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JAPAN CONSIDERS RELEASING NATIONAL OIL STOCKPILE, EVEN WITHOUT COORDINATED INTERNATIONAL ACTION - KYODO

Nigel Farage to discuss Chagos Islands deal at Mar-a-Lago dinner with Donald Trump tonight - UK politics live Reform UK leader told a ‘Save Chagos Boat Party’ yesterday he would be raising the issue in his meeting with the president * Middle East crisis – live updates Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch this morning reinforced that she would support Royal Air Force jets striking Iranian missile launch sites. Speaking on BBC Breakfast, she said: That is the right thing to do. Otherwise, we are allowing our service personnel to be put in danger. We have to think about them. If this was a nuclear attack, God forbid, it would be too late. You can’t always wait for people to attack you. Sometimes you have to make sure that you get there first to stop their ability to hurt your citizens. We are in this war whether we like it or not because we have put bases in other people’s countries and we need to protect them. And what I’m worried about is that our government looks afraid to do anything and just wants to sort of make it go away, and we need to be stronger than that. Continue reading...

Nigel Farage to discuss Chagos Islands deal at Mar-a-Lago dinner with Donald Trump tonight - UK politics live

3/6/26☀️ AM: PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION House Republicans will try to pursue a second reconciliation billGo ahead! Waters wants the questionCalifornia Dems fret

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- Scoop: House GOP to move ahead on 2nd reconciliation package
- Embattled Tony Gonzales to retire
- Maxine Waters wants all your questions
- California Dems fret about gov race
- DHS spotlight turns to Mullin
- And there’s more

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India invokes emergency powers, orders refiners to boost LPG output India has invoked emergency powers and directed refiners to maximise production of ​liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to prevent a shortage of the ‌cooking fuel after supply disruptions caused by the Middle East crisis, a government order showed.

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Trump administration under fire as thousands of Americans are stranded in war zone U.S. officials — and the president himself — have struggled to explain why the government wasn't better prepared for the consequences of Iranian retaliation.

Trump administration under fire as thousands of Americans are stranded in war zone.

Husband of Labour MP released on bail after arrest on suspicion of spying for China David Taylor and two other men arrested on Wednesday have been freed on bail until May, Met police say The husband of a Labour MP and two other men have been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of spying for China. David Taylor, who is married to the Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid, is accused of assisting a foreign intelligence service. Continue reading...

Husband of Labour MP released on bail after arrest on suspicion of spying for China

3/5/26☀️ AM: PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Republicans want it both ways on IranTrump mulls Noem firingWhat is next for Tony Gonzales?Special project: How AI is

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- Scoop: Trump asks Hill Republicans about firing Noem
- GOP lawmakers want it both ways on Iran war: No oversight & hope it ends soon
- Daines’ retirement stunner
- Gonzales’ admits affair w/staffer
- Ways & Means Dems rake in $$$
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3/4/26☀️ AM: PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Texas is going to get ugly over the next 3 months What’s next for Congress on Iran? Vault: Bisignano’s Capitol Hill debut

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- Cornyn to face Paxton in runoff & Talarico beats Crockett in Texas Senate primary
- Bad night for incumbents. Warning signs flashing!
- What’s next for Congress on Iran?
- Vault: Bisignano’s Hill debut
- Noem faces House panel

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The leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was buried in a shiny golden casket with enormous flower wreaths and a large military presence in the state that gave name to one of Mexico's most powerful cartels. https://cnn.it/4cUveVh

Live updates: Iranian strikes hit Lebanon and Saudi Arabia as US and Israel target nuclear facilities Across Iran’s capital, explosions rang out overnight as the U.S. and Israel pounded Iran with airstrikes. Iran and its allies have hit back against Israel and neighboring Gulf states.

The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment site sustained “some recent damage” during a U.S.-Israeli airstrike campaign, though it said there was “no radiological consequence expected” from it.

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An air defence system intercepts Iranian missiles over the Israeli city of Haifa, on February 28, 2026.

