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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
TACOs With a Side of War Porn  —  When we mentioned yesterday that Trump was blaming Iran for firing the Tomahawk missile that destroyed an Iranian girl's school on February 28, we suggested he'd probably (or hopefully) have been briefed otherwise and was merely lying.  Now we're not so sure.
Discussion: New York Magazine, Reason and NBC News
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
It has become clear that Trump had no plan in Iran other than to strike it, knock out the leaders he didn't like, and hope the Iranian people would rise up and put in place new leaders he could deal with.  It was supposed to look like what happened in Venezuela in January …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Advisers Urge Him to Find Iran Exit Ramp, Fearing Political Backlash
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Why Trump can't explain the start — or the endgame — of the war in Iran
Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:   How the Iran War Ends
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Ed Martin, outspoken Justice Department lawyer, is formally accused of ethical violations  —  Federal agencies Donald Trump Diversity and equity  —  Ed Martin, an outspoken Trump administration official, is facing attorney discipline proceedings in Washington, DC, for a letter he sent …
Discussion: NOTUS, Bloomberg and Washington Times
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Sarah N. Lynch / CBS News:
DOJ's Ed Martin faces ethics charges from disciplinary office over threatening letter to Georgetown University  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  The office that polices attorney misconduct in Washington, D.C., has filed ethics charges against Justice Department pardon attorney Ed Martin …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump loyalist Ed Martin faces disciplinary case over DOJ threat against Georgetown Law25 minutes ago
Discussion: MS NOW
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
D.C. Bar Begins Disciplinary Proceedings Against Ed Martin
Discussion: Politico
Axios:
Exclusive: U.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last year  —  Nearly seven months ago, Ukrainian officials tried to sell the U.S. their battle-proven technology for downing Iranian-made attack drones.  They even made a PowerPoint presentation — obtained exclusively by Axios …
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Taco on Iran will come too late for Trump  —  The US president has already done lasting damage to international trust in America  —  Sometime soon Donald Trump will ring the closing bell on his Iran war.  That moment will have less to do with whether his mission is accomplished (whatever that is) than how much pain he can endure.
Associated Press:
Iran launches new attacks at Israel and Gulf countries as it keeps up pressure on the Middle East
CNN:
The grim choice facing the Trump administration: Economic or naval collapse?  —  Oil & gas The Middle East Investing Economy  —  The Trump administration is currently trapped between the specter of a global economic recession and a naval catastrophe.  —  As the conflict with Iran intensifies …
Discussion: The Week
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Politico:NEW!
US official: ‘Not true’ Navy successfully escorted oil tanker through Strait of Hormuz … A U.S. official denied a claim from Energy Secretary Chris Wright in a now-deleted social media post Tuesday that the U.S. Navy escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz.
Discussion: Reuters, Bloomberg and The Daily Wire
Lee Ying Shan / CNBC:
Oil extends slide as investors assess Trump comments on Iran war, Strait of Hormuz
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP leaders, Trump see tensions flare over Senate filibuster  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is standing his ground against President Trump's campaign to pressure Republicans to radically reinterpret the filibuster rule to pass sweeping voting reform, a contest of wills …
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New Republic:
Transcript: Trump Accidentally Hurts GOP's 2026 Hopes in Wild Tirades
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab  —  The Pentagon spent more money in September—the end of the 2025 fiscal year—than it had in any other year since 2008.  But a good chunk of the budget wasn't used for anything that could be considered a pertinent military expense.
Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
Voting machine company Smartmatic says DOJ is targeting it to bolster false 2020 claims  —  The voting machine company asked a judge to dismiss foreign bribery charges filed against it last year, alleging a vindictive and selective prosecution.  —  A voting machine company at the heart …
Discussion: New York Times
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Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Voting Machine Company Calls Federal Case Vindictive Prosecution
Dana Rubinstein / New York Times:
Mamdani Chooses His Words Carefully After Alleged Terror Attack  —  Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been spare in his remarks following the attempted bombing at Gracie Mansion and arrests of two men who said they were motivated by ISIS.  —  In the days after a homemade bomb laced with metal …
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
The worst cabinet in American history  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  ☄️ Subscribe to PN ☄️  —  While he may not have quite the walking-car-crash charisma of the woman he's set to replace …
Discussion: Human Events
NBC News:
Trump has questioned aides about Corey Lewandowski's role in DHS ad campaign, sources say  —  The $220 million ad campaign was at the center of a pair of contentious congressional hearings last week that led in part to Trump's decision to fire Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary.
Discussion: The Independent and Raw Story
Joel Jacobs / ProPublica:
Credit Bureaus Are Leaving More Mistakes on Frustrated Consumers' Reports Under Trump's CFPB  —  Rebecca Sheppard specializes in untangling other people's financial messes.  But for nearly a year, the Colorado accountant has been unable to fix a glaring error on her own credit report.
Discussion: Docket updates … and New Yorker
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Mike Johnson declines to condemn Republicans' anti-Muslim remarks  —  DORAL, Florida — Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he has discussed “our tone and our message” with the two House Republicans who have made anti-Muslim remarks in recent days but defended the right of the lawmakers to oppose “the impostion of Sharia law.”
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Hill
Paul Krugman:
Why I Don't Speak American  —  And why it's a problem that Pete Hegseth says he does  —  At a summit with Latin American leaders over the weekend, Marco Rubio said a few words in Spanish.  Then Pete Hegseth popped up to say “I only speak American.”  And that's why we're facing disaster in the Persian Gulf.
New York Times:
Unlike Past U.S. Conflicts, Iran Attack Is Opposed by Most Americans  —  In the days after President Trump launched U.S. forces in an attack against Iran, support for the strikes is far lower than what it has been at the beginnings of previous foreign conflicts.
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
Kennedy to Undergo Rotator Cuff Surgery  —  The secretary of health and human services, known for his Make America Healthy Again campaign, is expected to be back at work on Monday.  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, is having rotator cuff surgery on Tuesday …
Discussion: MedPage Today and The Hill
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Everything Trump Touches Dies: Oil Edition  —  Futures curves and Fed rate cuts.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Programming note: I'm going live with Sarah and Tim at approximately 1:45pm ET for The Next Level.  Come hang with us here.  If you can't make it live, this episode will be in your feeds tonight.
Max Rego / The Hill:20 minutes ago
Rand Paul: Midterms will be ‘disastrous’ for Republicans  —  Republican Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) warned Tuesday that the midterms could be “disastrous” for his party if the war in Iran continues.  —  “Already, we are behind the eight-ball as far as the electoral process,” Paul told host Maria Bartiromo …
Discussion: Raw Story, Fox Business and Mediaite
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Erika Kirk appointed to Air Force Academy board  —  President Trump has appointed Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, to the Air Force Academy's Board of Visitors, having her replace her late husband.  —  Consisting of 16 members, the Board of Visitors is responsible …
The Hill:
Oz: Millions may be falsely enrolled in ObamaCare  —  Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), claimed in an interview published Monday that millions of people could potentially be falsely enrolled in Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans.
Discussion: NBC News
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Russia told Trump it has not shared intelligence with Iran during war, Witkoff says … Russian leaders in a call with Presiden t Donald Trump on Monday denied allegations that they are sharing intelligence with Iran during the war, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said.
Discussion: The Guardian, The Hill and Reuters
Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
Shots fired at US Consulate in Toronto in ‘absolutely unacceptable’ attack  —  Shots were fired at the US Consulate in Toronto early Tuesday in the latest attack on an American diplomatic outpost amid the ongoing war with Iran.  —  No injuries were reported, despite officials saying …
Maria Curi / Axios:
Scoop: White House readies executive order to weed out Anthropic  —  The White House is preparing an executive order formally instructing the federal government to rip out Anthropic's AI from its operations, sources familiar with the matter told Axios.
Sam Sabin / Axios:
Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd confirmed as new leader of NSA, Cyber Command  —  The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Army Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd, the deputy chief of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, as the director of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command.
Prejula Prem / Bloomberg:
US Oil Prices Extend Decline, Fall 15% to Trade Near $80 a Barrel  —  A flotilla of at least 25 supertankers is heading to Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port of Yanbu as the kingdom races to get its oil to market after the Iran war halted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
‘Ridiculous’: Kristi Noem's 28-year-old aide wasted millions on unusable ICE vehicles  —  A former deputy to outgoing Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem saddled the department with millions of dollars in wasted funding for vehicles that cannot be used.  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs …
 
