Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called the SAVE America Act “one of the most despicable pieces of legislation” he has seen ahead of the bill being brought to the floor for a vote this week.
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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 17.03.2026.
It displays 213 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
17.03.2026 ⇢ The Day Two Iranian Officials Fell
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Morning coverage focused on Israel's claim that it killed two top Iranian officials, Ali Larijani and Gholam Reza Soleimani, in overnight strikes, with multiple outlets describing this as a significant blow to Iran's leadership. Early afternoon brought the resignation of Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, over the Iran war, with outlets reporting his statement that Iran posed no imminent threat. Evening coverage shifted to President Trump's announcement that most NATO allies refuse to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, with multiple outlets covering his statements that America needs 'no one' in the fight against Iran.
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She was found guilty on Monday of poisoning her husband in a plot to bail herself out of debt with his estate and run away with her handyman lover.
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Associated Press
The United Arab Emirates shut down its airspace early Tuesday as its military reported it was “responding to missile and drone threats from Iran.”
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The Daily Beast
The president is continuing on his warpath of firings.
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The Epoch Times
The president’s visit to Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping was initially scheduled for March 31 to April 2.
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The plans also include possibilities for escalation if the White House decides to increase the pressure on Iran, sources tell NBC News.
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"As you know, we attacked Kharg Island and knocked it … literally destroyed everything on the island except for the area where the oil is," Trump said Monday. "I call it the pipes. We left the pipes. We didn't want to do that, but we will do that. We can do that on five minutes' notice; it will be over."
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Trump said that the US needs “whatever it takes” to reopen the Strait Of Hormuz.
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The Washington Post
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As the war enters its third week, Iran war injuries for U.S. troops have reached 200, according to U.S. Central Command.
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The Washington Post
President Trump said Monday he is keeping a close watch on which countries help the U.S. break Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz and reopen the critical passage to oil traffic.
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump says a former president has told him that he now wishes he had attacked Iran when he occupied the Oval Office.
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On week three of the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran, the war is expanding and the consequences are intensifying, including at the gas pump.
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Washington Free Beacon
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05:06⇢Trump's Kharg Island Ultimatum
⌨The newspapers report on President Trump's escalating threats against Iran's oil infrastructure and his frustration with allies' reluctance to provide military assistance for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, with multiple outlets detailing his warnings about destroying Kharg Island and his complaints about unenthusiastic responses (Newsmax, Washington Times, NYTimes, USA Today, NBC News, The Epoch Times, Newsweek, Washington Examiner, HuffPost, MSNBC, The Blaze, AP News, ABC News, CBS, Fox News). Some outlets also cover European pushback against Trump's demands for warships (NYTimes, Washington Times).
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The US Embassy in Baghdad was targeted by drones and rockets. Follow Newsweek’s latest updates
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The all-volunteer Basij force is used to suppress demonstrations. Iran did not immediately acknowledge the killing.
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The Daily Beast
The president had a late-night brainwave in front of the TV.
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The New York Times
It was the first strike on a ship in and around the strait in five days. President Trump criticized countries that declined to help unblock the vital oil route.
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Israeli officials say strikes killed Ali Larijani and the head of the all-volunteer Basij force, Gholam Reza Soleimani. Iranian state media did not immediately confirm either death.
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Los Angeles Times
Susan Rinkunas
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Despite his high-profile controversies, Platner is still popular with Mainers. But leadership isn’t budging from its centrist pick.
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Iran offered no immediate response to the claim, and it was not immediately clear what Israel was basing its assessment on.
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The US Embassy in Baghdad was targeted by drones and rockets. Follow Newsweek’s latest updates
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The New York Times
Israel attempted to kill one of Iran’s most senior leaders, Ali Larijani, in a strike, according to three Israeli officials. Iran did not immediately comment on the claim.
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The New York Times
Ali Larijani, one of Iran’s most senior leaders, died in overnight strikes, Israel’s defense minister said. Iran did not immediately comment on the claim.
