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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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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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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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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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New York Times:
Pentagon Seeks $200 Billion to Fund Iran War
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Hegseth on seeking $200 billion for Iran war: “That number could move”
Hegseth on seeking $200 billion for Iran war: “That number could move”
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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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Nia-Malika Henderson / Bloomberg:
The White House Is Lost in the ‘Weave’
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.
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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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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Bloomberg:
DOJ, White House Clear Way for Pirro to Keep Powell Probe Going — Top leaders at the Justice Department are rallying behind a US attorney's efforts to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the White House isn't opposing it, amping up the clash with major implications for who will lead the central bank.
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Victoria Guida / Politico:
Trump digs in on Powell, suggesting DOJ probe should continue … But Trump is suggesting the DOJ probe should continue, despite a ruling by a federal judge that the administration's subpoenas were a “mere pretext” to pressure the Fed to lower interest rates.
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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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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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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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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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The Times of Israel
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Anna Wilde Mathews / Wall Street Journal:
Millions of Americans Are Going Uninsured Following Expiration of ACA Subsidies — Nearly a third of those enrolled in Affordable Care Act plans last year have left the market after costs rose sharply — Nearly one in 10 people who had Affordable Care Act plans last year dropped health insurance altogether …
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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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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.
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.
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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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 …
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Politico, The Hill, RedState and The US Sun
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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Media Matters for America:
On Fox News, billionaire CEO John Catsimatidis suggests that homeless should “live in Uganda” — Catsimatidis claimed the homeless should “live in Uganda for $8.13 a day. We'll give them the check for $8.13 a day, let them live somewhere else.”
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 …
NOTUS:
FBI Braces for Blowback in Joe Kent Investigation — Kash Patel is looking to declassify information related to material allegedly leaked by the former official, a law enforcement source said. — Copy — FBI Director Kash Patel has privately indicated a desire to make public …
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New York Times:
California to Rename Chavez Holiday as ‘Farmworkers Day’ — Some states and cities have canceled their observances of Cesar Chavez Day on March 31 after revelations that he abused girls and women. — California lawmakers announced on Thursday that they intend to change the name of Cesar Chavez Day to …
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Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Americans believe Trump will send troops into Iran, and don't like the idea, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds — Some 65% of Americans believe U.S. President Donald Trump will order troops into a large-scale ground war in Iran but only 7% support the idea, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Thursday.
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NBC News:
Trump's DHS pick Mullin advances by one vote after Sen. Fetterman votes yes — Republican Sen. Rand Paul opposed Mullin, but Democratic Sen. John Fetterman crossed the aisle to rescue the nominee, who was approved by a one-vote margin. — WASHINGTON — A key Senate committee voted 8-7 …
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump's hand-picked panel votes to put his face on a U.S. gold coin — The proposal had been rejected by members of a separate federal coin committee — and panned by former member Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. — just now — A federal arts commission on Thursday voted to approve …
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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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