Photos taken by TMZ showed Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) dining at Disney World while the Department of Homeland Security is still shut down.
Trump’s Two-Track War
Playbook: “Trump’s private conversations and public statements reveal a president taking a highly unusual twin-track approach to war — pursuing both a rapid exit from a conflict that he knows is hurting his supporters and damaging his party’s prospects at the ballot box, while at the same time mulling a dramatic escalation that would raise the stakes enormously while potentially extending the conflict for weeks to come.”
“One of these wildly diverging outcomes will set the course for the midterms in November, and likely the rest of Trump’s presidency. And it’s far from clear which way he’ll go.”
Republicans Take Ownership of the DHS Shutdown
Punchbowl News: “Let’s be abundantly clear — this record-breaking, 44-day DHS funding impasse has turned into a political disaster for Republicans.”
“At one point, Republicans seemed to be breaking through with their message that Democrats instigated the DHS fight over undocumented immigrants. But now, House and Senate Republicans are publicly warring with each other over who’s at fault for last week’s debacle. The GOP-run Congress has left town until mid-April, while President Donald Trump was forced to issue an executive order to pay TSA employees.”
The Web of Patronage Keeping Iran’s Regime in Control
“Iran’s sprawling security apparatus isn’t solely held together by ideology. It is underpinned by a system of economic incentives that make the regime’s collapse a direct threat to the livelihood of its acolytes,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Since its founding, the Islamic Republic has built a tentacled ecosystem that controls more than half of the economy and acts as a powerful protection policy for the regime. It rewards loyalists with cash and careers and other opportunities in exchange for crushing dissent and staying true to the regime, say academics and analysts who study the Iranian regime.”
“The depth of the social and economic contract is helping the regime maintain cohesion despite the weekslong Israeli and American air campaign eroding its leadership and infrastructure. Only 20% of Iranians support the regime, recent polls show, but they constitute a more cohesive block than the opposition, binding the ruling Shia clerics, paramilitary forces and civilians through economic interests.”
Trump Says There Has Been ‘Regime Change’ in Iran
President Donald Trump claimed Sunday that there has been “regime change” in Iran during the course of the war, CNN reports.
Said Trump: “We’ve had regime change, if you look already, because the one regime was decimated, destroyed, they’re all dead.”
He added: “The next regime is mostly dead, and the third regime, we’re dealing with different people than anybody’s dealt with before. It’s a whole different group of people. So I would consider that regime change, and frankly, they’ve been very reasonable.”
Trump Says Iran Will Let 20 Ships Through Strait
President Trump said on Sunday night that Iran had agreed to release 20 more cargo ships of oil through the Strait of Hormuz starting on Monday, in what the president insisted was a “tribute” to the United States and a “sign of respect,” the New York Times reports.
Megyn Kelly and Mark Levin Trade Sexual Insults
Megyn Kelly and Mark Levin continued trading insults on social media, with Kelly accusing the Fox News personality of trying to “slut shame” her, and Levin calling her “a vile, mentally unhinged creep,” Mediaite reports.
North Korea Says Missiles Can Reach U.S. Mainland
North Korea on Sunday conducted a missile test for an upgraded solid-fuel engine it says can reach the U.S. mainland, NewsNation reports.
Trump Claims Iran Has Agreed to Most of His Terms
President Trump said Sunday that Iran has agreed to “most of” the 15-point list of demands that the US conveyed, via Pakistan, to end the war, CNN reports.
Asked whether Iran responded to those points, the president told reporters aboard Air Force One: “They gave us most of the points. Why wouldn’t they?”
He added: “They’re agreeing with us on the plan. We asked for 15 things, and for the most part, we’re going to be asking for a couple of other things.”
Trump Says He Could ‘Take the Oil’ in Iran
President Trump told the Financial Times he could “take the oil in Iran” and seize Iran’s export hub of Kharg Island, as hostilities in the Middle East continued into its fifth week.
CNN: Trump again weighs seizing Kharg Island, but says it may require troops “for a while.”
Oil Prices Climb Even Higher
“Oil prices climbed above $116 per barrel after markets opened Sunday, as Iran-backed Houthi militants fired missiles and drones at Israel over the weekend and promised to continue attacks,” Axios reports.
“The increase came as the war moved into its fifth week, showing little sign of abating despite President Trump’s talk of diplomacy.”
CNN: Brent oil advances as Iran war stretches into fifth week.
U.S. Special Operations Forces Sent to Mideast
“Several hundred U.S. Special Operations forces have arrived in the Middle East, joining thousands of Marines and Army paratroopers in a deployment meant to give President Trump additional options to expand the monthlong war with Iran,” the New York Times reports.
“The commandos, including Army Rangers and Navy SEALs, have not yet been assigned specific missions.”
Trump Weighs Military Move to Extract Iran’s Uranium
“President Trump is weighing a military operation to extract nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium from Iran, according to U.S. officials, a complex and risky mission that would likely put American forces inside the country for days or longer,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Trump hasn’t made a decision on whether to give the order, the officials said, adding that he is considering the danger to U.S. troops. But the president remains generally open to the idea, according to the officials, because it could help accomplish his central goal of preventing Iran from ever making a nuclear weapon.”
There Are Now Over 50,000 U.S. Troops in the Mideast
“The arrival of 2,500 Marines and another 2,500 sailors is keeping the number of American troops in the Mideast region at over 50,000 — roughly 10,000 more than usual — as President Trump decides on his next step in his month-old war in Iran,” the New York Times reports.
“While it is still unclear just what the Marines, from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, will be charged with, U.S. officials say the president is weighing whether to try a larger attack, like venturing to seize an island or other ground as part of Mr. Trump’s effort to open the Strait of Hormuz.”
Why Russia Is Stepping Up Its Support for Iran
“Russia has emerged as one of the early winners in the Iran war, as surging oil prices have given its slumping economy a boost and the Trump administration has eased restrictions on Russian oil,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“But over the longer term, the conflict poses a much bigger threat to its global ambitions.”
Democrats Have a Rahm Emanuel Problem
Politico: “The 2028 Democratic presidential field — whether they realize it or not — has a Rahm Emanuel problem. His campaign is likely to be a rolling Sister Souljah moment for the Democratic Party’s left-leaning orthodoxy, particularly on social issues.”
“His pugilism and his critique of the party’s leftward lurch will create a gauntlet his would-be rivals will have to navigate. And years in politics — plus countless hours on CNN — have helped him further hone his sharp-edged debate blade.”
Americans Rethink Vacations
New York Times: “Spring break, one of the busiest vacation seasons of the year, has presented a trifecta of headaches for travelers: soaring gas prices and airfare spikes, long and unpredictable airport security lines tied to a partial government shutdown, and persistently high food costs.”
“The Iran war, along with the spring break season, has pushed gas prices to levels not seen since 2022, when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affected the global oil supply. The cost of airline fuel has also surged, as have fares, but generally, demand for tickets has not yet dampened. That includes travelers who are purchasing tickets now to lock in prices for summer travel.”
ICE Agents Will Remain at Airports
Tom Homan, the Trump administration border czar, said Sunday that although President Trump signed an order to pay Transportation Security Administration workers, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will continue to assist “until the airports feel like they are 100%,” CBS News reports.
Said Homan: “Look, we’re going to continue a nice presence there, and until the airports feel like they’re 100%, you know, in a posture where they can do no normal operations.”
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