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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 06.03.2026.
It displays 229 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
06.03.2026 ⇢ The Day Trump Demanded Unconditional Surrender
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Morning coverage focused on the seventh day of U.S.-Iran military conflict, with multiple outlets reporting Israeli strikes on Tehran and Beirut and Iranian missile retaliation. Early afternoon brought President Trump's declaration of 'no deal with Iran except unconditional surrender,' establishing this as a precondition for peace and signaling regime change objectives. Evening reports described Russia providing intelligence to Iran for targeting U.S. forces, while domestic coverage noted the February jobs report showing 92,000 jobs lost and continued political fallout from Kristi Noem's firing.
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The Washington Post
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The latest vote comes several days into the conflict, which began with Israeli and American strikes on Feb. 28.
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Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) announced Thursday night he will no longer seek re-election – one day after he admitted he had an extramarital affair with a staffer who later fatally set herself on fire.
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Follow Newsweek’s live blog for the latest updates on day six of the the Iran war.
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Associated Press
Intense Israeli airstrikes are pounding the capitals of Iran and Lebanon as the U.S. apparently struck an Iranian drone carrier at sea in its unrelenting campaign against the Islamic Republic’s fleet of warships.
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The Daily Beast
Documents describing interviews with a woman who accused the president of assault have finally been released.
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Associated Press
▶ The conflict in the Middle East is deeply complex. With all the fast-moving developments, it can be hard to understand.
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The Justice Department indicated that the documents were not previously released because they had been "incorrectly coded as duplicative."
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01:35⇢Strikes on Tehran and Beirut
⌨The newspapers report on the widening Iran conflict, with multiple outlets describing U.S. strikes on an Iranian drone carrier and Israeli attacks on Tehran and Beirut (Fox News, NYTimes, AP News, Boston Globe, CNN, Washington Times, Newsmax, Common Dreams, ABC News). Some outlets continue to cover the release of Epstein files related to Trump allegations (The Daily Beast, NBC News, NPR).
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The New York Times
The attacks in Lebanon are the most intense since the 2024 ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, and are a sign of a new front in the conflict.
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He announced Thursday night he will no longer seek re-election – one day after he admitted he had an extramarital affair with a staffer who later fatally set herself on…
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The New York Times
The Israeli military said it struck Iran’s capital and Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon, and the Iranians responded with a swarm of drones, the state news agency reported.
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The Epoch Times
‘They want to make a deal so badly,’ Trump said of Cuba’s communist government. ‘You have no idea.’
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Follow Newsweek’s live blog for the latest updates on the U.S. and Israel’s escalating war against Iran.
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The New York Times
The Israeli military said it struck Iran’s capital and Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon, and the Iranians responded with a swarm of drones, the state news agency reported.
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Washington Free Beacon
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Iran fired missiles toward Israel Friday, Israeli officials said, after Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran and hit Beirut's southern suburbs overnight.
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The Daily Beast
“I don’t want him to get too popular,” the president said of Marco Rubio at a White House event alongside soccer royalty.
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“The administration doesn’t have a clue. They do not have an actual, real rationale, endgame, or plan for the aftermath of this.”
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Los Angeles Times
Luke Winkie
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06:08⇢Tehran and Beirut Under Israeli Fire
⌨The newspapers report on the seventh day of the U.S.-Iran war, with multiple outlets describing Israeli strikes on Tehran and Beirut and Iranian missile retaliation (NYTimes, NPR, Fox News, Newsweek, ABC News, The Intercept, Free Beacon, Common Dreams, AP News, Boston Globe, CNN, Washington Times, Newsmax). Some outlets continue to cover the political fallout from a congressman's withdrawal after admitting to an affair with a staffer who died by suicide (NY Post, Washington Examiner).
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With the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in its seventh day, Trump says the aim is to "go in and clean out everything," suggesting a regime change objective.
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The U.S. economy has remained a mixed bag, in part due to a shutdown and Trump's tariff agenda.
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As the barrage airstrikes continue in the Middle East, we look at the military strength of Iran and the United States.
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The Washington Post
The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.
