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Day 1869: “A failure of leadership.” Trump warned that “I guess the worst case” from U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran would be “somebody takes over who’s as bad as the previous person”; Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed the U.S. a

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Day 1869: "A failure of leadership."

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Day 1869: “A failure of leadership.” Trump warned that “I guess the worst case” from U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran would be “somebody takes over who’s as bad as the previous person”; Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed the U.S. a

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🗓️ Today in one sentence for Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

Day 1869: "A failure of leadership."

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Day 1869: “A failure of leadership.” Trump warned that “I guess the worst case” from U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran would be “somebody takes over who’s as bad as the previous person”; Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed...

Today's edition is 1,356 words, a 7-minute read.

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Day 1869: “A failure of leadership.” Trump warned that “I guess the worst case” from U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran would be “somebody takes over who’s as bad as the previous person”; Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed...

Day 1869 – Mar. 3, 2026

✨ "A failure of leadership."

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Day 1869: “A failure of leadership.” Trump warned that “I guess the worst case” from U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran would be “somebody takes over who’s as bad as the previous person”; Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed...

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⚡️ Day 1869: “A failure of leadership.”

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Day 1868: “The yips.” Trump declined to rule out sending U.S. ground troops into Iran “if they were necessary,” saying “whatever it takes” and adding, “I don’t have the yips with respect to boots on the ground”; Defense Se

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🗓️ Today in one sentence for Monday, March 2, 2026.

Day 1868: "The yips."

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Day 1868: “The yips.” Trump declined to rule out sending U.S. ground troops into Iran “if they were necessary,” saying “whatever it takes” and adding, “I don’t have the yips with respect to boots on the ground”;...

Today's edition is 1,330 words, a 6½-minute read.

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Day 1868: “The yips.” Trump declined to rule out sending U.S. ground troops into Iran “if they were necessary,” saying “whatever it takes” and adding, “I don’t have the yips with respect to boots on the ground”;...

Day 1868 – Mar. 2, 2026

✨ "The yips."

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Day 1868: “The yips.” Trump declined to rule out sending U.S. ground troops into Iran “if they were necessary,” saying “whatever it takes” and adding, “I don’t have the yips with respect to boots on the ground”;...

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⚡️ Day 1868: “The yips.”

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Day 1866: “A noble mission.” The U.S. and Israel launched “massive and ongoing” “major combat operations” in Iran; and Democrats said they’ll try to force votes on War Powers resolutions to limit Trump’s authority to...

Today's edition is 421 words, a 2-minute read.

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Day 1866: “A noble mission.” The U.S. and Israel launched “massive and ongoing” “major combat operations” in Iran; and Democrats said they’ll try to force votes on War Powers resolutions to limit Trump’s authority to...

Day 1866 – Feb. 28, 2026

✨ "A noble mission."

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Day 1866: “A noble mission.” The U.S. and Israel launched “massive and ongoing” “major combat operations” in Iran; and Democrats said they’ll try to force votes on War Powers resolutions to limit Trump’s authority to...

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⚡️ Day 1866: “A noble mission.”

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Day 1864: “The politics are a lot better.” Pro-Trump activists circulated a 17-page draft executive order urging Trump to declare an election emergency and use it to impose federal voting rules, including limits on mail ballots and voting mach

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🗓️ Today in one sentence for Thursday, February 26, 2026.

Day 1864: "The politics are a lot better."

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Day 1864: “The politics are a lot better.” Pro-Trump activists circulated a 17-page draft executive order urging Trump to declare an election emergency and use it to impose federal voting rules, including limits on mail ballots and voting mach

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Day 1864: “The politics are a lot better.” Pro-Trump activists circulated a 17-page draft executive order urging Trump to declare an election emergency and use it to impose federal voting rules, including limits on mail ballots and voting mach

Day 1864 – Feb. 26, 2026

✨ "The politics are a lot better."

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Day 1864: “The politics are a lot better.” Pro-Trump activists circulated a 17-page draft executive order urging Trump to declare an election emergency and use it to impose federal voting rules, including limits on mail ballots and voting mach

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Day 1863: “Is the president working for you? We all know the answer is no.” Trump used his first State of the Union of his second term to insist that “our nation is back,” calling it “a turnaround for the ages,” and that “the roaring economy is roaring like never before,” eve

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