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The Washington Post
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Iran's top security official and the head of the Revolutionary Guard's Basij militia were both killed in overnight strikes in a blow to the country's leadership, Israel's defense minister said Tuesday. Both security official Ali Larijani and Gen. Gholam Reza Soleimani were "eliminated last night," Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement.
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06:31⇢Two Iranian Officials Fall in Night Strikes
⌨The newspapers report on Israel's claim that it killed two top Iranian officials, Ali Larijani and Gholam Reza Soleimani, in overnight strikes, with multiple outlets covering the development as a significant blow to Iran's leadership (ABC News, AP News, NBC News, Newsmax, Newsweek, Washington Examiner, Fox News, NYTimes, CBS). Some outlets also note that Iran has not immediately confirmed the deaths (AP News, NBC News, NYTimes).
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The Iran war could escalate further as President Trump threatens to hit key oil infrastructure if Tehran doesn't drop its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.
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New York Post
The 67-year-old was one of 10 Islamic Republic officials with a $10 million bounty placed on his head Friday by the State Department’s Rewards for Justice program.
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Israel says it killed Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, the highest profile assassinations since the targeting of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war.
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The Daily Beast
The president’s claims about Iran seem to have been undercut by his own intelligence reports.
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Israel says it killed Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, the highest profile assassinations since the targeting of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the first day of the war.
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Iran offered no immediate response to the claim, and it was not immediately clear what Israel was basing its assessment on.
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
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The Epoch Times
‘Won’t be long. And we’re going to have a much safer world when it’s wrapped up,’ President Donald Trump said.
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Israeli officials say strikes killed Ali Larijani and the head of the all-volunteer Basij force, Gholam Reza Soleimani. Iranian state media did not immediately confirm either death.
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On week three of the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran, the war is expanding and the consequences are intensifying, including at the gas pump.
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The US Embassy in Baghdad was targeted by drones and rockets. Follow Newsweek’s latest updates
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The Israeli military killed two top Iranian security officials in separate overnight strikes, multiple reports Tuesday indicate, further eroding the Islamic dictatorship’s senior leadership and command structure.
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The New York Times
The killing of Mr. Larijani would remove a prominent voice of defiance who was also seen as a pragmatist with the clout to negotiate with the U.S.
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Vilfredo Pareto once observed that history was a “graveyard of aristocracies” as ruling elites gradually become decadent, depraved, and dysfunctional. The contemporary United States is a disturbingly neat fit for Pareto’s model.
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The Washington Post
The Israeli military announced Tuesday that Ali Larijani, Iran’s top national security official, was killed in an airstrike overnight.
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Iran's top security official and the head of the Revolutionary Guard's Basij militia were both killed in overnight strikes in a blow to the country's leadership. Both security official Ali Larijani and Gen. Gholam Reza Soleimani were "eliminated last night," Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement Tuesday.
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The Washington Post
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09:08⇢Two Iranian Officials Fall in Night Strikes
⌨The newspapers report on Israel's claim that it killed two top Iranian officials, Ali Larijani and Gholam Reza Soleimani, in overnight strikes, with multiple outlets covering the development as a significant blow to Iran's leadership (Breitbart, NY Post, AP News, NBC News, Newsmax, Newsweek, Washington Examiner, Fox News, NYTimes, CBS, NPR, The Daily Wire, ABC News). Some outlets also note that Iran has not immediately confirmed the deaths (AP News, NBC News, NYTimes).
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First-round results suggest the French left can hold its ground in this month’s local elections. This positive outcome comes despite a campaign defined by an acrimonious civil war between the center-left establishment and France Insoumise.
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Associated Press
Israel says Ali Larijani, a top Iranian security official who was widely believed to be running the country after the killing of its supreme leader, was killed in an overnight strike.
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Spain's Prime Minister called U.S. strikes against Iran "unjustified." When other foreigners in power have used similar language against the U.S. or Israel, they were sanctioned by the Treasury.
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Associated Press
Israeli officials say strikes killed Ali Larijani and the head of the all-volunteer Basij force, Gholam Reza Soleimani. Iranian state media did not immediately confirm either death.
