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10:25 AM ET, March 24, 2026

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New York Times:
Saudi Prince Is Said to Push Trump to Continue Iran War in Recent Calls  —  Prince Mohammed bin Salman sees a “historic opportunity” to remake the region, according to people briefed by U.S. officials on the conversations.  —  Saudi Arabia's de facto leader, Prince Mohammed bin Salman …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Semafor
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Ben Lefebvre / Politico:
Ending Iran war now would cede Hormuz to the enemy, Trump's former Defense secretary says … “We're in a tough spot, ladies and gentlemen,” Mattis said.  “I can't identify a lot of options.”  —  A White House spokesperson did not immediately respond to questions on Mattis's remarks.
Axios:
“We're in a tough spot”: Mattis delivers harsh Iran assessment  —  HOUSTON — Former Defense Secretary James Mattis offered a sobering take Monday on the Strait of Hormuz, criticizing the Trump administration for what he saw as a failure to think strategically about Iran.
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Trump's Armageddon-Taco shuffle  —  One minute he threatens death and destruction, the next he says the US and Iran are engaged in negotiations  —  Manage your delivery channels hereRemove from myFT  —  “In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies,” said Winston Churchill.
Discussion: Fox News
Reuters:
Iran sends waves of missiles into Israel, dismisses Trump's talk of negotiations as ‘fake news’  —  Iran launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel on Tuesday, the Israeli military said, after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed the bombing of the Islamic Republic's power plants …
Wall Street Journal:
The Back-Channel Diplomacy Behind Trump's U-Turn on Iran  —  The president backtracked on his threat to strike Iran's power plants after a series of closed-door discussions led by Middle Eastern intermediaries  —  Foreign ministers from Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan gathered …
Reuters:
Iran toughens negotiating stance amid mediation efforts, sources say
New York Times:
Trump Delays Threat to Iran, but War Negotiations Are in Early Stage
BBC:
Trump says ‘good’ talks ongoing with Iran - but offers few details
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Trump, Who Calls Mail-in Voting ‘Cheating,’ Just Voted by Mail  —  President Trump has long fixated on mail-in-voting to bolster his baseless claims of widespread voter fraud.  But he recently used the method in a Florida special election.  —  President Trump, who has long railed against mail-in voting …
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Punchbowl News:
3/24/26☀️ AM: … For the first time in more than a month, there's optimism that the Senate and the White House can finally find a path to reopening the Department of Homeland Security.  Key Senate Republicans returned from the White House late Monday with a noticeably upbeat demeanor …
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Trump casts a mail ballot again in Florida even as he calls the method ‘cheating’  —  The president cast a mail ballot in an upcoming Florida special election, according to county records.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE  —  President Donald Trump cast a mail ballot in an upcoming Florida special election …
Politico:
GOP senators see path to ending DHS shutdown after Trump meeting
The Downballot:
Morning Digest: Why Florida Democrats are hoping for upsets in Tuesday's special elections
Discussion: The Hill
Axios:
Republicans seek elusive path to restoring DHS funding
Discussion: Fox News
Jim DeMint / The Federalist:   Democrats' Fraud-Friendly Election Rules Destroy Public Trust
Milan Singh / The Argument:
The liberal case for voter ID
NBC News:
Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin to be DHS secretary, replacing Kristi Noem
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Trump Blows Up DHS Deal, Chooses ICE Airport Chaos Instead
Paul Krugman:
Treason in the Futures Markets  —  Over the weekend Donald Trump threatened dire vengeance on Iran unless its government opened the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, a deadline that would expire Monday evening in Washington.  Specifically, he announced that the U.S. would begin bombing power plants …
Discussion: CNBC
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Financial Times:
Traders placed $580mn in oil bets ahead of Donald Trump's social media post on Iran talks  —  Thousands of Brent and WTI contracts changed hands 15 minutes before president's message on Truth Social
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
NEW POLL: Trump's approval stuck at record low as approval on prices sinks to -39  —  Our new Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll finds Democrats leading by 6 on the generic ballot, and Trump's approval on prices falling to its worst level yet … President Donald Trump has had a bad month of news cycles (again).