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Iran fired missiles toward Israel Friday, Israeli officials say, after Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran and hit Beirut's southern suburbs overnight.
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The Washington Post
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TRUMP SHRUGS OFF TERROR RETALIATION: 'I GUESS'
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The New York Times
The Israeli military said it struck Iran’s capital and Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon, and the Iranians responded with a swarm of drones, the state news agency reported.
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He announced Thursday night he will no longer seek re-election – one day after he admitted he had an extramarital affair with a staffer who later fatally set herself on…
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Breitbart News
The United States says it has continued to dominate the Iranian Navy and Tehran launches strikes against Israel, albeit at a reduced pace.
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New York Post
Dramatic video shows 50 fighter jets destroying slain Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s secret underground bunker in Tehran early Friday — just days after he was killed there.
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New York Post
Dramatic video shows 50 fighter jets destroying slain Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s secret underground bunker in Tehran early Friday — just days after he was killed there.
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Washington, D.C., is now in charge of making sure that dogs in Los Angeles aren’t mistreated.
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08:03⇢Bunker Dust in Tehran's Dawn
⌨The newspapers report on the seventh day of the U.S.-Iran war, with multiple outlets describing Israeli strikes destroying an underground bunker in Tehran and hitting Beirut, Iranian missile retaliation, and Trump's regime change objectives (NY Post, NYTimes, CBS, Breitbart, The Hill, USA Today, Washington Post, HuffPost, Common Dreams, The Intercept, NBC News, The Blaze, Slate). Some outlets continue to cover domestic political developments including the February jobs report and abortion policy debates (NBC News, Mother Jones).
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Controversial Geofence Warrants Face Supreme Court Challenge
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The Washington Post
The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.
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▶ The conflict in the Middle East is deeply complex. With all the fast-moving developments, it can be hard to understand.
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Donald Trump is angry because Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, hasn’t backed the war on Iran. Sánchez’s stand is hardly radical, but it seems like it now that almost all of Europe has fallen in behind Trump.
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The U.S. economy has remained a mixed bag, in part due to a shutdown and Trump's tariff agenda.
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As the barrage airstrikes continue in the Middle East, we look at the military strength of Iran and the United States.
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The Washington Post
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With the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in its seventh day, President Trump says the aim is to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction and "Make Iran Great Again."
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Follow Newsweek’s live blog for the latest updates on the U.S. and Israel’s escalating war against Iran.
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics also revised down January's payrolls figure, which economists had already thought was too high.
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Follow Newsweek’s live blog for the latest updates on the U.S. and Israel’s escalating war against Iran.
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Follow Newsweek’s live blog for the latest updates on the U.S. and Israel’s escalating war against Iran.
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09:20⇢Trump's Unconditional Ultimatum
⌨The newspapers report on the seventh day of the U.S.-Iran war, with multiple outlets describing Trump's declaration of 'no deal with Iran except unconditional surrender' and regime change objectives (Newsweek, ABC News, The Daily Wire, CBS, The Hill). Some outlets continue to cover the February jobs report showing 92,000 jobs lost (NBC News) and critique the administration's war aesthetics (Slate).
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Los Angeles Times
Luke Winkie
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The Washington Post
President Trump says he will not strike any deals with Iran except “unconditional surrender,” ruling out the possibility of negotiations to end the war.
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Associated Press
American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, a sign that the labor market remains under strain. The unemployment rate blipped up to 4.4%.
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The Epoch Times
Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, said that the Department of War was transitioning to the ‘next phase’ of the operation.
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The Washington Post
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▶ The conflict in the Middle East is deeply complex. With all the fast-moving developments, it can be hard to understand.
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The job market showed further signs of weakness last month as employers cut 92,000 jobs. The unemployment rate inched up to 4.4%, from 4.3% in January.
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The Daily Caller
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Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, said that the Department of War was transitioning to the ‘next phase’ of the operation.
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Some lawmakers say they plan to still push for investigations and possibly even impeachment.
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Chuck Schumer is not only failing to meet the moment by not opposing the war on Iran. He has long been a hawk on Iran among Democrats and Americans who are yearning for peace.
