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Trump's strikes on Iran could cost the American economy up to $210B, report says

(The Independent) The U.S. war with Iran could cost the American economy as much as $210 billion, according to fiscal analyst Kent Smetters, director of the widely used Penn Wharton Budget Model. The ongoing conflict is already driving disruption to trade, global energy markets, and gasoline prices, though it is difficult to precisely estimate how much the war will impact the economy, Smetters told Fortune. His predictions currently estimate a $115 billion economic loss, though that figure could range between $50 billion and the upward bound of $210 billion depending on the nature and duration of the conflict.

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'We May Be Putting Boots on the Ground': Senator Alarmed by Iran Briefing With Trump Officials

(Mediaite) The U.S. and Israel began striking targets across Iran on Saturday. President Donald Trump has said the campaign could last a month or longer. On Tuesday, senators attended a closed-door briefing with Trump administration officials, who apparently did nothing to ease Democratic senators’ concerns. Addressing reporters on Capitol Hill after the briefing, (Sen. Richard) Blumenthal said he believes the deployment of soldiers to Iran is a real possibility: "I just want to say that I am more fearful than ever after this briefing that we may be putting boots on the ground and that troops from the United States may be necessary to accomplish objectives that the administration seems to have."

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Iran Reportedly Chooses New Supreme Leader With Familiar Name

(Mediaite) The Islamic Republic of Iran has reportedly chosen its new supreme leader. According to Iran International, a Persian-language outlet based out of London, Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of late supreme leader Ali Khamenei, was been selected for the role by the regime’s Assembly of Experts “under pressure from” the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday. CNN had previously reported that the younger Khamenei “is known to wield significant influence behind the scenes and has strong links with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the most powerful military body in the country, as well as its Basij volunteer paramilitary force.”

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Defense executives plan to meet at White House as strikes on Iran diminish stockpiles

(Reuters) The Trump administration plans ​to meet with executives from the biggest U.S. defense contractors at the White House on Friday to discuss ‌accelerating weapons production, as the Pentagon works to replenish supplies after strikes on Iran and several other recent military efforts, five people familiar with the plan told Reuters. Companies including Lockheed Martin (LMT.N) and Raytheon parent RTX (RTX.N), along with other key suppliers, have been invited to ​attend the meeting, the people said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the discussions are private.

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Gulf countries 'raging' they're 'collateral damage' in Trump's Iran bombing campaign

(Raw Story) Gulf countries targeted by Iran after the U.S. and Israel attacks were reportedly frustrated by the escalating regional conflict, an analyst revealed Tuesday. CNN's political and national security analyst David Sanger described how Iran's objective is to put financial pressure on the countries allied with the United States and Israel in the fallout over the military strikes, all while midterm elections loom for President Donald Trump.

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Talarico wins Texas Senate Democratic nomination while Cornyn and Paxton head to Republican runoff

(AP) State Rep. James Talarico topped Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in an expensive and fiercely contested Texas Senate Democratic primary that once again has the party dreaming of a big upset in November. Who Talarico will face depends on a May runoff between longtime Republican Sen. John Cornyn and MAGA favorite Ken Paxton - a race expected to get increasingly nasty over coming months and could hinge on whether or not President Donald Trump offers an endorsement.

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Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley clinch US Senate in North Carolina, setting up high-stakes fall fight

(AP) Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and ex-Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley each won their party’s U.S. Senate nominations in North Carolina on Tuesday, setting them up for a fall campaign that could determine control of Congress’ upper chamber. Whatley and Cooper are seeking the seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, who chose last June not to seek a third term. The two announced their campaigns weeks later and easily won their respective primary elections over crowded fields.

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Stephen Miller's dystopian dream: Government-sanctioned child abuse

(The Hill) Before I saw the boy with his iconic bunny-eared hat and backpack, I had seen this movie before. In 2019, after several migrant children died in federal custody, the Trump administration contacted me — a pediatrician who had directed a children’s intensive care unit — and asked me to develop a medical screening protocol that would help Border Patrol agents identify seriously ill children. I developed a protocol, but it was never adopted. But I was granted access to facilities where unaccompanied children were detained in what were appropriately described as “cages.”

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Kristi Noem Grilled in Senate Hearing Over DHS Allegedly Giving Former Associates Massive Government Contract

(Mediaite) Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem took heat from several lawmakers over former associates of hers alleged receiving a massive government contract for an ad campaign. Noem on Tuesday faced the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify on Department of Homeland Security funding. Throughout the hearing, numerous senators confronted Noem about the $220 million that DHS spent on an ad campaign in which she stars. The ads focused on the department’s deportation efforts in the country.

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Virginia court allows a referendum on Democrat-led redistricting that could flip 4 US House seats

12 min ago - Updated 5:22 PM EST, March 4, 2026 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — For the second time, Virginia’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that voters can cast ballots on a Democrat-led congressional redistricting plan that could help the party win four more U. ... (AP)

WATCH: Trump hosts AI leaders to sign pledge that households won't bear utility bill increases

34 min ago - Mar 4, 2026 4:50 PM EST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump invited technology companies to the White House on Wednesday to commit to developing their own power generation as he tries to ease tensions over the cost of electricity used by da ... (PBS News/AP)

Majority of US Senate votes to block bid to rein in Trump Iran war powers, voting continues

47 min ago - WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - A majority of ​the U.S. Senate ‌on Wednesday backed President Donald Trump's military ​campaign against Iran, ​voting to block a ⁠bipartisan resolution ​aiming to stop ​the air ... (Reuters)