Discussion: Newsweek
Public Notice:
Mark Jacob on how the press ignores the biggest Trump story  —  “The president of the United States is clearly mentally unfit for office.”  —  ∙ Paid  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠
KBMT:
Shelter-in-place lifted nearly 12 hours after explosion, fire at Valero refinery in Port Arthur  —  An explosion at the Valero refinery in Port Arthur led to a shelter-in-place order for residents, but no injuries or evacuations were reported, officials confirmed.
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
34 Former Military Members Were Put on Deportation Track in the Past Year  —  The Trump administration has ramped up enforcement against immigrant service members and their families in its wider crackdown.  —  The Trump administration began deportation proceedings for 34 former members …
Discussion: NOTUS
Politico:
2028 Dem hopefuls scramble for distance from AIPAC … “This is going to be a huge flashpoint in the primary throughout 2027 and into 2028,” said veteran Democratic strategist Mark Longabaugh, who advised Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential bid.  “The constitution of the party just in the makeup …
Discussion: The Hill and Axios
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Trump Faces Blowback on Easing Iran Oil Sanctions  —  President Trump once assailed the Obama administration for making cash payments to Iran.  Now he supports sanctions relief that could give the country a $14 billion windfall.  —  An agreement by the Obama administration to send $1.7 billion …
Richard A. Webster / ProPublica:
He Compared a Black Child to a Dog and Withheld Evidence in Death Row Cases.  Now He's Running for Judge.  —  Hugo Holland's aggressive legal tactics made him one of Louisiana's most renowned prosecutors and helped turn Caddo Parish, a majority Black community in the northwest corner of the state …
Carlos Lozada / New York Times:
The U.S. Is No Longer the Leader of the Free World  —  We had a good run — some eight decades or so — but it is clear by now that the United States has ceased to be the leader of the free world.  A successor for that post has not been named, and it appears unlikely that the European Union …
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Airports on ICE  —  Federal immigration agents popped up around the country on Monday to do seemingly nothing. … The prevailing feeling on Monday was that at least the ICE agents at airports around the country weren't shooting people.  —  At least that's what I heard from travelers …
Ruchi Kumar / Wired:
A Mysterious Numbers Station Is Broadcasting Through the Iran War  —  First heard as US and Israeli strikes on Iran began, the shortwave broadcast has since been traced to a US military base in Germany—but its purpose and its operator remain unclear.  —  “Tavajoh!  Tavajoh!
Discussion: Wired Middle East
Madiba K. Dennie / Balls and Strikes:
Watson v RNC: The Supreme Court's Conspiracy-Brained Justices Are Ready to Limit Mail-In Voting  —  The Supreme Court heard oral argument today in Watson v. Republican National Committee, a case about the Republican Party's latest attempt to disenfranchise American voters.
Jana Winter / Reuters:
Exclusive: FBI investigation into Kash Patel was more extensive than previously reported  —  A special counsel investigation that began in 2022 of Kash Patel, who is now the FBI director but was then a private citizen, included demands for more than two years of phone records …
Discussion: The Independent
Homepage:
New Poll by the Saint Anselm College Survey Shows Democrats Gaining Ground as Republicans Face Political Headwinds  —  A new poll from the Saint Anselm College Survey Center (SACSC) at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics (NHIOP) shows a shifting political landscape in New Hampshire, with Democrats gaining momentum since November.
Discussion: Newsweek
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The ugly history behind Trump's birthright citizenship case in the Supreme Court  —  Three days after President Donald Trump began his second term, Judge John Coughenour, a Reagan appointee, became the first judge to block Trump's attempt to strip citizenship from many Americans who were born in the United States.
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Young Graduates Face the Grimmest Job Market in Years  —  Artificial intelligence could reshape work, but for now a low-hire, low-fire labor market is the main impediment for young people seeking employment.  —  In January, an administrator from the career center at the University …
Discussion: Associated Press and Fortune
Chris Hippensteel / New York Times:
Should You Need to Prove Citizenship to Vote?  Ask Kansas.  —  A Kansas law required a passport, a birth certificate or other proof of citizenship to register, but it was struck down after a court found that around 31,000 eligible voters had been blocked.  —  As President Trump digs …
 
 
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Nature:
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NBC News:
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