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Senate GOP gives Trump free hand in Iran as war powers vote fails Republicans rejected a resolution to curb Trump’s ability to unilaterally take military action, even as questions linger about the scope and goals of the escalating conflict.

BREAKING: Senate GOP gives Trump free hand in Iran as war powers vote fails
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Trump’s and Hegseth’s awkward comments about US troop deaths in Iran war | CNN Politics From the start of his war with Iran, President Donald Trump took care to acknowledge the ugly headlines that could result. This was to be a much more significant operation than his previous military s...

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Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Top Aide’s Role in DHS Contracts Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Noem denied that Corey Lewandowski had any role in approving contracts. But internal DHS records and interviews with current and former agency staffer...

NEW: When asked if top aide Corey Lewandowski has “a role in approving contracts,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem replied, “No.”

But internal DHS records contradict her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Talarico’s Win in Texas Shows That Nice Guys Can Finish First

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Trump Tries to Quiet Claims Among Supporters That Israel Dragged Him Into War

Trump Tries to Quiet Claims Among Supporters That Israel Dragged Him Into War www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...

Exclusive | Gayle King Signs New Deal With CBS News The ‘CBS Mornings’ co-host dispelled rumors of a possible departure, staying with the network amid a broader overhaul.

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‘I feel just like a sitting duck’: Americans stranded by war in Middle East express frustration | CNN Politics Americans stranded in the Middle East as the war in the region escalates are speaking out about their frustration and fears as the Trump administration seeks to reassure them that they are working to ...

“I feel just like a sitting duck,” one stranded American told CNN Tuesday morning.

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Yesterday was US embassy in Saudi Arabia … this is US Consulate in Dubai

Breaking - US consulate in Dubai has been hit and is on fire
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2/2 “They were ousted for a simple reason: Each was involved in the investigation of President Donald Trump’s alleged retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.” @cnn by Hannah Rabinowitz

Kash Patel gutted FBI counterintelligence team tasked with tracking Iranian threats days before US strikes, sources say | CNN Politics Just days before the United States launched a major military operation in Iran, FBI Director Kash Patel fired a dozen agents and staff members from a counterintelligence unit tasked with monitoring th...

1/2 Just days before the United States launched a major military operation in Iran, FBI Director Kash Patel fired a dozen agents and staff members from a counterintelligence unit tasked with monitoring threats from Iran, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

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FYI - woman pilot

How Trump assassination attempts played into his decision to attack Iran President Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time a personal rationale for attacking Iran: “I got him before he got me.”

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“How Trump assassination attempts played into his decision to attack Iran

“I got him before he got me,” Trump told ABC of killing Iran’s supreme leader.”

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How Trump Decided to Go to War

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A very nice post from someone who got an advanced copy of my book. If you order from Ballast Books, you’ll get a signed copy before it is released publicly.

Trump tells CNN the ‘big wave’ is yet to come in war with Iran | CNN Politics President Donald Trump told CNN in a nine-minute phone interview Monday morning that the US military is “knocking the crap” out of Iran – but the “big wave” is yet to come.

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Trump Says War Could Last Weeks and Offers Contradictory Visions of New Regime

Trump Says War Could Last Weeks and Offers Contradictory Visions of New Regime www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/u...

Iran’s Regime May Survive, but the Middle East Will Be Changed

Gift Article - what may come next… @nytimes.com

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Opinion | Trump’s Iran operation is the opposite of a ‘one and done’ Khamenei may be dead — but war with Iran isn’t over.

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“.. The United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have marketed themselves .. as affluent safe havens for people and capital. .. But if they are permanently affected by a prolonged war, their safe-haven status will be at serious risk.”

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Video: Trump’s War of Choice With Iran Our national security correspondent David E. Sanger examines the war of choice that President Trump has initiated with Iran.

Trump’s War of Choice With Iran by David Sanger @nytimes.com
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The U.S. Released the Epstein Files. The Arrests Are Overseas.

The U.S. Released the Epstein Files. The Arrests Are Overseas. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/w...

What does the Paramount-WBD merger mean for CNN? | CNN Business Viewers and readers of CNN might be wondering the same thing that CNN employees are asking right now: What will Paramount’s ownership mean?

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How David Ellison battled to rule Hollywood and won | CNN Business David Ellison battled to rule Hollywood and won. His small production company bought Paramount and quickly leveraged that into buying a much bigger prize: Warner Bros.Discovery – a merger that Trump a...

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CNN Braces for Ellison's Control With David Ellison poised to take control of Warner Bros. Discovery, a chill has settled over CNN as staffers fear for the future. "The panic at CNN right now is off the charts," an insider tells Stat...

Suffice to say, the mood inside CNN is not good tonight.

“We are doomed," one staffer texted me.

“The panic at CNN right now is off the charts,” an insider added.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cnn-david-...

Trump administration’s third-country deportation policy unlawful, judge finds The ruling could make it more difficult for the government to send migrants to countries that are not their own.

New - “A federal judge in Boston ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration’s policy of deporting undocumented immigrants to countries where they are not citizens is unconstitutional, saying the government must provide more time for people…”

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Fact check: Trump makes false claims about the economy, elections and crime in State of the Union | CNN Politics President Donald Trump made numerous false or misleading claims in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night.

Fact check: Trump makes false claims about the economy, elections and crime in State of the Union

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Epstein Victims to Attend Trump’s State of the Union as Guests of Lawmakers

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Suspect previously approached Nancy Guthrie’s door before the night of her disappearance, source says | CNN The Guthrie family is offering $1 million to anyone with information leading to the recovery of their mother, Nancy Guthrie, who has been missing for over three weeks, “Today” show host Savannah Guthr...

Breaking - Savannah Guthrie new video message offering $1 Million dollar reward

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Mexican Forces Say They Tracked El Mencho to Cabin by Following His Lover

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