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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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Al Jazeera, CNBC, Foreign Policy, Bloomberg, The American Conservative and France 24
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.
Anne McElvoy / Politico:
UN chief suggests both sides may be committing war crimes in US-Israel conflict with Iran
UN chief suggests both sides may be committing war crimes in US-Israel conflict with Iran
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The Guardian
Politico:
Strike on key Iranian gas field is a new phase of the war. Trump blames Israel.
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Bloomberg, New York Post, GB News, KEYT-TV, Mediaite, Reuters, The Gateway Pundit, Middle East Monitor and New York Times
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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Bloomberg, The Hill, Politico, The Guardian, Telegraph, Daily Mail, Truthout, Washington Times, Israpundit, Washington Examiner, New York Sun, Boston Herald, New York Post, Al Jazeera, FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, WTOP News, WKZO, GZERO, Reuters, Los Angeles Times, Council on Foreign Relations, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, New York Times, HuffPost, The Week, The Times of Israel, The Gateway Pundit, Axios, Associated Press, Straight Arrow News, France 24, WJR-AM1 and Middle East Monitor
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
US acknowledges gaps with Israel on Iran war objectives
US acknowledges gaps with Israel on Iran war objectives
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Washington Examiner, Responsible Statecraft, Reuters, The American Spectator and New Republic
Associated Press:
Brent crude nears $115 as energy prices surge after Iran attacks Gulf energy facilities
Brent crude nears $115 as energy prices surge after Iran attacks Gulf energy facilities
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Reuters, Energy Common Sense, NPR, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, CBS News, The Hill, Atlantic Council, Washington Post, Breitbart, NewsMax.com, FOREVER WARS, Washington Examiner, Truthout, WTOP News, Fortune, Florida Politics, Forbes, KEYT-TV, El País, Military and Veteran …, BusinessDay, Al Jazeera and WKZO
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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New York Magazine, The Parnas Perspective, The Independent, Mediaite, Raw Story, The Bulwark and RedState
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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.
Discussion:
New Republic
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, Washington Examiner, CBS News, The Gateway Pundit, NewsMax.com, Mediaite, Raw Story and MS NOW
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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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Bloomberg, Associated Press, KEYT-TV, CNBC, Fortune, Washington Post and WKZO
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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Reuters, Democracy Docket and Townhall
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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Politico, Steady, Just Security and Punchbowl News
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Paul McLeary / Politico:
Pentagon weighs sending more troops to Middle East … Trump on Thursday told reporters that he's “not putting troops anywhere” and that if he were, “I certainly wouldn't tell you. But I'm not putting troops.” — But the U.S.-Israel war shows no signs of abating.
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Daily Mail
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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Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Gold Coin Moves Forward
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ABC News, Associated Press, WKZO and New York Sun
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
Discussion:
New Republic and The Independent
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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ABC News, The Guardian, New York Post, The Parnas Perspective, CBS News, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, The Wrap, Al Jazeera, TMZ.com, Daily Mail, The US Sun, The Independent, Newsweek, PoliticusUSA, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Washington Times, Mediaite, Deadline and Not the Bee
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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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The Hill, KTHV, NewsMax.com, Washington Times, The Daily Wire, The Independent, New York Sun, RedState, Mediaite and Not the Bee
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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Idaho State Journal, ABC News, KHOU-TV, IJR, The Daily Caller, TMZ.com, Post Register and The Gateway Pundit
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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Los Angeles Times, Washington Times and The Times of Israel
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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.
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 …
Discussion:
MS NOW, Digby's Hullabaloo and Crooks and Liars
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Pentagon seeks $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, AP source says — The Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, a senior administration official says. The department sent the request to the White House, according to the official …
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NOTUS, CBS News, Politico, Al Jazeera, Washington Examiner, Axios, CNBC, The Preamble, The Portland Press Herald, New York Sun, The Hill, Bloomberg, New Republic, Daily Caller News Foundation, Reuters, Truthout, The Daily Signal, Breaking Defense, UPI, ABC News, Straight Arrow News, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Times, Fox News and Forbes
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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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The Guardian, New York Times, Breitbart, CBS News, Salon, Los Angeles Times, The Post Millennial, El País, Reuters and WJBK-TV
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Wrongfully Deported More Than 100 Asylum Seekers — BALTIMORE—In surprise testimony in federal court Thursday, an immigration officer revealed that more than 100 asylum seekers were wrongfully deported in violation of a court-ordered settlement agreement in a long-running case that has gotten national attention.
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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NBC News, New York Post, Roll Call, Breitbart, New York Times, Newsweek, KEYT-TV, Townhall, Scripps News, The Wrap, The Independent, Axios, Washington Times, Blaze Media, ABC News, The Week and CBS News
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Six Gubernatorial Rating Changes in Favor of Democrats, but Republicans May Still Come Out Ahead — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — We are making six gubernatorial race rating changes this week, all in favor of Democrats. — The most notable ones come in Arizona, Georgia, and Ohio …
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Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, Newsweek and The Hill
Megan Messerly / Politico:
The GOP is dismissing Joe Kent. They might come to regret it. … And the White House was doing what it has done since the war began — insisting that the critics amount to little more than a loud, online fringe with no real purchase in Trump's MAGA party. — But there is a clear risk in dismissing Kent.
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal and Digby's Hullabaloo
Finya Swai / Politico:
New Washington state law bans law enforcement from covering face … The bill passed unanimously by Democrats, who hold a majority in the state's Legislature, and received no votes from Republicans, who called the bill unconstitutional. The Supremacy Clause in the Constitution mandates …
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Washington State Standard
Matt Ford / New Republic:
There Will Be No Post-Presidential Peace for Donald Trump … Donald Trump spent the first year of his second term trying to signal his strength, his impunity, and his permanence in American public life. When House Republicans gathered at the Kennedy Center in early January for a policy summit, he struck a much more vulnerable tone.
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
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
White House seeks to circumvent Schumer on potential DHS funding deal — White House border czar Tom Homan met with a group of centrist Democrats at the Capitol on Thursday, circumventing Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), who didn't attend the meeting, in hopes of reaching a deal …
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NewsMax.com
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 …
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 …
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.

