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2:45 PM ET, March 26, 2026

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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Pentagon prepares for massive “final blow” of Iran war  —  The Pentagon is developing military options for a “final blow” in Iran that could include the use of ground forces and a massive bombing campaign, according to two U.S. officials and two sources with knowledge.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump tells Iran to “get serious” in negotiations “before it is too late”  —  President Trump on Thursday called on the Iranian regime “to get serious soon” in negotiations with the U.S. “before it is too late.” … - Trump's five-day pause on strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure expires Saturday …
Chris Lehmann / The Nation:
Trump's TV-Warped Brain Is Putting the World in Danger  —  The president is experiencing the Iran War almost entirely through misleading video clips—and that's very bad news for all of us.  —  Pocket  —  Everything about America's reckless and baseless attack on Iran flies in the face …
Discussion: NBC News
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox News' united front in support of Trump's Iran war may be breaking down  —  Host Laura Ingraham warns escalation could produce “cascading problems for the region,” political turmoil for the GOP  —  Four weeks after President Donald Trump launched a poorly conceived war of choice against Iran …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Boots on the Ground Because Idk Why Not 🤷‍♂️  —  Trump might invade Iran because he can't think of anything else to do.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Housekeeping: No Triad tomorrow but don't despair—Catherine Rampell and I will be live at 12:30pm ET on Substack and YouTube talking about the economy.
Discussion: Daily Mail
Politico:
The truth about Bill Maher and that award
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump says he won't call Iran conflict a war. He keeps doing it anyway.
Discussion: CBS News and New Republic
Politico:
Social media trials usher in Big Tech's latest moment of reckoning … The widely popular platforms, along with others like Snap and TikTok, once appeared unstoppable as they designed their algorithms for maximum user engagement.  Now they're suddenly facing a minefield of legal …
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New York Times:
Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case  —  A jury found the companies harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress.  — 1.1k  —  The social media company Meta and the video streaming service YouTube harmed …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
John Thune says he's aiming to land DHS deal Thursday  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he wants to clinch a bipartisan Department of Homeland Security funding agreement Thursday.  “I think the Dems are now in possession of what I think is our last and final” offer, Thune told reporters.
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
DHS shutdown live updates as Senate holds test vote on funding bill  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  What to know about Day 41 of the DHS shutdown:  — The Senate is holding a test vote on advancing a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security as Democrats weigh …
Politico:
‘I just want to go home’  —  Presented by IN TODAY'S EDITION:  — DHS despair takes hold
Discussion: NBC News, NewsMax.com and The Hill
Politico:   ‘I just want to go home’: Despair settles over the Capitol as DHS deal hopes evaporate
New York Times:
Trump Eyes White House Treaty Room for Latest Renovation Project  —  President Trump is making new plans in one of the most significant renovations in the history of the White House.  —  President Trump has discussed turning the White House Treaty Room, historically a meeting place for diplomats …
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Nancy Mace eyes break with GOP on Iran war powers  —  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) told Axios she will “most likely” vote for House Democrats' resolution to constrain President Trump from waging war with Iran the next time it comes up for a vote. … - Mace emerged as a suddenly fierce critic …
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
The Republican Collapse Has Begun — And Trump Is Leading It  —  From Mar-a-Lago to the polls, the evidence of Trump's political crisis is everywhere — and it's getting worse.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Donald Trump's stranglehold on American politics is coming to an end.
Brigham Tomco / Deseret News:
Utah Republican petition to repeal redistricting law fails after signature removal campaign  —  The Republican-led effort to put Utah's redistricting law back on the ballot fell below the required threshold in one state Senate district on Wednesday after a signature removal campaign by supporters of Proposition 4.
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Samuel Benson / Politico:
Trump-backed Utah redistricting repeal fails to make ballot
Discussion: Newsweek and Election Law Blog
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Poll: Americans reject ICE at airports, want Trump to end the war in Iran  —  This article reports results from a special flash poll conducted by Strength In Numbers and Verasight from March 24-25, 2026, among 750 U.S. adults (margin of error +/- 3.6%).  You can read our previous poll releases here.
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
White House applauds ban on transgender women in women's Olympic events  —  The International Olympic Committee announced that only biologically female athletes can compete in women's sports at the Los Angeles Games.  —  Ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the International Olympic Committee …
Discussion: Outsports
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Associated Press:
Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics by new IOC policy on female eligibility
New York Times:
Trump Administration Begins Investigations Into Three Medical Schools  —  The Justice Department's demands for admissions-related data from Stanford, Ohio State and the University of California, San Diego, represent a flex of federal power.  —  The Trump administration has opened investigations …
Discussion: Bloomberg and NewsMax.com
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Maine 2026 Poll: Platner Leads Gov. Mills, Democrats Lead Sen. Collins in Maine  —  The first Emerson College Polling survey of the 2026 U.S. Senate election finds oyster farmer Graham Platner leading Governor Janet Mills in the Democratic Primary election, 55% to 28%.  Thirteen percent are undecided.
