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7:10 AM ET, March 31, 2026

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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Tells Aides He's Willing to End War Without Reopening Hormuz  —  Administration officials assess that forcing the waterway back open would mean extending the military mission  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump told aides he's willing to end the U.S. military campaign against Iran …
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Brian Bennet / Time:
White House Signals Willingness to End Iran War Without Reopening Strait of Hormuz … Trump said in a social media post on Monday that “great progress” had been made to end the war, but warned that he was prepared to fully destroy Iran's “Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island …
Reuters:
Giant oil tanker off Dubai hit by Iranian strike, Trump threatens to obliterate Iran energy, oil plants  —  Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai on Monday, as President Donald Trump warned the U.S. would obliterate Iran's energy plants and oil wells if it does not open the Strait of Hormuz.
W.J. Hennigan / New York Times:
America Is Abandoning Morality  —  As many Americans prepared to start the workweek, President Trump announced his intentions to destroy Iran's electricity-generating stations and water-purifying plants should the regime fail to lift its blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
Financial Times:
Pete Hegseth's broker looked to buy defence fund before Iran attack  —  Morgan Stanley wealth manager approached BlackRock about multimillion-dollar investment on behalf of US defence secretary  —  A broker for Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, attempted to make a big investment …
Courtney Kube / NBC News:
ICE agents will be stationed outside Marine Corps graduation events in South Carolina  —  As the U.S. continues to fight the war in Iran, the Marine Corps has boosted protection measures on bases, requiring everyone to present REAL IDs, passports or birth certificates to access any sites.
Discussion: Raw Story
Punchbowl News:
3/31/26☀️ AM: … The White House believes it's unsustainable for the Senate to stay out of session for two weeks while DHS isn't funded.  House Republican leadership is privately sniping at Thune for what they consider a dumb political move.  Hardline GOP senators are calling …
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Politico:
The DHS shutdown might never end … “The House has their process, we have ours and this happens periodically,” Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) told reporters Monday.  —  There is no immediate hope the standoff, which has affected tens of thousands of workers since it began Feb. 14, will soon end.
NBC News:
Trump's disconnect in DHS stalemate fuels Republican infighting: From the Politics Desk
Discussion: ABC News
Max Rego / The Hill:
DeSantis signs bill to rename Palm Beach airport after Trump  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday signed legislation renaming Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) to “Donald J. Trump International Airport.”  —  The bill, which Republicans in the Florida House and Senate passed …
Discussion: WPEC, WPBF, Breitbart, IJR and MS NOW
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ABC News:
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill to rename Palm Beach airport after Trump
Nathan Taylor Pemberton / New York Times:
‘I Think That MAGA Is Dying’: Inside the Youth Movement at CPAC  —  At a sparsely attended Conservative Political Action Conference, young Republicans were eager to start the post-Trump era.  —  As the first day of the Conservative Political Action Conference wound to a close …
Discussion: MS NOW
Washington Post:
Rep. Eric Swalwell sends cease-and-desist letter to FBI director  —  The Democratic lawmaker's move comes after report in The Post that Kash Patel was preparing to release investigative files related to the congressman.  —  Attorneys for Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-California) …
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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Trump approval just hit the 30s.  Can his numbers get any lower?  —  $4 gas is a big problem for Trump.  But broken campaign promises and series of self-inflicted wounds are eroding support even among Trump's base.  —  ∙ Paid  —  The last time I did a check-in on President Trump's popularity …
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Trump's skyscraper presidential library looms over Miami in newly released images … The renderings depict a skyscraper that would loom over Biscayne Bay, emblazoned with Trump's name in large block letters in a similar style to construction projects his company helped develop prior to his entrance into politics.
Péter Krekó / The Guardian:
Viktor Orbán has the support of both Russia and the US.  Here's why that doesn't seem to be doing him any good  —  In Hungary, the Iran war is exposing tensions.  On April 12, voters may decide that Orban's geopolitical contortions are a liability  —  On 3 March, Viktor Orbán held …
Discussion: Politico and The Insider
Associated Press:
Army investigating after helicopters hovered alongside Kid Rock's swimming pool as he saluted  —  The Army has launched an administrative review after two AH-64 Apache helicopters on a training run hovered near the hillside home of Kid Rock as the outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump saluted their crews.
