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Financial Times:
Iran sets its price to end the war — Islamic regime is digging in for a protracted conflict as it seeks to ensure the US and Israel will not attack again — Donald Trump has said the US's war with Iran will end when he decides — when, as he put it, “I feel it, feel it in my bones”.
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Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark:
The Worst-Case Economic Outcome of Trump's Iran War — THE IRAN WAR HAS BROUGHT the dreaded r-word—recession—back into play amid a deeply fractured global energy market. To be clear, a massive downturn is not inevitable, nor can we even say it's more likely than not.
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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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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 …
Bloomberg:
Iran Leaves an Isolated Trump Grappling With Historic Oil Crisis
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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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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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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Someone Needs to Tell Trump the Truth About the War
Someone Needs to Tell Trump the Truth About the War
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Financial Times:
‘Armageddon scenario’ for gas markets as Qatar hit by missiles
‘Armageddon scenario’ for gas markets as Qatar hit by missiles
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Paul McLeary / Politico:
Pentagon weighs sending more troops to Middle East
Pentagon weighs sending more troops to Middle East
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
US Mint can begin producing Trump commemorative gold coin after arts commission approves design — A federal arts commission on Thursday approved the final design for a 24-karat gold commemorative coin bearing President Donald Trump's image to help celebrate America's 250th birthday on July 4.
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Karissa Waddick / USA Today:
Design approved for US Mint's 24k gold Trump coin, despite objections — The design would be for a gold commemorative coin. A separate $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump has attracted even more pushback. — The United States Department of the Treasury has taken a big step forward …
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
Trump Gold Coin Moves Forward
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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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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
James Comey subpoenaed in Trump-appointed prosecutor's ‘grand conspiracy’ probe
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Victoria Guida / Politico:
Trump digs in on Powell, suggesting DOJ probe should continue
Trump digs in on Powell, suggesting DOJ probe should continue
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Financial Times:
Denmark was ready to blow up Greenland runways if US invaded — Danish soldiers sent to Arctic island in January were also given blood supplies in case of combat — The Danish military sent explosives and blood supplies to Greenland in January as part of contingency planning for a US attack …
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Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
Father of service member killed in Iran war said he never told Pete Hegseth to ‘finish’ the job — Hegseth said “family after family” of service members killed urged the administration to “not stop until the job is done.” President Donald Trump made a similar claim earlier this month.
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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. — Leer en español阅读.体 …
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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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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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TMZ.com:
Chuck Norris Hospitalized After Medical Emergency — EXCLUSIVE — Chuck Norris has been hospitalized in Hawaii ... TMZ has learned. — Sources with direct knowledge tell us ... some medical emergency occurred in the last 24 hours on the island of Kauai that landed Chuck in the hospital.
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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 …
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Matthew Adams / Stars & Stripes:
US F-35 makes emergency landing in Middle East — A U.S. F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at a U.S. air base in the Middle East after flying a combat mission over Iran. — “The aircraft landed safely, and the pilot is in stable condition. The incident is under investigation …
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Politico:
Republicans balk at going it alone on Iran war funding … “It's such a contortion to make things fit in reconciliation that there's probably a preference for regular order,” Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said in an interview. — The fresh doubts come on top …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Told Inner Circle Some Mass Deportation Policies Went Too Far — President directs a new approach as some advisers believe immigration is no longer as strong a political issue for Trump — WASHINGTON—President Trump is seeking to lower the profile of his mass deportation effort …
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.
Sophie Brams / The Hill:
TSA official: Airport security problem ‘going to get worse before it gets better’ — A senior Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official warned Thursday that the growing backlog at airport security checkpoints nationwide is likely “going to get worse before it gets better” …
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Amy Harmon / New York Times:
Judge Rules That R.F.K. Jr. Overstepped on Transgender Care — The ruling provides temporary relief for 21 states seeking to stop the Trump administration from ending federal funding to hospitals that provide gender-transition care. — A federal judge in Oregon ruled on Thursday …
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Mikeie Honda Reiland / Nashville Banner:
Nashville Journalist Estefany Rodríguez Released from Louisiana Detention Facility — Listen to reporter Mikeie Honda discuss the case — After more than two weeks in ICE custody, Nashville Noticias journalist Estefany Rodríguez walked out of a Louisiana detention center Thursday afternoon, free on bond.
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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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Lawsuit Accuses Justice Dept. Leadership of ‘Political Retribution’ — The suit filed by two fired F.B.I. agents aimed to hold the Trump administration accountable for the purge of personnel who had worked on the investigations of Mr. Trump or his allies. — Two former F.B.I. agents fired …
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Emily Peck / Axios:
U.S. weighs lifting Iranian oil sanctions to keep price in check — The White House is considering lifting sanctions on Iranian oil that's at sea to keep oil prices down, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday. … - Brent is now around $111 per barrel — nearly 60% higher than pre-war levels.
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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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Dan Gearino / Inside Climate News:
The Vanishing Next Generation of US-Made EVs — Honda's decision to cancel production of three EV models in Ohio continues a grim trend. — Honda is being whipsawed by a decreasing emphasis on electric vehicles in the United States and a rapid shift to EVs in China.
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J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch News:
GOP Candidate Wore Confederate Uniform Multiple Times — Brandon Herrera participated in Sons of Confederate Veterans activities for years — Brandon Herrera, the Republican candidate endorsed by Donald Trump in Texas's 23rd congressional district, has faced growing scrutiny …
John Hendel / Politico:
Trump's regulators approve TV merger that set off conservative media feud … “By approving this transaction, which allows Nexstar to own less than 15% of television stations, the FCC acts mindful of the media marketplace that [exists] today — not the one from decades past …
David Gelles / New York Times:
The Weather Is Getting Wilder, and Some See a Dire Signal in the Data — Several of the Earth's systems are changing faster than predicted as global temperatures rise, scientists say. — Scientists who study global warming are currently wrestling with a question that, while seemingly technical …
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Elizabeth Warren Endorses Graham Platner For Senate — The leading progressive acknowledged Platner's controversial past statements in an interview with HuffPost. — WASHINGTON ― Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) endorsed Graham Platner in the competitive Maine Democratic primary …
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Financial Times:
Stocks and bonds tumble as investors price in ‘protracted energy shock’ — Iranian strikes on Qatari natural gas complex send US and European markets reeling — Bonds and equity markets tumbled on Thursday as investors warned that the region faced a “protracted energy shock” …
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.
