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12:05 PM ET, March 8, 2026

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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Iranian foreign minister pushes back on demand for ‘unconditional surrender’
Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:   Gas prices are set to go vertical
María Paula Mijares Torres / Bloomberg:
Trump Says Iran Launched Deadly Strike That Hit Girls' School
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
The Desire for Terror  —  A purpose of the war on Iran might well be to provoke a terrorist attack inside the United States.  This would provide Donald Trump with a pretext to try to cancel or “federalize” the coming Congressional elections.  —  Self-terrorism might not have been the initial aim …
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Israeli strikes on Tehran overnight hit oil storage facilities, blanketing Iran's capital in smoke
The War Zone:   Iranian Attacks On Prized Missile Defense Radars Are A Wake-Up Call
David Rothkopf / Need to Know:
Living in a Time of Lunatics and Monsters
Discussion: emptywheel
NBC News:
Poll: Trump struggles on immigration, prices and Iran as Democrats hold a midterm edge  —  Voters give Trump higher marks on border security, but they disapprove of his handling of several key issues, according to a national NBC News poll.  —  Majorities of registered voters disapprove …
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NBC News:
Poll: Primary voters prize ideology over electability, as their parties get low marks  —  A higher share of Democratic voters than Republican voters prioritize backing primary candidates who can win, but poll respondents say it's complicated.  —  As party primaries kick off ahead …
Politico:
Judge says Kari Lake's tenure atop US media agency was improper, voids actions as ‘acting CEO’ … “The Court finds that these expansive delegations were an unlawful effort to transform Lake into the CEO of U.S. Agency for Global Media in all but name,” the judge wrote.
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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran U.S. media agency, voiding layoffs
Discussion: Mediaite
David Folkenflik / NPR:
U.S. Judge says Kari Lake broke law in overseeing Voice of America
Discussion: The Guardian, CNN and Raw Story
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Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Trump confronts ‘bad part of war’ as troops killed in Iran conflict return home
Opheli Garcia-Lawler / The Daily Beast:
Trump Finds Jaw-Dropping Way to Disrespect His Own War Dead
Washington Post:
For Israel's Netanyahu, Trump grants wishes, but his support carries risks
Discussion: CBS News
Wall Street Journal:
Americans Are Now a Target in Trump's Immigration Crackdown  —  Prosecutors were ready for troublemakers.  —  Federal officer Dinko Residovic had spoken with the U.S. Attorney's Office before heading out to arrest two immigrants held at a jail in Washington, D.C.  —  “They were, like, 'If you need anything, let us know.
Axios:
U.S. weighs sending special forces to seize Iran's nuclear stockpile  —  The U.S. and Israel have discussed sending special forces into Iran to secure its stockpile of highly enriched uranium at a later stage of the war, according to four sources with knowledge of the discussions.
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NBC News:
Two in custody after ‘suspicious devices’ found outside Gracie Mansion amid anti-Islam protest  —  The anti-Islam protest was led by right-wing influencer Jake Lang.  Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife are safe, his press secretary said.  —  Two people were taken into custody after a pair …
Julie K. Brown / The Epstein Files:
DOJ docs, FBI interview, raise new questions about Epstein's “suicide”  —  Notes from an FBI interview indicate that prison guards discussed “cover-up”  —  An FBI 302 interview with an inmate in the Metropolitan Correctional Center where Jeffrey Epstein was found dead on August 10 …
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Katie Herchenroeder / Mother Jones:
At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports  —  Camp East Montana has received several 911 calls in the span of five months about immigrants trying to harm themselves. … Staff at the nation's largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility …
Discussion: El Paso Times
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Trump says he won't sign any bills into law until SAVE Act passes  —  President Trump on Sunday threatened to not sign any bills into law until the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act is approved by the Senate, doubling down on his push to change voting requirements ahead of the midterm elections.
Discussion: NOTUS, Reuters, Breitbart, Raw Story and Mediaite
New York Times:
Trump Wants to ‘Take Over’ Elections.  These States are Prime Targets.  —  President Trump thinks Republicans should control voting procedures in parts of the United States.  But where?  Here are some possibilities.  —  Facing the possibility of big losses for Republicans in the midterm elections …
Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Trump is betting that bigger income tax refunds will boost the GOP  —  Republicans designed parts of Trump's signature tax law to deliver larger refunds this filing season, offering a potential political boost before the midterms.  —  Over the next few months, as millions of Americans …
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
64% of Americans want to stop changing the clocks  —  Plus, is America entering “woke 2.0?”  Your weekly political data roundup for March 8, 2026.  —  This is my weekly Sunday roundup of new political data published over the last seven days.  —  Leading off: I wanted to take a break …
Catherine Kim / Politico:
'You're Accumulating Opposition and Enemies' … When Dan Crenshaw joined Congress in 2019, he was instantly a star.  —  The then-34-year-old GOP lawmaker was young, had combat experience, and was great on TV; the eyepatch from an injury in the Afghanistan War only made him more memorable.
Politico:
Senator mocked ‘green energy crap.’ His house runs on it. … “It's my personal home, so it's not really any of your business,” he said in a brief interview in December.  —  Sheehy's use of renewable energy led local industry officials to ask him for help opposing legislation championed …
 
 
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Iran war shifts US alliances in Europe
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Alec Hernandez / Politico:
Gonzales is out in Texas, and Dems see a chance to beat ‘The AKGuy’
Discussion: NewsMax.com and New York Times
NBC News:
Jan. 6 plaque installed at U.S. Capitol following yearslong delay
Katie Herchenroeder / Mother Jones:
New Footage Yet Again Contradicts DHS Claims About Its Killing of a US Citizen
Discussion: Washington Post and CBS News
Reuters:
As Iran's retaliation began, US officials scrambled to arrange evacuations
Joe Wilkins / Futurism:
Evidence Grows That Google's AI Overviews Have Eviscerated the Media Industry
 

 
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Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
The DOJ reaches a settlement in its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation in a case that alleged an illegal monopoly over live events in the US

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
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Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Fox News apologizes after facing criticism for airing old footage of a ceremony honoring fallen soldiers instead of a new event where Trump wore a baseball cap

 
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