Trump News for Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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US will ‘rain missiles’, ‘death and destruction’ on Iran, Trump aides say
Ali Harb, Al Jazeera English
US president says on a scale of one to 10, he would rate the war's success at 15, as Iran details civilian sites hit.
Mar 4, 2026, 11:57 PM
Trump Has Lost the Plot in Iran
Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic
Tehran hopes that he will declare a hollow victory and abort the mission.
Mar 4, 2026, 11:50 PM
Trump Officials Attended a Summit Of Election Deniers Who Want The President To Take Over The Midterms
Doug Bock Clark, Techdirt
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Several high-ranking federal election officials attended a summit last week at which prominent figures who worked to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 elect…
Mar 4, 2026, 11:32 PM
Death toll in Iran surpasses 1,000 as Israel-US strikes continue
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
A funeral for the country's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been postponed amid explosions.
Mar 4, 2026, 11:23 PM
House Oversight Committee votes to subpoena Bondi over Epstein investigation
John Parkinson, Jeana Fermi, Abcnews.com
The committee wants to hear from the attorney general behind closed doors.
Mar 4, 2026, 11:19 PM
How is the war playing out in Iran?
Al Jazeera English
The US-Israeli assassination of Iran's top leadership has left a power vacuum in the country.
Mar 4, 2026, 11:15 PM
Trump: US forces doing ‘very well on the war front’ in Iran
Al Jazeera English
US President Donald Trump said if he had to rate his war on Iran from one to ten, he would give it a fifteen.
Mar 4, 2026, 11:05 PM
Pete Hegseth Treats Fallen American Soldiers as a PR Problem
Tom Nichols, The Atlantic
His use of the Iran war dead to attack the media was disgraceful.
Mar 4, 2026, 11:01 PM
Iran had a plan to fight Israel and the US. It all collapsed after October 7.
Joshua Keating, Vox
This is not how it was supposed to go for Iran. For years, the Islamic Republic worked to build up a network of allies throughout the Middle East, widely known as the “Axis of Resistance,” which, in the event Iran itself were attacked, could rain down destru…
Mar 4, 2026, 10:52 PM
US Senate fails to advance war powers measure to rein in Trump’s Iran war
Joseph Stepansky, Al Jazeera English
In 47-52 procedural vote, a resolution to curtail Trump's powers was defeated, though a separate House vote is expected.
Mar 4, 2026, 10:51 PM
Trump White House Uses Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare Kill Streak To Celebrate Killing People In Iran
Zack Zwiezen, Kotaku
It is the latest example of Donald Trump's White House using video games in their propaganda
Mar 4, 2026, 10:47 PM
Trump administration launches US military operation in Ecuador
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
Critics have questioned the increasing scope and deadly consequences of US anti-narcotics operations in Latin America.
Mar 4, 2026, 10:42 PM
What the Iran war is costing you, briefly explained
Cameron Peters, Vox
This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: President Donald Trump’s war in Iran is already starti…
Mar 4, 2026, 10:37 PM
RFK Jr. Is Now Taking Aim at Dunkin’ Donuts
Ed Cara, Gizmodo.com
The health secretary recently announced his plans to have companies like Dunkin' Donuts prove their foods are safe to eat.
Mar 4, 2026, 10:05 PM
Tech leaders pledge to power their own data centers during meeting with Trump
Bryan Metzger, Business Insider
Leaders from Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, xAI, OpenAI, and Amazon signed the pledge at the White House on Wednesday.
Mar 4, 2026, 9:19 PM
Senate voting on Iran war powers resolution
Allison Pecorin, Abcnews.com
It's not yet clear whether the legislation will have the votes to advance.
Mar 4, 2026, 9:15 PM
The American King Goes to War
Adam Serwer, The Atlantic
This is not what the Founders intended.
Mar 4, 2026, 9:14 PM
The US is urging Americans to leave 14 Middle Eastern countries amid the Iran conflict. Here's what's happening in each.
Kristine Villarroel, Business Insider
The US State Department is urging Americans in 14 Middle Eastern nations to "depart now" as strikes from Iran conflict spill over in the Gulf region.
Mar 4, 2026, 9:09 PM
Why Washington can’t stop Trump on Iran
Al Jazeera English
Trump has launched strikes on Iran while Congress debates war powers.