Judge tears into ICE for 'pretextual' abuse of power in habeas case

1 hr ago - Mar 4th, 2026, 7:48 am A federal judge in New York harshly criticized immigration authorities for "pretextual" and "discriminatory" abuse of authority in the case of an immigrant who came to the country as a child. The 24-page memorandum and order c ... (Law & Crime)

CNN Reports Trump Coordinating With Kurdish Leaders to Support a Ground Operation Into Western Iran

2 hrs ago - Mar 4th, 2026, 2:39 pm CNN Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward joined anchor Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday to detail her latest bombshell report out of the Middle East. Ward reported that President Donald Trump has been in talks with Iranian ... (MEDIAite)

Cuba files terrorism charges against suspects over fatal US boat shooting

2 hrs ago - HAVANA (AP) — Cuba said Wednesday it has filed terrorism charges against six suspects it claims were aboard a Florida-flagged speedboat that is alleged to have opened fire on soldiers in waters off the island’s north coast. The Prosecutor&# ... (AP)

White House says Spain has agreed to cooperate but Madrid denies

2 hrs ago - The White House said on Wednesday that Spain has agreed to cooperate with the U.S. military after ​President Donald Trump threatened to cut off trade, but Spain denied ‌making such a deal. -snip- Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albare ... (Reuters)

US could run out of key missiles within days, warns ex-adviser

2 hrs ago - The US could run out of interceptor stocks in “a matter of days”, according to Winnefeld, a former vice-chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. -snip- “There is also an economic disparity between shooting down a $20,000 Shahed drone wit ... (Times (UK))

Epstein files: House committee subpoenas Attorney General Pam Bondi

2 hrs ago - Published Wed, Mar 4 2026 3:46 PM EST Updated 2 Min Ago The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi for a deposition on the Department of Justice's handling of its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, and its ... (CNBC)

Leavitt says Americans stranded in Middle East had prior warning not to travel

2 hrs ago - 03/04/26 2:46 PM ET White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday that Americans who are reporting being stranded in various parts of the Middle East as a result of Iranian retaliation to U.S. strikes were given prior warnings to eva ... (The Hill)

House kills effort to release all congressional sexual misconduct and harassment reports

3 hrs ago - March 4, 2026, 2:34 PM EST / Updated March 4, 2026, 2:41 PM EST WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday voted to scuttle an effort by Republican Rep. Nancy Mace to shed more light on sexual misconduct allegations against members of Congress. Mace, a ... (NBC News)

Trump's Club Cited by Health Inspectors for Rat and Insect Infestations

3 hrs ago - CLASSY Officials also flagged food contamination risks. Tom Latchem Updated Mar. 4 2026 12:21PM EST .................. The Westchester County Department of Health conducted its inspection of Trump National Golf Club Westchester in Briarcliff Mano ... (daily beast)

Polymarket Pulls Bet on Nuclear Detonation in 2026

3 hrs ago - For a few hours on Tuesday, Polymarket hosted a bet about the possibility of nuclear war in 2026. The market asked the question “Nuclear weapon detonation by …?” and racked up close to a million dollars in trading volume before Polymar ... (404 Media)

Bondi rescinds policy banning some DOJ employees from attending partisan events

4 hrs ago - Attorney General Pam Bondi has rescinded a policy that prohibited political appointees at the Justice Department from attending campaign events or fundraisers, according to a memo seen by CBS News on Wednesday. The move undoes restrictions that were ... (CBS News)

ICE Could Be Barred From Polling Stations

4 hrs ago - Published Mar 04, 2026 at 07:08 AM EST updated Mar 04, 2026 at 07:09 AM EST Democratic lawmakers are launching multiple efforts to block federal agents from being deployed at polling stations in the run-up to the 2026 midterms, citing concerns that t ... (Newsweek)

'We're not at war right now': House Speaker Johnson makes stunning claim after Trump's barrage on Iran

4 hrs ago - House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected the idea that the United States is at war with Iran despite President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth both saying the U.S. is at war. The speaker delivered his weekly press conference, his first sin ... (Independent)

US air defenses may not be able to intercept many of Iran's one-way drones

5 hrs ago - PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2026, 8:13 AM ET Trump administration officials told lawmakers during a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill Tuesday that Iran’s Shahed attack drones represent a major challenge and US air defenses will not be able to intercept ... (CNN Politics)

Senate to vote on Democrats' Iran war powers resolution

6 hrs ago - March 4, 2026, 5:25 AM The Senate will vote Wednesday on a Democratic-led Iran war powers resolution, according to a press release from Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and bill co-sponsors Sens. Tim Kaine and Adam Schiff. The resolution would direct th ... (ABC News)

AI Translations Are Adding 'Hallucinations' to Wikipedia Articles

6 hrs ago - Wikipedia editors have implemented new policies and restricted a number of contributors who were paid to use AI to translate existing Wikipedia articles into other languages after they discovered these AI translations added AI “hallucinations,&# ... (404 Media)

Trump DOJ Pushes to Sideline State Bar Ethics Investigations (2)

6 hrs ago - US Law Week Trump DOJ Pushes to Sideline State Bar Ethics Investigations (2) March 4, 2026, 9:13 AM EST; Updated: March 4, 2026, 11:32 AM EST Ben Penn Senior Reporter The Justice Department has proposed a regulation seeking to authorize A ... (Bloomberg Law)

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