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11:50 PM ET, March 21, 2026

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Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
Former FBI director and special counsel Robert Mueller has died  —  Robert Mueller, the former FBI director for more than a decade who later served as special counsel in the investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election, died on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies  —  Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation's premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and who later became special counsel …
Politico:
Democrats pile on Trump for post celebrating Mueller's death … “The cruelty is the point,” Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer wrote on X.  “Trump's goal is to distract you from rising gas prices, his aimless war, ICE abuses, and the Epstein files.  Don't give him what he wants.
Tim Weiner / New York Times:
Robert S. Mueller III, 81, Dies; Rebuilt F.B.I. and Led Trump Inquiry  —  After he concluded that Russia had interfered in the 2016 election, he became a target of the president's anger.  —  Robert S. Mueller III, who led the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 12 tumultuous years …
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Trump's Reaction to Mueller's Death: 'Good, I'm Glad.'  —  The president has consistently celebrated the deaths of political foes.  His response to Mr. Mueller's death drew criticism from Republicans and Democrats.  —  President Trump on Saturday celebrated the death of Robert S. Mueller III …
Jonathan Lemire / The Atlantic:   Donald Trump Is Nothing Like Robert Mueller
Will Dunham / Reuters:
Robert Mueller, special counsel who probed but did not charge Trump, dies at 81
Mike Scarcella / Reuters:
Elon Musk offers to pay TSA salaries amid budget battle, airport lineups  —  Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, the world's richest person, said on Saturday he would cover the paychecks of U.S. Transportation Security Administration officers during their second unpaid work stoppage in six months amid a protracted federal funding lapse.
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NBC News:
More than 400 TSA officers have quit since shutdown began  —  TSA employees have been working without pay during a partial shutdown of DHS over demands to reform immigration enforcement.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE  —  More than 400 Transportation Security Administration workers …
New York Times:
Trump Says He Will Send ICE Agents to Airports on Monday  —  The president issued a threat to deploy ICE agents in an apparent attempt to force Democrats to approve a new budget for the Department of Homeland Security.  —  President Trump threatened on Saturday to deploy Immigration …
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Musk offers to pay TSA salaries, as Trump floats ICE at airports
Reuters:
Trump threatens Iran with power plant strikes over Hormuz blockade  —  U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to “obliterate” Iran's power plants if Tehran does not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, a dramatic escalation that came barely a day after he talked about “winding down” the war.
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Axios:
Trump's team game planning for potential Iran peace talks  —  After three weeks of war, the Trump administration has begun initial discussions on the next phase and what peace talks with Iran might look like, according to a U.S. official and a source with knowledge.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Al Jazeera
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Is Finally Eyeing an Exit From Iran. But Will He Take It?
Discussion: Mediaite
Associated Press:
Iran targets British-US base and its main nuclear enrichment site is struck again
New York Times:
Trump Is Hiding the Truth About the War in Iran
Discussion: Truthout and Michael-In-Norfolk
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Believes It's Winning—and Wants a Steep Price to End the War
Discussion: HotAir and OutsideTheBeltway
Michael Gold / New York Times:
G.O.P. Bid to Target Transgender Athletes Falls Flat in the Senate  —  In moving to bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' sports, Republicans sought to put Democrats in an awkward political spot on a sensitive issue ahead of the midterm elections.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats block SAVE America Act amendment to bar transgender athletes in women's sports
Discussion: The Post Millennial
Alexander Willis / Raw Story:
State Dept. fumes after insiders reveal who ‘motivated’ Trump to launch Iran war: report  —  President Donald Trump's decision to kick off the U.S. war against Iran last month was motivated, in part, by “pressure from outside allies,” multiple insiders told Bloomberg in its report Saturday …
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Bloomberg:   Trump's Iran War Drive Exposes Limits of ‘Yes Sir’ Cabinet
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
DOJ Civil Rights Division hire resigned from Alabama firm over Facebook post following George Floyd's murder  —  Daniel Flickinger was one of the DOJ lawyers who sued Harvard on Friday.  As recently as last June, he was still fighting in court over the fallout from the 2020 Facebook post.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
The Mojtaba mystery: CIA searches for signs of Iran's new leader  —  The CIA, Mossad and other intelligence agencies around the world were watching during Nowruz on Friday to see whether Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei would follow his father's tradition and give a new year's address.
Kyla Guilfoil / NBC News:
Underground Railroad museum sues Trump administration alleging it canceled grant on the basis of race  —  The Underground Railroad Education Center filed a lawsuit Friday demanding that a federal grant be reinstated after it was terminated by the Trump administration.
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
 
 
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