“Israel is planning to significantly expand its ground operation in Lebanon, aiming to seize the entire area south of the Litani River and dismantle Hezbollah’s military infrastructure,” Axios reports.
U.S. Military Attacks Iran’s Oil Export Hub
President Trump said that the U.S. military had conducted a large bombing raid on Kharg Island, a key port and Iran’s oil export hub, the New York Times reports.
Trump said the raid had “totally obliterated” military forces on the island, but that he had directed the Pentagon not to damage its oil infrastructure, “for reasons of decency.”
Axios says the White House has been considering a ground operation to take over the island as one of many options presented by the Pentagon ahead of the war with Iran.
Kevin Stitt and Trump Patch Things Up
“A Cabinet shake up and vacant Senate seat drove Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to attempt to patch up his relationship with President Donald Trump,” Politico reports.
“When Stitt sat down with Trump Thursday at the White House, the governor’s first priority was clearing the air between the two Republicans after recent tensions over White House invitations to the nation’s governors. Stitt brought up mending the relationship and Trump was receptive to it.”
U.S. to Receive $10 Billion Fee for Brokering TikTok Deal
“The Trump administration is set to receive a roughly $10 billion fee from investors in the recently completed deal to take control of TikTok’s U.S. business, delivering it a windfall for keeping the popular social-media app alive in America,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The $10 billion payment would be nearly unprecedented for a government helping arrange a transaction, historians have said.”
Mayor of Boca Raton Elected by 5 Votes
Andy Thomson was elected the new mayor of Boca Raton after a manual recount, the Palm Beach Post reports.
The result may face a legal challenge from the candidate who finished just five votes behind.
Bonus Quote of the Day
“Nobody knows who is the leader, so there is no one that can announce surrender.”
— President Trump, quoted by Axios, on why Iran has not surrendered yet.
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Trump Now Says Iranians Face ‘Big Hurdle’
President Trump on Friday tempered his call for Iranians to rise up against their rulers, acknowledging that they would be gunned down for trying, the New York Times reports.
Trump said there are government forces in Iran that “go around with machine guns. And they say, ‘Anybody protests, we’re going to kill you in the street!’”
He added: “So I really think that’s a big hurdle to climb for people that don’t have weapons.”
Trump Locks Kristi Noem Out
Rachel Bade: “A week after ousting his Homeland Security secretary, President Donald Trump has made it clear to staff and associates: Kristi Noem is not welcome.”
“The president has told confidants and staff that he doesn’t want to see Noem. The former secretary or her team have been informed in recent days that she is not on the guest list for a couple of events at the White House, including Thursday’s Women’s History Month celebration, as well as today’s event for rodeo champions.”
Trump to Replace Ric Grenell as Head of Kennedy Center
CNN: “Grenell’s tenure as interim president of the Kennedy Center since February 2025 has been marked by tumult, plagued by high-profile performance cancellations, protests, declining ticket sales and financial strain as he sought to execute the president’s vision for the arts center.”
“Despite earlier warmth between Trump and Grenell, a longtime loyalist who has served in various roles across the president’s two terms in office, the president had become frustrated with a slew of negative headlines about his revamp of the arts institution.”
Judge Throws Out Subpoenas to Federal Reserve
“A federal judge threw out a pair of subpoenas the Justice Department issued to the Federal Reserve, handing a victory to the Fed and dealing a heavy blow to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s criminal investigation into Chair Jerome Powell,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
The Republican Party’s Nazi Problem Is Getting Worse
John Avlon: “Not so long ago, hugging Hitler was one of those lines you just didn’t cross in a decent democracy, and for good reason: fascism, the Second World War and genocide. Murdering millions of humans should never inspire admiration.”
“But that’s what’s been happening with increasing regularity, revealed by a recent string of unhinged text chains revealed among young Republican leaders. This isn’t an outlier or a one-off. It’s a pattern and a problem.”
Oil Tankers Trump Seized Cost U.S. Millions of Dollars
New York Times: “The seizures have put the U.S. government in a financial bind. The ships are highly expensive to maintain. And the Trump administration cannot legally sell their oil without a judge’s permission.”
“Maintaining the seized tankers has already cost the United States tens of millions of dollars — in one case, $47 million in only three months — and complicates Mr. Trump’s claims of swift financial victories from his military operations targeting Venezuela and Iran.”
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Florida Republicans Downplay Early Redistricting Effort
“Democrats are on the verge of neutralizing President Donald Trump’s push to redraw the nation’s congressional maps to help his party keep power in the November midterm elections,” the Washington Post reports.
“Republicans around the country have long been looking to Florida — which has been biding its time and is gearing up to act this spring — to help the party pull ahead.”
“But some Republicans in the state are tamping down expectations that they can deliver the kind of bonanza that would give the party significant breathing room.”
‘No Quarter, No Mercy’
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told reporters the U.S. will provide “no quarter, no mercy for our enemies,” the first part of which would violate international law, the Wall Street Journal reports.
EPA Weakens Limits on a Cancer-Causing Gas
“The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed to weaken limits on emissions of ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas, from manufacturing facilities that use it to sterilize medical devices,” the New York Times reports.
“The move revived a long-running debate about the paradoxical effects of ethylene oxide on public health. While it plays a crucial role in sterilizing lifesaving medical devices like pacemakers and syringes, long-term exposure can cause leukemia and other types of cancer among people who work in or live near medical sterilization facilities.”
Quote of the Day
“They’ve been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years. And now I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them. What a great honor it is to do so!”
— President Trump, on Truth Social, referring to the Iran war.
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