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The Atlantic
Trump is blowing up national-park land in Arizona to wall off one of the border’s last wild places.
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The Daily Caller
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A hard-fought Senate race, several raucous open House primaries and Gov. JB Pritzker's bid to extend his control over Illinois politics are all at stake.
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Joe Kent, head of the National Counterterrorism Center, said in his resignation letter that 'Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation.'
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New York Post
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday compared the plight of the Irish to the “genocide” in Palestine.
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The Daily Beast
The director of the Counterterrorism Center announced he was quitting over the war.
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HAVANA — As the U.S. and Cuba talk to decide the island's fate, basic necessities are scarce or unaffordable, and simple tasks like cooking are burdensome.
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President Donald Trump’s opposition in the media and political class are celebrating Joe Kent’s resignation as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center over the war in Iran.
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Joe Kent, head of the National Counterterrorism Center, said in his resignation letter that 'Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation.'
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HAVANA — As the U.S. and Cuba talk to decide the island's fate, basic necessities are scarce or unaffordable, and simple tasks like cooking are burdensome.
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11:33⇢Counterterror Chief's Resignation Over Iran
⌨The newspapers report on the resignation of Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, over the Iran war, with multiple outlets covering his departure and citing his statement that Iran posed no imminent threat (Breitbart, ABC News, AP News, Common Dreams, HuffPost, Washington Examiner, USA Today, NBC News, NPR). Some outlets also continue coverage of Israeli strikes that killed Iranian officials Ali Larijani and Gholam Reza Soleimani (AP News, Newsmax, Newsweek, Washington Times, NYTimes, CBS, The Daily Wire).
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The New York Times
The killing of Mr. Larijani would remove a prominent voice of defiance who was also seen as a pragmatist with the clout to negotiate with the U.S.
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New York Post
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday compared the plight of the Irish to the “genocide” in Palestine.
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Ali Larijani was killed in overnight strikes that targeted top officials, claims Israel. Follow Newsweek’s latest updates
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The Washington Post
Needing a shakeup at Homeland Security, President Trump has turned to a plumber.
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Associated Press
Israeli officials say strikes killed Ali Larijani and the head of the all-volunteer Basij force, Gholam Reza Soleimani. Iranian state media did not immediately confirm either death.
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The president said U.S. forces have had great success against Iran despite receiving little to no assistance from the NATO alliance.
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New York Post
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday compared the plight of the Irish to the “genocide” in Palestine.
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Israeli officials say strikes killed Ali Larijani and the head of the all-volunteer Basij force, Gholam Reza Soleimani. Iranian state media did not immediately confirm either death.
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Nick Keppler
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The Daily Beast
Grenell’s tirade came hours after Trump declared he’d been “a little rough” with artists at the Kennedy Center.
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Since his first inauguration, Trump has been throwing charges at protesters and seeing what sticks. He always failed — until now.
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The Epoch Times
The rejection came after Trump had sought allies’ help in opening the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Beast
A (very) old schoolmate of the president says nefarious forces are planning to overturn the MAGA administration, and must be stopped.
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12:30⇢Trump's Lonely Stand Against Iran
⌨The newspapers report on President Trump's announcement that most NATO allies refuse to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, with multiple outlets covering his statement that America needs 'no one' in the fight against Iran (AP News, The Epoch Times, Newsweek, Washington Examiner, Fox News). Several outlets also cover the resignation of counterterrorism director Joe Kent over the Iran war, citing his claim that Iran posed no imminent threat (Common Dreams, HuffPost, USA Today, Breitbart).
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Ali Larijani was killed in overnight strikes that targeted top officials, claims Israel. Follow Newsweek’s latest updates
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NCTC Director Joe Kent called President Donald Trump the victim of a 'misinformation campaign' that pushed the United States into war with Iran.
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The Washington Post
Just weeks into his tenure as defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov is already signaling a shift in how Kyiv plans to manage the war against Russia: less bureaucratic oversight, more data-driven management and a new emphasis on leveraging Ukraine’s hard-won expertise in defeating Iran’s Shahed drones.
