — Both Sanders and the restaurant released statements about the incident — Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is speaking out over an incident in a restaurant in her home state …
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John Bowden / The Independent:
'Trump's favorite Democrat' Fetterman bails out pick to replace Noem at DHS in Senate cliffhanger — Sen. John Fetterman crossed party lines on Thursday to save the nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Donald Trump's pick to replace Kristi Noem as DHS secretary.
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Chris Bradford / New York Post:
Newly elected Idaho mayor Rick Hogaboam, 47, dies after collapsing mid-speech during town hall — A newly elected Idaho mayor died after he collapsed mid-speech during a town hall meeting — as another elected leader tried to save his life. — Nampa Mayor Rick Hogaboam suffered a …
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CNN:
US F-35 damaged by suspected Iranian fire makes emergency landing, sources say — By Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann — A US F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at US air base in the Middle East after it was struck by what is believed to be Iranian fire, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Jay Michaelson / The UnPopulist:
Progressive Jews Are Deeply Distressed by the Rising Antisemitism on Their Own Side — Discourse about antisemitism in America has become a hopeless, meaningless mess. Particularly in the last few years, pro-Israel and right-wing organizations and politicians have insisted that anti-Zionism …
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Regina Medina / MPR News:
Judge ends asylum claims for Liam Conejo Ramos and his family, orders family's removal — An immigration judge has ended the asylum claims of Liam Conejo Ramos and his family, according to their Minneapolis lawyer. — The 5-year-old boy from Columbia Heights received national attention …
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
I was intending to take tonight off, but there's big news—I mean, aside from all the other big news—that I want to make sure gets attention. — Back on February 23, Daniel Ruetenik, Pat Milton, and Cara Tabachnick of CBS News reported on a newly uncovered document in the Epstein files showing …
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New York Times:
Pentagon Seeks $200 Billion to Fund Iran War — The request, which the White House has not submitted to Congress, is already encountering some resistance. — The Pentagon has asked for $200 billion in funding for the war in Iran, according to a military official and an administration official …
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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, AP source says
Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, AP source says
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Niamoni Watson / WRDW-TV:
TSA callout rate reaches nearly 40% at Atlanta airport as partial shutdown continues — ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Nearly 40% of TSA agents called out of work Thursday at the world's busiest airport as the partial government shutdown dragged on for another day.
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Netanyahu says Iran is being ‘decimated’ but revolution requires ‘ground component’ … Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said “Iran is being decimated” as the U.S. and Israel target its ballistic missile and nuclear programs from the air — but he added that meaningful regime change …
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Reuters
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
Skyrocketing Gas Prices Could Lose the Senate for Trump — Republicans worry about the midterms but insist it will all be worth it in the long run. — ∙ Paid — Gas, break, dip — The skyrocketing price of gas is one of the most ubiquitous and easy-to-grasp financial difficulties …
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
Federal workforce unhappy, disengaged, new survey finds … The findings come in the wake of the Trump administration's dramatic efforts to reshape the federal workforce last year, including voluntary and mandatory departures, the virtual closure of major agencies such as CFPB …
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
The cost of Trump's Iran war is quickly spiraling upward — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 💰 Subscribe to PN 💰 — Speaking to Sky News last week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was asked if there was some point at which the Iran war …
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Wall Street Journal:
A U.S. Citizen Now Runs Mexico's Top Drug Cartel—and Targeting Him Is Complicated — The California-born stepson of the late kingpin ‘El Mencho’ enjoys constitutional protections other capos could only dream of — TAPALPA, Mexico—An American citizen now appears to be in charge of Mexico's …
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
US acknowledges gaps with Israel on Iran war objectives … Ratcliffe on Thursday testified that Israel went into the war with Iran with more sweeping goals than the U.S. — “The president's objectives with respect to Operation Epic Fury did not include regime change.
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Benjamin Weinthal / Fox News:
Mojtaba Khamenei regime executes champion wrestler as Iran intensifies brutal crackdown during war — Human rights activists call for international sports boycott after Saleh Mohammadi's execution alongside two other protesters in Qom — The Islamic Republic of Iran's judiciary …
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Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
24 States Sue the E.P.A. for Renouncing Its Power to Fight Climate Change — The suit accuses the agency of illegally repealing the endangerment finding, the scientific assessment that required it to regulate greenhouse gases. — A coalition of 24 states, along with a dozen cities and counties …
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Aaron Mak / Politico:
Congress moves to scrutinize AI use in federal court — A group of lawmakers are set to introduce legislation Thursday to examine the use of artificial intelligence in federal courts, according to bill text obtained by POLITICO. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) …
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