🇺🇸 🇮🇷 US forces have shot down hundreds of Iranian ballistic missiles in recent days, raising questions about how long American air defense interceptor stocks will last in a war that could continue for weeks or more.
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3/3/26☀️ AM: PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Republicans back Trump’s war on IranPrimary season kicks off in N.C., TexasTech: Guthrie readies kids’ package for markupCBC

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- Trump gets boost from Hill Republicans as GOP (plus some Dems) set to defeat Iran war powers resolutions
- Primary season kicks off in N.C., Texas
- Tech: Guthrie readies kids’ package for markup
- CBC chair slams Pritzker

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3/2/26☀️ AM: PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Congress’ war over the warColby to sell Hill on defense strategy amid Iran warTech: What the Anthropic mess means for

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- Congress faces the war over the war. Senate in today as Dems push Iran war powers votes
- Colby to sell Hill on Trump defense strategy amid Iran war
- Tech: What the Anthropic mess means for Congress
- Some House Dems in trouble

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It’s insane this is legal. People around Trump are profiting off war and death. I’m introducing legislation ASAP to ban this.

Iranians Take to Streets to Celebrate Khamenei’s Death Some Iranians said on social media that they were privately mourning the supreme leader. But displays of exuberance broke out in cities across the country.

Large crowds of Iranians poured into the streets of Tehran and other cities across Iran overnight, celebrating the news that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had been killed during a day of coordinated U.S. and Israeli attacks.

Here's the moment a tearful host on Iranian state TV confirms that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US and Israeli air strikes.

The Iranian government has announced 40 days of mourning and a week-long holiday to mark Khamenei's death.

Israeli officials say Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei is dead. No word from US or Iran. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, Israeli officials told The Associated Press on Saturday.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died in a major attack on Iran launched by Israel and the United States, Israeli officials said Saturday.

There was no immediate comment from the U.S. or Iran on his status.

Live updates: The U.S. and Israel are striking Iran Follow the latest news and live updates after Israel says it has launched a preemptive strike against Iran.

JUST IN: Trump vows "certain death" if Iranian regime doesn't surrender, telling Iranians: "When we are finished, take over your government."

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4/ Here’s Trump’a video announcing the launch of US military strikes

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3/ Pentagon has dubbed this operation “Epic Fury.”

2/ Trump: “Finally, to the great, proud people of Iran, I say that the hour of your freedom is at hand.”

“When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take.”

US has launched “a massive and ongoing operation”military campaign against Iran, per Trump

The goal is to destroy Iranian missile forces & Navy, leading to overthrow of regime.

“The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost and we may have casualties,” Trump said

Live updates: Israel confirms attack on Iran with US help as explosions are heard in Tehran Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran's capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city's downtown near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

BREAKING: Explosions heard in northern Israel as the country works to intercept incoming Iranian missiles after launching a nationwide attack with U.S. on Iran.

If you turn your TV on now, you can catch the end of “12 Angry Men” on Turner Classic Movies.

I can’t decide who gives the best performance in the picture (other than Henry Fonda). Gosh, it’s so good.

Jack Klugman or Lee Cobb imo.

A masterpiece

Exclusive | Classified Report Finds Kristi Noem Created Security Vulnerabilities at Airports The Homeland Security secretary’s handling of an issue related to allowing travelers to keep shoes on at checkpoints fits pattern that has alarmed some national-security officials.

Breaking WSJ:

Kristi Noem for months failed to appropriately respond to the findings of an internal watchdog that one of her biggest changes to airport security—allowing passengers to pass through screening checkpoints with their shoes on—is creating "significant" security risks.

U.K. Prime Minister Starmer Suffers Another Setback With Local Election Local plumber Hannah Spencer won a district election for the Green Party, pushing the ruling Labour Party into third place.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s loosening grip on power took another blow after the Green Party won a special district election.

2/27/26☀️ AM: PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION Democrats eye the House majority. Will they succeed?Crenshaw has Texas primary problemsDefense: Lawmakers brace for action

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- Jeffries: GOP faces “extinction-level event” as House Democrats eye majority. Can they win?
- Crenshaw has Texas primary problems
- Defense: Lawmakers brace for US action against Iran
- Senate Dems up pressure for tariff refunds

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Got to my east Texas hotel, saw an ad in a state senate race that attacks a candidate for recognizing Muslim holidays in the legislature followed by this banger

Exclusive: US aims to bring in 4,500 white South Africans per month as refugees, document says The U.S. aims to process 4,500 refugee applications from white South Africans per month, far above President Donald Trump's stated refugee program cap, and is installing trailers on embassy property i...

Exclusive: The US aims to process 4,500 refugee applications from white South Africans per month, far above President Trump's stated refugee-program cap, and is installing trailers on embassy property in Pretoria to support the effort, a US contracting document said reut.rs/47auEyY