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Breitbart News
Google’s Gemini AI platform smears seven sitting Republican Senators, Vice President JD Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio by stating they have violated its “hate speech policies,” but found zero Democrats guilty of the same.
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Kent said he "cannot in good conscience" back the Iran war. In his resignation letter, he says Iran "posed no imminent threat to our nation."
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New York Post
President Trump railed Tuesday against America’s NATO allies, saying they refused his call for assistance in keeping the Strait of Hormuz open for international shipping.
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The Daily Beast
The Kremlin is flailing to make the macho leader traditionally known for his shirtless photo ops relevant again.
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The Daily Caller
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Cuba’s power grid collapsed on Monday leaving the island in the dark with the crisis creating dangerous conditions and leaving residents outraged.
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President Donald Trump reacted Tuesday to Israel's report that two senior Iranian officials were killed in airstrikes, describing Iran's leadership as an "evil group." "I guess one of their top person was — they say a lot of people say their actual top — was killed yesterday, along with somebody else who was responsible for the killing of 32,000 people over the last two weeks."
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Washington State Just Passed a 9.9% Income Tax on Those Making $1 Million
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The Daily Beast
The swipe came amid growing attacks on judges by Trump and his allies.
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The Washington Post
Iran’s scattershot attacks on Gulf neighbors are taking a toll on the carefully crafted reputation of stability that countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have built in recent years — potentially disrupting billions in Western investment.
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The killing of Ali Larijani would remove a prominent voice of defiance who was also seen as a pragmatist with the clout to negotiate with the U.S.
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Agencies are reportedly pooling immigration data, Social Security numbers, and more into a central database. FPF is suing to learn how deep it goes.
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15:02⇢Trump's Lonely Fury at NATO
⌨The newspapers report on President Trump's escalating rhetoric against NATO allies over their refusal to assist in securing the Strait of Hormuz, with multiple outlets covering his statements that the US needs 'no one' for the Iran conflict (NY Post, ABC News, Boston Globe, Newsweek, Fox News, AP News, The Epoch Times, Washington Examiner). Several outlets also cover the resignation of counterterrorism director Joe Kent over the Iran war, citing his claim that Iran posed no imminent threat (Common Dreams, USA Today, NPR, HuffPost).
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Breitbart News
Joe Kent’s resignation from his national security post over opposition to military action against Iran follows earlier public statements in which he warned about threats posed by the country and supported striking its ballistic missile and nuclear capabilities.
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The Epoch Times
The U.S. president originally had a trip to China scheduled to begin at the end of this month.
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The Daily Beast
President Donald Trump reignited one of his favorite grievances, and the Irish prime minister could barely stifle his laughter at the absurdity.
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The US-Israel war with Iran has made energy prices soar across the globe. In a world increasingly dominated by imperial war and great-power conflicts, inflation will become an ordinary feature of politics.
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Under-fire Sheriff Chris Nanos, who is leading the hunt for Nancy Guthrie, is facing a massive recall effort from furious locals, after the Democrat was accused of “embarrassing” the county.
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The Washington Post
As American and Israeli forces wage an air campaign with far-reaching implications for the Middle East, Iran’s Houthi allies have so far stayed out of the fight. The Yemeni militants may be calculating that direct involvement would invite devastating retaliation, analysts say.
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Kent, who headed the National Counterterrorism Center, said in his resignation letter that 'Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation.'
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Under-fire Sheriff Chris Nanos, who is leading the hunt for Nancy Guthrie, is facing a massive recall effort from furious locals, after the Democrat was accused of “embarrassing” the county.
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Los Angeles Times
Christopher Ingraham
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Word of the deaths aside, and with concerns growing about a global energy crisis, Iran launched fresh attacks against several of its Gulf Arab neighbors and oil infrastructure throughout the region.
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Breitbart News
Joe Kent’s resignation from his national security post over opposition to military action against Iran follows earlier public statements in which he warned about threats posed by the country and supported striking its ballistic missile and nuclear capabilities.
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Reason
Peter Navarro Promised $700 Billion in Tariff Revenue. The Actual Amount Was About $240 Billion.
