NYTIMES (Abdi Latif Dahir and Emile Ducke) - Iran Journey Reveals Society’s Wartime Defiance and Hope
From the capital, Tehran, to the holy city of Mashhad, the Iran I saw was a nation of many layers: defiant but also weary, despairing but hopeful.
NYTIMES (Nataliya Vasilyeva) - Long Lines for Gas Shatter the Illusion of Normalcy in Wartime Russia
“Are we in the Soviet Union now?” said one Russian, stunned and frustrated by long lwaits at the pumps.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch live: Trump participates in medal of honor ceremony
President Trump will preside over a medal of honor ceremony Thursday for heroes in the Vietnam and Afghanistan wars. Task & Purpose reported Maj. James Capers Jr., who led his Marine reconnaissance team through a harrowing ambush despite serious wounds, will be awarded the highest military honor. In April 1967, Capers led a nine-man team from 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company to a helicopter landing zone despite suffering bullet and shrapnel wounds and a broken leg. “It was an attempt to save my troops,” Capers told Task & Purpose this week. “It wasn’t heroism. It might have looked that way, but it wasn’t about Jim Capers. It was about the 10 men that I had and the dog’s body that I wanted to get home.” NewsNation's Kellie…
NPR (Henry Larson) - Why one historian uses social media to remember D-Day in real time
At the National World War II Memorial, historian Alex Kershaw has found an unlikely way to keep D-Day alive: live social media posts timed to the events of June 6, 1944.
NYTIMES (Leily Nikounazar and Arash Khamooshi) - Mass Layoffs in Iran as Businesses Buckle Under Wartime Pressures
Iran was already struggling economically before 2026 brought widespread instability. A government-imposed internet shutdown has crippled an entire sector.
AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Trump claims Netanyahu pardon would make Israeli president "national hero"
President Trump is renewing his pressure campaign on Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , telling Axios in an interview that Herzog could become a "national hero." Why it matters: Trump said Netanyahu had raised his corruption trial when they spoke on Tuesday night and told him he'd be back in court on Wednesday, instead of focusing on Iran . "In the middle of a war? Give me a break," Trump told Axios. The intrigue: It was Trump who raised the pardon issue during the call with Axios. - But after repeatedly attacking Herzog over the course of several months, he took a softer approach. "I like the guy, Herzog," Trump said. "He will be a national hero if he gives Bibi a pardon. I will very much…
DAILYCALLER (Vince Coglianese) - Editor Daily Rundown: Trump Addresses Nation On Iran War
TRUMP SPEAKS TO NATION ON IRAN WAR ... Trump Offers No New Details In Primetime Address About Iran War President Donald Trump praised the United States military Wednesday night during a speech updating the American people on the conflict with Iran, but he offered no new details on the operations.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Meg Hilling) - Israeli police block Palm Sunday rites in Jerusalem, Vatican says
Israel’s police defended the decision, saying “life-saving restrictions” were being applied to all holy sites in the Old City.
NYTIMES (Sheera Frenkel) - U.S. Says Anthropic Is an ‘Unacceptable’ National Security Risk
In a legal filing, the government said it questioned whether the A.I. start-up could be a “trusted partner” in wartime, which led it to label the company a supply chain risk.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - US-Iran talks change venue after pair of military incidents | Morning in America
Diplomatic talks between the U.S. and Iran are slated for Friday, though the venue and format have changed after a pair of military flare-ups in the Middle East on Tuesday. NewsNation’s Tom Dempsey has the latest. #Iran #Military #Politics Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.