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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Weighs Military Operation to Extract Iran's Uranium — The president hasn't made a decision, U.S. officials said, as he considers the risk to U.S. troops — WASHINGTON—President Trump is weighing a military operation to extract nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium from Iran …
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Financial Times:
Donald Trump says US could ‘take the oil in Iran’ — US president tells the FT he is considering seizing strategic Kharg Island even as negotiations continue — Donald Trump has said he wants to “take the oil in Iran” and could seize the export hub of Kharg Island, as the US sends thousands of troops to the Middle East.
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Says Iran Agreed to Allow 20 More Ships of Oil Through Strait of Hormuz — The president, speaking to reporters on Air Force One, cast the permission as a “sign of respect.” He also asserted that the United States had already achieved “regime change” in Iran.
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Bloomberg, Forbes and Washington Examiner
New York Times:
U.S. Special Operations Forces Sent to Mideast as Trump Weighs Next Move — The commandos have not been assigned specific roles. But President Trump has expressed concern about the now-closed Strait of Hormuz and Iran's store of enriched uranium. — Several hundred U.S. Special Operations forces …
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
There Are Now Over 50,000 American Troops in the Mideast — The arrival of 2,500 Marines and another 2,500 sailors is keeping the number of American troops in the region at roughly 10,000 more than usual. — The arrival of 2,500 Marines and another 2,500 sailors is keeping the number …
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Chuck McCutcheon / Axios:
Oil prices rise as Iran war escalates with Houthi attacks — Oil prices climbed above $116 per barrel after markets opened Sunday, as Iran-backed Houthi militants fired missiles and drones at Israel over the weekend and promised to continue attacks. … - WTI, the main U.S. reference, was also up about 3% to nearly $103 per barrel.
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Simon Tisdall / The Guardian:
Trump is contemplating the sheer folly of boots on the ground in Iran. How did it come to this?
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Al Jazeera, The Hill, Newsweek, Salon, UPI, Washington Times, NewsMax.com, Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Sen. James Lankford does not rule out supporting ground operations in Iran
Sen. James Lankford does not rule out supporting ground operations in Iran
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NewsMax.com, HuffPost and The Guardian
Azhar Sukri / CNBC:
Bahrain aluminum giant says Iranian attack targeted its facility
Bahrain aluminum giant says Iranian attack targeted its facility
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Al Jazeera, NPR, Semafor, CBS News and Bloomberg
Associated Press:
Pakistan says it will host US-Iran talks, while Iran warns US ground troops would be ‘set on fire’
Pakistan says it will host US-Iran talks, while Iran warns US ground troops would be ‘set on fire’
New York Times:
U.S. Allows Russian Oil Tanker to Reach Cuba, Despite Blockade — The tanker full of crude oil could reach its expected destination by Monday, providing a lifeline to the island amid intense U.S. pressure. — The United States Coast Guard is allowing a Russian tanker full of crude oil to reach Cuba …
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Bloomberg:
The Strait of Hormuz Oil Shock Is Now Heading West — The biggest oil supply shock in history has reached the one-month mark. Prices have surged, growth forecasts are being cut worldwide, and shortages are emerging across Asia, from Thailand to Pakistan. — But the energy industry is warning that the crisis is only beginning.
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Washington Examiner and Commodity Context
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Dona Ora / custodia:
Joint Press Release - The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land — This morning, the Israeli Police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Head of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, together with the Custos of the Holy Land …
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Kathryn Palmer / USA Today:
Cory Booker says Democrats have ‘failed this moment,’ need new leaders — Sen. Cory Booker in a new interview said the Democratic Party has “failed this moment,” urging the left to support new leadership to temper the nation's deep divides. — Speaking to NBC News' “Meet the Press” …
Wall Street Journal:
WNBA Players Had an Ace Up Their Sleeve in Pay Negotiations: A Nobel Laureate — Harvard economist Claudia Goldin helped WNBA players win a nearly 400% raise. Starting this season, players' average salary will top $580,000. — After Claudia Goldin became the first woman to win a solo Nobel …
Susan Page / USA Today:
Red flare for Trump: ‘No Kings’ rallies a show of political force — The demonstration outside the Minnesota State Capitol for the marquee “No Kings” rally, with Bruce Springsteen and Jane Fonda on the bill, wasn't the most notable development during the day of protests on March 28.
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Jason Cohen / The Daily Caller:
Scott Jennings Mocks Democrats Over Radical ‘No Kings’ Rallies
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Newsbusters, The Gateway Pundit, HuffPost and Daily Caller News Foundation
David Spector / New York Post:
‘No Kings’ protests turn violent in Portland, LA and Dallas — as rally near Mar-a-Lago takes bizarre turn
‘No Kings’ protests turn violent in Portland, LA and Dallas — as rally near Mar-a-Lago takes bizarre turn
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The Daily Wire, TMZ.com, The Daily Caller, Dallas Voice, Los Angeles Times, RedState, KPTV-TV, Newsweek, WTTG-TV, Fox News and New York Sun
Tim Balk / New York Times:
5 Takeaways From the ‘No Kings’ Rallies as the Midterms Heat Up
5 Takeaways From the ‘No Kings’ Rallies as the Midterms Heat Up
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The Dean's Report, WJBK-TV, UPI, France 24, Digby's Hullabaloo, Gothamist, Salon and CBS News
Axios:
Some Dems' 2028 strategy: a straight, white, Christian man — Some top Democrats are quietly debating a fraught question: whether the party's best bet for winning back the presidency in 2028 is to nominate a man — perhaps a straight, white, Christian man. — Their fear, divulged …
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New York Times:
Trump's Ballroom Design Has Barely Been Scrutinized — The White House fence was redesigned to be taller and more secure. — Over nine months of public meetings, the National Capital Planning Commission weighed in on the size of the fence piers, the decorative tops, the thickness …
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Forbes, The Independent, Daily Mail, Mediaite and Digby's Hullabaloo
TMZ.com:
Lindsey Graham Vacationing at Disney World Amid Shutdown — I'M GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!! … Lindsey Graham was ineffective talking his colleagues into keeping the government open, but he had a great convo with Mickey Mouse Sunday ... at Disney World!!! — The Senator had breakfast …
Audra D. S. Burch / New York Times:
As Gas Prices Approach $4 a Gallon, Americans Rethink Vacations — Already pinched by the high costs of living, some families have modified how they plan to travel by road and air as the Iran war pushes gas and oil prices higher. — Dina Guillen had planned to make the 520-mile drive …
James Romoser / Wall Street Journal:
Birthright Citizenship Case Pushes Trump's Relationship With Supreme Court to Brink — President fumes at justices as they prepare to take up his next big case — WASHINGTON—President Trump's relationship with the Supreme Court has never been more toxic. Now, it risks getting worse.
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