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The Washington Post
President Trump may have cooled the U.S.-Mexico boundary but the latest data shows unauthorized migrants are now surging into America’s interior.
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16:26⇢Trump's War Within
⌨The newspapers report on President Trump's escalating conflict with his administration over the Iran war, with multiple outlets covering his criticism of counterterrorism official Joe Kent's resignation and Kent's claim that Iran posed no imminent threat (Breitbart, USA Today, HuffPost, NPR, Common Dreams, Newsmax, Jacobin). Several outlets also cover Trump's statements about NATO allies refusing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz (ABC News, AP News, Boston Globe, Newsweek, Washington Examiner, CBS).
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The Epoch Times
Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has balked at a push to use the talking filibuster to advance the voter ID and citizen registration bill.
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Trump says U.S. ‘needs no one’ in Iran war as Israel reports killing Larijani. Follow Newsweek’s latest updates
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The Washington Post
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“I’ve spoken to a certain president, who I like, actually, a past president, a former president,” Trump said of his Iran discussions.
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Spokeswoman Anna Kelly told Newsmax Iran's leadership structure has been disrupted, the newspaper's report notwithstanding. "As President Trump said, the United States doesn’t know who we are dealing with in Iran because so many of the terrorist regime's top officials are dead," Kelly said. "Meanwhile, our military continues to meet or surpass all of its benchmarks as Iranian drone attacks are down 95%, ballistic missile attacks are down 90%, and proxies are hardly putting up a fight."
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Mark Joseph Stern
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump says NATO and other allies have rejected his calls to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.
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The left sees a winner in Graham Platner, and they’re willing to overlook everything from his faux working-class background to his brushes with bigots.
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Israel says it killed Iran's top security official Ali Larijani, as America's European allies reject Trump's demands for help in the Strait of Hormuz.
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The New York Times
The Israeli military said it had killed the leader of Iran’s security council and a top militia official.
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The Washington Post
The U.S.-Iran war is certainly a modern fight. But many of its overarching themes feel familiar, deeply reminiscent of past Mideast wars and in some ways unaffected by massive leaps in military technology.
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17:52⇢Trump's Lonely Strait Stand
⌨The newspapers report on President Trump's escalating conflict with NATO allies over their refusal to assist in securing the Strait of Hormuz, with multiple outlets covering his statements that the U.S. needs 'no one' for the Iran conflict (AP News, Newsweek, CBS, ABC News, NY Post, Washington Examiner). Several outlets also cover Israel's claim to have killed top Iranian officials Ali Larijani and Gholam Reza Soleimani, describing it as a double blow to Iran's leadership (NYTimes, Newsweek, CBS, Washington Times, Newsmax).
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Ali Larijani’s death highlighted how heavily Israel is relying on targeted killings to achieve its war aims. That approach can backfire.
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Breitbart News
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) reacted to disturbing discoveries made by Breitbart News social media director Wynton Hall, the author of the new book CODE RED, of leftist bias built into Google’s Gemini AI chatbot, which accused him of so-called “hate speech.”
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Reason
Prairieland Verdict: Texas Man Found Guilty of Transporting Constitutionally Protected Pamphlets
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Technology allowed the U.S. and Israel to kill Iran's Supreme Leader, but raised longstanding questions about whether the U.S. as a democracy should be assassinating foreign leaders.
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New York Post
At the start of his second term, President Trump surveyed the slowly rotting swamp that was the post-Cold War landscape, and he did not like what he saw.
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President Trump's director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, citing the administration's decision to intervene in Iran.
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With the Strait of Hormuz blocked, policy expert Karim Sadjadpour says the war in Iran is becoming increasingly complicated: "I don't think President Trump ... understood what he was getting into."
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Associated Press
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The Intercept
“My kids’ kids, and probably their kids, are going to be paying for this,” said one official briefed on the U.S war on Iran.
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The Washington Post
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Breitbart News
The WADA is attempting to put a new rule in place that would ban Donald Trump and all U.S. officials from ever attending sporting events.
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New York Post
“Hours ago, US forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz,” US Central Command said.
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