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AXIOS (Rebecca Falconer) - DOJ backs down in legal fight with law firms Trump targeted Tue Mar 3 04:39:31 2026

The Department of Justice moved to dismiss its civil case against four leading law firms that won rulings against President Trump's executive orders targeting them for employing or representing his critics. The big picture: The DOJ's motion to dismiss its lawsuit appeals against Perkins Coie, WilmerHale, Jenner & Block and Susman Godfrey comes after other prestigious law firms caught in Trump's crosshairs agreed to provide almost $1 billion worth of legal work to the president instead of going to court. What they're saying: The DOJ's decision to withdraw its appeals "makes permanent the rulings of four federal judges that the executive orders targeting law firms ... were unconstitutional," Jenner & Block said in a statement Monday.…

The Department of Justice moved to dismiss its civil case against four leading law firms that won rulings against President Trump's executive orders targeting them for employing or representing his critics. The big picture: The DOJ's motion to dismiss its lawsuit appeals against Perkins Coie, WilmerHale, Jenner & Block and Susman Godfrey comes after other prestigious law firms caught in Trump's crosshairs agreed to provide almost $1 billion worth of legal work to the president instead of going to court. What they're saying: The DOJ's decision to withdraw its appeals "makes permanent the rulings of four federal judges that the executive orders targeting law firms ... were unconstitutional," Jenner & Block said in a statement Monday.…Open

ABCNEWS - Hillary Clinton told House panel, 'I've given the same answers over and over again' Tue Mar 3 04:19:18 2026

Hillary Clinton told the House Oversight Committee she never interacted with Jeffrey Epstein, according to newly released video of last week's closed-door deposition.

NYTIMES (Luis Ferré-Sadurní and David C. Adams) - Under Pressure from Trump, Cuban Leader Calls for ‘Urgent’ Economic Change Tue Mar 3 03:58:00 2026

President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the private sector needed more autonomy, as the island confronts a U.S. oil blockade that has deepened a humanitarian crisis.

NYTIMES (Cade Metz and Julian E. Barnes) - OpenAI Amends A.I. Deal With the Pentagon Tue Mar 3 03:57:59 2026

The new pact includes additional protections to prevent the use of the company’s technology for mass surveillance of Americans.

NPR (Tovia Smith) - In Vermont, small town meetings grapple with debate on big issues Tue Mar 3 03:46:35 2026

Typically concerned with local issues, residents at town meetings in Vermont and elsewhere increasingly use the forum to debate polarizing national and international events.

Typically concerned with local issues, residents at town meetings in Vermont and elsewhere increasingly use the forum to debate polarizing national and international events.Open

NYTIMES (Annie Karni and Michael Gold) - Seven Takeaways From the Clintons’ Epstein Depositions Tue Mar 3 03:37:49 2026

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was defiant. Former President Bill Clinton spoke of President Trump’s ties to Epstein. A Republican raised a conspiracy theory.

NYTIMES (Katie Glueck) - Can These Democrats Make Combative Centrism Happen for 2028 Election? Tue Mar 3 02:57:26 2026

Third Way, the moderate Democratic advocacy group and think tank, has an expansive and expensive plan to shape the 2028 presidential campaign.

NYTIMES (Jennifer Medina) - Texas Senate Candidates Make Final Arguments Before Primary Elections Tue Mar 3 02:57:25 2026

The Republicans John Cornyn and Ken Paxton — and the Democrats Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico — are battling in bitter and expensive races.

NYTIMES (Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt) - U.S. Sends More Troops to the Mideast as Iran War Expands Tue Mar 3 02:57:25 2026

Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acknowledged the possibility of an extended campaign, as the military announced that six U.S. service members had been killed so far.

NYTIMES (Greg Jaffe) - Trump Embraces U.S. Military Power After Years of Caution Tue Mar 3 02:57:24 2026

The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq offered a stark lesson in the limits of military force. The Iran attacks suggest an era of postwar wariness is over.