 
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Max Rego / The Hill:
Rand Paul: Midterms will be ‘disastrous’ for Republicans   Find
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Carmen Paun / Politico:
FDA backs away from RFK Jr.'s claims about drug's promise for autism patients   Find
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Trump loyalist Ed Martin faces disciplinary case over DOJ threat against Georgetown Law   Find
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Ivan Penn / New York Times:
U.S. Solar Installations Fell in 2025 as Trump Attacked Clean Energy   Find
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The Hill:
Oz: Millions may be falsely enrolled in ObamaCare   Find
 
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Ivan Penn / New York Times:
U.S. Solar Installations Fell in 2025 as Trump Attacked Clean Energy30 minutes ago
Discussion: The Hill, Blue Virginia and Electrek
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
An iPhone-hacking toolkit used by Russian spies likely came from US military contractor
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
House Budget chair eyes more safety-net cuts for second megabill
EJ Kimball / Washington Examiner:
World War III isn't on the horizon. It has already begun
Discussion: Politico and The Free Press
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump's alleged sexual assault of a minor: what we know and what's still being hidden
Discussion: Wonkette and Washington Examiner
CNN:
‘A shell of our former self’: How Trump and Musk's spending cuts are hampering US government readiness amid the Iran war
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Unearthed audio appears to contradict Rep. Rob Bresnahan's stock trading claims
Discussion: Truthout and Raw Story
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Sharing a stage, Justices Jackson and Kavanaugh spar over Supreme Court orders favoring Trump
 

 
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