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NBC News:
Apache helicopters seen near Kid Rock's home in viral videos were on training route, Army says
Emmett Lindner / New York Times:
Average Gasoline Price Hits $4 in U.S., a ‘Headache’ for Drivers and Trump  —  A month since the first U.S.-Israeli attacks and Iran's response effectively shut off Persian Gulf oil, drivers are paying significantly more to fill up.  —  Gasoline in the United States crossed an average of $4 …
Noa Shpigel / Haaretz:
Israel Passes Bill Mandating Death Penalty for Palestinians Convicted of Lethal Acts of Terrorism  —  The bill's wording creates a distinction designating it almost exclusively for Palestinian terror, while the ideological burden of proof it sets is expected to make its application to Jewish nationalist terror difficult to impossible
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Levi Sumagaysay / Associated Press:
Big change for California small businesses: No more SBA loans for non-citizens  —  Green-card holders no longer qualify for loans from the Small Business Administration, eliminating a longtime source of financing for immigrants that advocates say will discourage job creation and harm the economy.
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
This 5-month-old was born on U.S. soil.  She may never be a citizen. … FLORIDA — The husband cried after turning over the stick from the pregnancy test, showing his wife was pregnant with their second child after three years of trying.  The couple hugged, burying their faces in each other's shoulders.
James Whitbrook / Gizmodo:
Andy Weir Says Paramount Rejected His ‘Star Trek’ Pitch, Proceeds to Blast Modern ‘Trek’  —  Given the ‘Project Hail Mary’ writer's past comments about his ‘Star Trek’ hopes, it's perhaps not hard to imagine why they were turned down.  —  Andy Weir is perhaps one of the biggest names in Hollywood right now …
New York Times:
Senators Seek Answers From Trump Administration About Airport Immigration Arrests  —  Airport security officials have been sharing passenger data with immigration agents, but the program received little attention until videos captured a woman and her daughter being detained at San Francisco's airport.
Chantal Da Silva / NBC News:
Vital U.S. radar aircraft was destroyed by Iranian strike on U.S. base in Saudi Arabia, photos show  —  Images geolocated by NBC News showed a command and control E-3 Sentry jet heavily damaged after the Iranian strike that also wounded soldiers.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE
Joseph Gedeon / The Guardian:
US directs American embassies to wage campaign against foreign ‘hostility’ - with Musk's help  —  Cable signed by Marco Rubio and seen by Guardian suggests staff work with Pentagon psychological operations unit  —  The United States has directed every American embassy and consulate across …
Reuters:
Italy refuses US aircraft use of Sicily base for Middle East operations, source says  —  Italy has denied permission for U.S. military aircraft to land at the Sigonella air base in Sicily before flying to the Middle East, a source close to the matter said on Tuesday, confirming a newspaper report.
Discussion: Bloomberg and Al Jazeera
Gabe Kaminsky / CBS News:
JD Vance appears at secretive conservative donor summit as 2028 presidential speculation grows  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Nashville, Tennessee — A line snaked around the first floor of the posh Four Seasons hotel in Nashville Monday evening as wealthy conservative donors eagerly waited …
Sean Hannity / Media Matters for America:
Sean Hannity predicts Iran war will end “no later than three weeks from today”  —  Nick Fuentes: In 2024, Trump “was everything to everybody because he needed every vote, every nickel, every dime to get elected by any cost to get out of jail”  —  Megyn Kelly: The goal for Iran war changed from …
Claire Giangravé / RNS:
Israel apologizes after barring cardinal from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday  —  VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Following outcry from political and religious leaders for barring Catholic leaders in the Holy Land from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday (March 29) …
 
 
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Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
States Plow Ahead With A.I. Regulation, Defying Trump
Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
Feds probe whether NYC Council member, Hochul aide took bribes to help migrant shelter provider
Discussion: WNYW-TV and Politico
Tom Perkins / The Guardian:
Trump to revoke protections for endangered species in Gulf of Mexico
Discussion: NPR and Truthout
New York Times:
After Months of Threats, Trump Softens His Stance on Blocking Oil to Cuba
Politico:
RFK Jr. takes push to get junk food out of hospitals to Florida
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Trump DOJ gives new assurance it won't use voter data for immigration enforcement. Reports suggest that's false
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José Olivares / The Guardian:
Texas house speaker directs committee to study annexing parts of New Mexico
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