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Breitbart News
The United States says it has continued to dominate the Iranian Navy and Tehran launches strikes against Israel, albeit at a reduced pace.
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For a century, American wars were planned by think tankers drawn from the boards of Goldman Sachs and Chevron. It gave rise to horrors like Vietnam and Iraq. That era is over. What comes next is very likely worse.
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday that ’some countries’ had begun mediation efforts.
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The New York Times
Economists say estimates from official agencies are reliable, but they worry the quality of data is eroding.
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“IRAN WILL HAVE A GREAT FUTURE. ‘MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN (MIGA!).’ Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
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10:30⇢Trump's Unconditional Ultimatum
⌨The newspapers report on President Trump's demand for Iran's 'unconditional surrender' as a precondition for peace, with multiple outlets describing his vow of 'no deal' until an 'acceptable' leader is chosen (Fox News, The Epoch Times, NY Post, The Daily Wire, Newsweek, ABC News, CBS, The Hill, Washington Times). Some outlets continue to cover the expanding military conflict, including Israeli strikes on Iran and Lebanon (AP News, Breitbart, NPR, Washington Post, CNN, Boston Globe).
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The Daily Beast
The MAGA exile has thrown her support behind another former Trump loyalist who has fallen out with the president.
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New York Post
An arsenal of US stealth bombers is expected to reportedly soon reach UK military bases as President Trump previously floated dropping “the big one” on the Iranian regime.
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Oil prices surged this week, driving up gasoline costs for American drivers and marking the sharpest jump in energy markets in years. Brent crude oil surged to $90 a barrel on Friday, while the national average price for regular gasoline reached $3.32 per gallon, according to AAA.
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▶ The conflict in the Middle East is deeply complex. With all the fast-moving developments, it can be hard to understand.
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Trump Bragged About Lower Gas Prices. Then He Bombed Iran.
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The Military Religious Freedom Foundation said it received more than 200 complaints about perceived Christian nationalist sentiments amid war in Iran.
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The Epoch Times
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said that the energy issues resulting from the conflict in the Middle East were logistics rather than supply related.
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The Iran war shows yet again that US oil is still vulnerable to foreign shocks.
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Follow Newsweek’s live blog for the latest updates on the U.S. and Israel’s escalating war against Iran.
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The Daily Wire
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12:08⇢Trump's Unconditional Ultimatum
⌨The newspapers report on President Trump's demand for Iran's 'unconditional surrender' as a precondition for peace, with multiple outlets describing his vow of 'no deal' until an 'acceptable' leader is chosen (Fox News, The Epoch Times, NY Post, The Daily Wire, Newsweek, ABC News, CBS, The Hill, Washington Times). Some outlets continue to cover the expanding military conflict, including Israeli strikes on Iran and Lebanon (AP News, Breitbart, NPR, Washington Post, CNN, Boston Globe).
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The New York Times
The strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs were the heaviest Israeli attacks since 2024. President Trump repeated that there “will be no deal” with Iran.
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The Daily Beast
There are a myriad of reasons why Kristi Noem was fired but one thing ultimately caused Trump to act.
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The New York Times
The strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs were the heaviest Israeli attacks since 2024. President Trump repeated that there “will be no deal” with Iran.
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With the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in its seventh day, President Trump says the aim is to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction and "Make Iran Great Again."
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The 20-something billionaires who run Kalshi and Polymarket are battling it out to be the top prediction market company. Observers and former insiders say the feud is just heating up.
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A source told Page Six that “it did not make sense” for Netflix to continue its partnership with Markle.
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The Atlantic
Congressional questions about contracts, ads, and extramarital sex ended her tenure.
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Jobs Are Down While the U.S. Spends $2 Billion a Day on War With Iran
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The Intercept
Intercept senior editor Ali Gharib discusses the human and political toll of the Israel–U.S. war on Iran with Séamus Malekafzali.
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The Daily Beast
GOP retirements now match the number of exits seen ahead of the 2018 midterms.
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The president dismissed suggestions that Iran must have a democratically run government.
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Beast
The Justice Department has finally released documents containing fresh allegations against the president after it claims to have withheld them in error.