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Brian Fitzpatrick delivers a warning on GOP reconciliation redo  —  As House Republicans start to dream big about another party-line bill, one key member who voted down the last GOP reconciliation bill is warning his colleagues not to count on his support.  Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Jeff Charles / Townhall:
Grand Jury Indicts Siblings for Setting Bombs at Military Base to Protest Iran War and Deportations  —  A federal grand jury indicted a brother and sister on Thursday for their alleged connection to an improvised explosive device (IED) plot at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Tampa Bay Times
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Fox News:
Brother, sister indicted in alleged IED plot at Florida base tied to Iran war; one suspect in China
Discussion: The Post Millennial
Dell Cameron / Wired:
Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying  —  US lawmakers are pressing Tulsi Gabbard to reveal whether using a VPN that connects to overseas servers can strip Americans of their constitutional protections against warrantless surveillance.  —  Six Democratic lawmakers are pressing …
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Carney's Grand Ambition On Trade Does Not Include Trump … Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the former secretary-general of NATO, has a soft spot for America.  —  “Since childhood, I have admired the U.S.,” he told me recently on a video call.  —  Yet when we spoke, Rasmussen had just finished …
Zeteo:
First Draft: The Thug of War  —  Pete Hegseth's colleagues at the Pentagon are calling him ‘Dumb McNamara,’ and Biden's secretary of state almost, sort of feels bad about enabling a genocide.  —  ∙ Paid … Hi, all.  It's Swin and Andrew, again.  Swin is heading to Minnesota …
bklg:
Two-Thirds of Open Somali Cases Placed on “Somali Rocket Docket” Report on Fast-Tracked Somali Cases in Immigration Court  —  In January and February 2026, lawyers representing Somalis in immigration court began reporting that cases with no future hearing, or with one set for years away …
Politico:
Democrats clamored for George Santos' ouster.  Soon they could face having to evict one of their own. … House Democratic leaders have so far taken a hands-off approach to the saga.  —  Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and his office say that Cherfilus-McCormick is “entitled to her day in court …
New York Times:
Iran's Attacks Force U.S. Troops to Work Remotely  —  Iran has severely damaged several American military bases in the Middle East, officials say.  —  Iran has bombed U.S. bases across the Middle East in retaliation for the U.S.-Israeli war, forcing many American troops to relocate to hotels …
Ken Klippenstein:
Is a Ground War With Iran Imminent, or Inevitable?  —  The answer is an unqualified ‘No.’  —  If you watch or read the media, you would think that a “ground invasion” of Iran is “imminent” — either to land on Kharg Island, a five-mile speck that processes 90 percent of Iran's oil exports …
Hannah Knowles / Washington Post:
Bigotry among young conservatives has Republicans on edge  —  Many Republicans dismiss such party members even as white supremacists like Nick Fuentes gain popularity, but there's growing unease at their presence in the rank and file.  —  PHOENIX — Twenty-three-year-old Alec Beaton …
Discussion: The Independent
Wall Street Journal:
The Well-Timed Trades Made Moments Before Trump's Policy Surprises  —  The president's critics have raised concerns about the action in oil futures, S&P 500 ETF options and prediction markets  —  President Trump has moved markets with sudden shifts in policy, from tariff U-turns to military strikes.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Federal Reserve urges judge to deny bid to revive Jerome Powell probe subpoenas … The Federal Reserve's Board of Governors urged a judge to reject prosecutors' request that he reconsider his recent decision to block subpoenas issued in a criminal investigation of Chair Jerome Powell …
Megan Mineiro / New York Times:
Lawmakers Press to Limit Prediction Bets by Policymakers  —  New bills aim to crack down on prediction-market bets by the president and members of Congress.  —  The day before President Trump began attacking Iran, more than 150 bettors correctly predicted that the United States would do so on Feb. 28.
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Hill and CNBC
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Top Senate Dems blast proposed ACA rule promoting ‘junk coverage’ that would push estimated 2 million off enrollment  —  A trio of top Senate Democrats led their colleagues in condemning a proposed rule by the Trump administration that would lift restrictions on the number of nonstandardized plans …
Discussion: WisPolitics
 
 
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