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8:30 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.
New York Times:
Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran
Discussion: CNN
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: The Independent and Raw Story
ABC News:
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill to rename Palm Beach airport after Trump  —  The name change would go into effect on July 1, pending approvals.  —  President Donald Trump meets Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as he arrives on Air Force One at Orlando Sanford International Airport.
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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
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 …
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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Wire
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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
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump gets prison sentence for possessing ‘enormous child pornography collection’  —  Daniel Tocci's attorney had previously argued that the case should be dismissed because “all the evidence” stemmed from his Capitol siege case.  —  A man pardoned by President Donald Trump …
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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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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.
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
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Tucker Carlson is not your friend  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🌷 Subscribe to PN 🌷  —  If you're a liberal on social media, you might have noticed an increasing number of Tucker Carlson videos showing up in your timeline.
Discussion: Slate
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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Ariela Karmel / Reuters:
Knesset passes death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of deadly acts of terror
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: VSquare.org, The Insider, Politico and Salon
Doyinsola Oladipo / Reuters:
LaGuardia controller staffing may have violated procedures on night of collision, document shows  —  Air traffic controller staffing at LaGuardia airport on the night an Air Canada (AC.TO) jet collided with a fire truck may have violated the facility's procedures by combining roles before midnight …
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
Caitlin Reilly / Bloomberg:
Trump's Tax Cut Delivers at Least $65 Billion Windfall to Corporations  —  Some of the country's wealthiest corporations are calculating they owe far less to the Internal Revenue Service as a result of President Donald Trump's overhauled tax code, underscoring how a law billed as a middle-class cut …
Discussion: Fox News, Politico and The Hill
Kelsey Piper / The Argument:
The perfect storm hitting millennials  —  My generation's economic anxiety is a political problem  —  If you had asked me who was having the worst time in the modern economy, I would have said Gen Z.  —  COVID-19 disrupted either their education or their first years on the job market, and in some cases both.
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.
Julie Creswell / New York Times:
Fresh Food Distributors Add Surcharges as Fuel Costs Rise  —  Delivering salmon, fruits and other perishable foods has become more expensive as the war with Iran pushes up diesel prices.  —  Jesse Filion, who raises chicken, pigs and cattle on 100 acres in Walterboro, S.C., made a tough decision this month.
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 …
Discussion: Breitbart, Variety, Fox News and Deadline
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 …
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.
 
 
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Gabe Kaminsky / CBS News:
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Jake Offenhartz / Associated Press:
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Discussion: Politico and WNYW-TV
Tom Perkins / The Guardian:
Trump to revoke protections for endangered species in Gulf of Mexico
Discussion: Mother Jones, NPR and Truthout
New York Times:
After Months of Threats, Trump Softens His Stance on Blocking Oil to Cuba
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Claire Giangravé / RNS:
Israel apologizes after barring cardinal from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday
Sean Hannity / Media Matters for America:
Sean Hannity predicts Iran war will end “no later than three weeks from today”
Associated Press:
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