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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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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, ABC News and Punchbowl News
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.
Politico:
Strike on key Iranian gas field is a new phase of the war. Trump blames Israel.
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, Reuters, New York Times and Mediaite
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
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, New York Times, The Guardian, Reuters, Telegraph, Daily Mail, Truthout, Boston Herald, New York Post, Wall Street Journal, Washington Times, Israpundit, New York Sun, Al Jazeera, FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, WTOP News, UPI, WKZO, Washington Examiner, GZERO, Los Angeles Times, Council on Foreign Relations, Military and Veteran …, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Jewish Insider, The Week, HuffPost, KEYT-TV, The Gateway Pundit, The Times of Israel, GB News, Modern Diplomacy and Associated Press
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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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, Breitbart, Ace of Spades HQ, RedState, The Post Millennial, Blaze Media, The Gateway Pundit, NewsMax.com, CBS News, Mediaite and Raw Story
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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 and Washington Post
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
James Comey subpoenaed in Trump-appointed prosecutor's ‘grand conspiracy’ probe
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Reuters, Democracy Docket and Townhall
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, Talking Points Memo, 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
Political operatives with Trump ties raked in millions of dollars in commissions from DHS ad campaign
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New Republic
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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USA Today, Mississippi Free Press, New York Times, Reuters, ABC News, Newsweek, New Republic, The Independent and New York Sun
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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The Hill, New York Times, CBS News, Raw Story and The Independent
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Trump makes Pearl Harbor joke during meeting with Japanese prime minister
Trump makes Pearl Harbor joke during meeting with Japanese prime minister
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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.
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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KTHV, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, The Hill, NewsMax.com, Raw Story, The Daily Wire, The Independent, Washington Times, New York Sun, RedState, Not the Bee and Mediaite
CBS News:
People of Twin Cities awarded JFK Profile in Courage Award over resistance to ICE surge — Add CBS News on Google — The people of Minneapolis-St. Paul are being honored with a John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for their response to the federal immigration enforcement operation this winter …
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, IJR, The Daily Caller, TMZ.com, KHOU-TV and Post Register
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, Politico, Al Jazeera, CBS News, Axios, Washington Examiner, CNBC, PoliticusUSA, The Preamble, The Portland Press Herald, New York Sun, New Republic, The Hill, Bloomberg, Daily Caller News Foundation, Reuters, Truthout, The Daily Signal, Breaking Defense, UPI, ABC News, Straight Arrow News, The Gateway Pundit, Fox News and Washington Times
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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.
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Most ACA enrollees cutting back on food, household needs to pay for health care: Poll — A little more than half of Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace enrollees reported cutting back on spending for food, clothing and other basic household items to afford health care, which has become more expensive.
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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
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, CBS News, Salon, Los Angeles Times, The Post Millennial and El País
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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MS NOW and Digby's Hullabaloo
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.
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.
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 and The Week
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Second top Republican retires in battleground Wisconsin, fueling Democratic hopes — A second Republican leader in the Wisconsin Legislature announced on Thursday he will not seek reelection this fall, another sign of the seismic shift in politics in the key battleground state as Democrats …
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Wisconsin Examiner
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.
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Wall Street Journal and Digby's Hullabaloo
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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Governor of California, Washington Examiner, Reuters, Associated Press, Al Jazeera, WBUR, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, KEYT-TV, Gothamist, CT Mirror and Ballotpedia News
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 …
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 …
New York Times:
What One Key Loss in Illinois Signals for Pro-Israel Lobby in Midterms — The historically bipartisan American Israel Public Affairs Committee faces headwinds among Democrats angered by the country's current government and war in Gaza. — Last November, Daniel Biss, a Democratic candidate …
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The Hill