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New York Post
Dead dogs. “ICE Barbie.” Blanketgate. Here’s a look back at all of Kristi Noem’s scandals.
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The Washington Post
The first 100 hours of Operation Epic Fury, the U.S.-Israeli campaign in Iran, cost an estimated $3.7 billion, according to experts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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The war on Iran is a joint effort by segments of the US, Israeli, European, and Arab ruling classes that are committed to global and regional domination — not just the result of Israeli pressure on Donald Trump.
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Follow Newsweek’s live blog for the latest updates on the U.S. and Israel’s escalating war against Iran.
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The White House was dealing not only with questions about the war but also a decline in jobs, a rise in gas prices and more Epstein files.
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14:04⇢Unconditional Surrender Ultimatum
⌨The newspapers report on the seventh day of the U.S.-Iran war, with multiple outlets describing Trump's demand for Iran's 'unconditional surrender' and Israeli strikes on Iranian and Lebanese targets (Newsweek, CBS, ABC News, NYTimes, AP News, Breitbart, Boston Globe, Washington Times). Some outlets continue to cover the war's domestic economic impact, including job losses and rising fuel costs (NBC News, USA Today, Reason, Newsmax).
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Mother Jones
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The Daily Beast
Just last month, Rick Santelli said the jobs report proved “you’ve all been wrong.”
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Associated Press
▶ The conflict in the Middle East is deeply complex. With all the fast-moving developments, it can be hard to understand.
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Most Americans disapprove of President Trump's handling of Iran, and a majority sees Iran as either only a minor threat or no threat at all, an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds.
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The New York Times
President Trump has laid out shifting goals for the war, leaving his aides, and congressional allies, struggling to keep up and at times contradicting him.
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New York Post
The husband of scandal-laden outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is expected to stay by her side despite the “humiliation” of her affair with longtime political adviser Corey Lewandowski, his relatives told The Post on Friday.
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The Israeli military also pounded Beirut and issued more evacuation warnings in Lebanon amid its campaign there against Iran-backed Hezbollah militants.
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The New York Times
President Trump’s messaging on the war has evolved, leaving his aides, and congressional allies, struggling to keep up and at times contradicting him.
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Barack Obama eulogized the civil rights leader and Bill Clinton is also expected to speak and pay tribute.
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A Democratic congresswoman has rushed to court to try to prevent President Trump from closing and demolishing the Trump-Kennedy Center.
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The Atlantic
The administration has laid out a buffet of reasons for Operation Epic Fury—take your pick.
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TRUMP DEMANDS: IRAN'S 'UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER'
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The latest measure comes after U.S. oil prices posted their biggest weekly gain in trading history.
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Since the war began last weekend, the price of U.S. crude oil has surged 35%.
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15:33⇢Russia's Intelligence Handoff
⌨The newspapers report on Russia's involvement in the U.S.-Iran war, with multiple outlets describing intelligence sharing that allows Iran to target U.S. forces (The Daily Beast, ABC News, HuffPost, Washington Post, CBS). Some outlets continue to cover the war's domestic political impact, including shifting goals and public opposition (NYTimes, NPR, The Atlantic).
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The Washington Post
The Trump administration is rolling out a $20 billion reinsurance program for ships that are worried about incurring losses due to the U.S.-Israeli on Iran and retaliatory strikes against oil-rich Gulf states.
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Friday that gasoline prices could start falling within weeks even after a sharp run-up tied to the intensifying conflict with Iran, arguing the disruption to oil markets will not be permanent.
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Follow Newsweek’s live blog for the latest updates on the U.S. and Israel’s escalating war against Iran.
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The Washington Post
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Senior Israeli officials say Iran worked covertly after attacks on its nuclear sites during the Twelve Day War, to accelerate its ‘Weapon Group’ project.
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Stocks also sharply dropped, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average having its workst week since April 2025.
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Reason
Kristi Noem's Lies About DHS Shootings Don't Seem To Have Figured in Trump's Decision To Fire Her
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Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) record is receiving increased scrutiny as the Washington establishment spends tens of millions to save the embattled incumbent from a grassroots challenge by MAGA-aligned Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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The Daily Beast
Minnesota isn’t ready to let Kristi Noem off the hook for the chaos and terror that occurred in the state.
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17:02⇢Russia's Intelligence Handoff
⌨The newspapers report on Russia's provision of intelligence to Iran for targeting U.S. forces, with multiple outlets describing this development as a significant escalation in the U.S.-Iran war (ABC News, Washington Post, CBS, HuffPost, The Intercept). Some outlets continue to cover the war's domestic political impact, including shifting goals and public opposition (NYTimes, NPR, The Atlantic).
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Most Americans disapprove of President Trump's handling of Iran, an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds. But there were significant splits by political party, in addition to age, race and education.
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The Daily Beast
The U.S. is scrambling to deal with Russia’s unforeseen involvement in the war.
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Ian Prasad Philbrick
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Body-worn camera footage, photos, and evidence logs were released almost a year after Martinez was killed in South Padre Island.
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The release came after news reports about the documents being withheld. The Department of Justice said the documents had been “incorrectly coded."
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
Six years after the coronavirus pandemic began to rip through the U.S., spreading death and sparking draconian shutdowns, the country still has not had a full accounting of the dystopian restrictions the government imposed to try to control the virus — and the public.
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As baby boomers age, caregivers are often squeezed caring for parents and children at the same time. They need help.
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President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met Friday with the CEOs of several major defense contractors as the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran entered its sixth day.
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The Daily Beast
Kristi Noem’s in-laws are hoping for a divorce.
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19:40⇢Trump's Defense Industry Summit
⌨The newspapers report on the U.S.-Iran war's seventh day, with multiple outlets describing Trump's meeting with defense CEOs as military operations continue (Newsmax, Fox News, The Blaze, The Daily Wire, CNN, Boston Globe, MSNBC). Some outlets continue to cover domestic political tensions, including Obama's criticism of Trump and the Epstein records release (Washington Examiner, The Hill, USA Today, Slate).
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Breitbart News
Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) record is receiving increased scrutiny as the Washington establishment spends tens of millions to save the embattled incumbent from a grassroots challenge by MAGA-aligned Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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The Washington Post
President Trump campaigned on an “America First” foreign policy, vowing that the U.S. would no longer serve as the world’s policeman, entangled in unaffordable forever wars.
Yet he has unleashed America’s military might time and again.
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Chicago and national leaders paid tribute to the civil rights activist, including Bill Clinton saying Jackson made him "a better president."
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Iran's foreign minister rejected the idea of a ceasefire or new talks with the Trump administration, and said Iran was prepared for the possibility of a U.S. ground invasion.
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The Washington Post
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CNN
CNN ON THE GROUND
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US stocks end sharply lower. A suprisingly weak jobs report added to Mideast tensions pushing oil prices even higher.
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New York Post
“Trump Derangement Syndrome is melting their brains,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote on X.
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The New York Times
President Trump’s messaging on the war has evolved, leaving his aides, and congressional allies, struggling to keep up and at times contradicting him.
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The school day was starting in Minab, Iran, on Feb 28, when local authorities issued a series of warnings. But there was not enough time.
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The Washington Post
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22:27⇢Strikes on Tehran and Beirut
⌨The newspapers report on escalating U.S.-Iran military conflict, with multiple outlets describing Israeli strikes on Beirut and Tehran and Trump's demand for Iran's 'unconditional surrender' (NYTimes, NPR, USA Today, Fox News, Common Dreams, The Daily Wire, Washington Times). Some outlets continue to cover Russia's intelligence support for Iran and domestic political divisions over the war (Washington Examiner, NY Post, Breitbart, The Intercept, MSNBC).
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The Boston Globe
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The New York Times
The Israeli military said it had sent a broad wave of strikes at the Iranian capital. Footage shared on state media showed explosions and columns of smoke.
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The New York Times
The Israeli military said it had sent a broad wave of strikes at the Iranian capital. Footage shared on state media showed explosions and columns of smoke.
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Moore reflected on how Jackson shaped his life, and he had harsh words for fellow Democrats who he said aren't standing up to government overreach.
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“Someone should show up for the Iranian people,” the victim said.
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