Mar 4, 2026, 9:05 PM
Tesla’s Secret Weapon Is a Giant Metal Box
Andrew Moseman, The Atlantic
Elon Musk’s car company is quietly poised to power the AI boom.
Mar 4, 2026, 9:05 PM
Bill Gates-backed nuclear startup TerraPower just got cleared to start building its first power plant
Claire Cameron, Scientific American
TerraPower, a start-up founded by Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, is set to build a new kind of nuclear power plant in Wyoming
Mar 4, 2026, 9:00 PM
FTC Admits Age Verification Violates Children’s Privacy Law, Decides To Just Ignore That
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
We’ve been pointing out the fundamental contradiction at the heart of mandatory age verification laws for years now. To verify someone’s age online, you have to collect personal data from them. If that someone turns out to be a child, congratulations: you’ve …
Mar 4, 2026, 8:59 PM
The world’s biggest automaker has one of the dirtiest supply chains: report
Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge
Tesla, Ford, and Volvo occupy the top three spots in a new ranking of 18 global automakers based on their efforts to eliminate carbon emissions, environmental harms, and human rights violations from their supply chains. Toyota, meanwhile, lurks near the botto…
Mar 4, 2026, 8:22 PM
How the US might be using AI in Iran
Peter.Balonon-Rosen, Sean Rameswaram, Vox
In the week leading up to President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, the Pentagon was waging a different battle: a fight with the AI company Anthropic over its flagship AI model, Claude. That conflict came to a head on Friday, when Trump said that the federal gove…
Mar 4, 2026, 8:02 PM
Graham Platner Says Democratic Leaders Threatened to “Rip My Life Apart” Before He Launched His Senate Campaign
Anna Sale, Slate Magazine
In an interview with Death, Sex & Money, Platner opened up about his life story—and what he says were threats ahead of jumping into Maine’s Senate race.
Mar 4, 2026, 7:48 PM
US Dems say Iran troop deployment ‘more likely’ ahead of war powers vote
Joseph Stepansky, Al Jazeera English
Resolution aims to constrain Trump’s war capabilities, but faces uphill battle with veto likely if passed by Congress.
Mar 4, 2026, 7:42 PM
Judge Says He’s Sick Of The Government’s Shit; Threatens To Make DHS, DOJ Testify Under Oath
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Of course, we’ll see what comes of this, but it’s starting to look like this administration won’t outlast this level of judicial scrutiny. It may have bullied its way past courts during Trump’s first year back in office, but now lines are being drawn. Whether…
Mar 4, 2026, 6:52 PM
AfricaMuseum refuses to yield Congo geological archives despite US pressure
VRT NWS, Www.vrt.be
The AfricaMuseum in Tervuren (Flemish Brabant) is refusing to hand over geological archive material on Congo to an American mining company that wants to use the data to map valuable raw materials. ‘We want to digitalise the archives ourselves and not leave it…
Mar 4, 2026, 6:51 PM
‘Corporate Murder’: Even Trump’s Former AI Advisor Thinks the Pentagon’s Fight Against Anthropic Is Bad
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
"The machinery of our current republic seems to be in such disrepair that it is hard to see how it lasts," writes Dean Ball.
Mar 4, 2026, 6:45 PM
Smoothie King Employees Refuse to Serve Man in Trump Hoodie, on Video
TMZ Staff, TMZ
Employees at a Michigan Smoothie King refused to serve a Donald Trump supporter and his wife ... and the contentious argument between the smoothie makers and their would-be customers is all on video. Check it out -- Erika Lindemyer recorded the…
Mar 4, 2026, 6:22 PM
Trump’s endgame in Iran: Regime change without US ‘boots on the ground’
Ali Harb, Al Jazeera English
Analysts say it would be difficult, if not impossible, to bring down the Iranian system with US-Israeli air power alone.
Mar 4, 2026, 6:16 PM
Claude outages lay bare software developers' growing reliance on AI: 'I guess I'll write code like a caveman'
Hugh Langley,Pranav Dixit, Business Insider
AI tools like Claude are becoming embedded in engineers' day-to-day work, which means outages can send them back to an earlier era of coding manually.
Mar 4, 2026, 5:51 PM
Trump's pledge to keep oil flowing has calmed markets, but Wall Street experts say disruption risks aren't over
nbuchanan@insider.com (Naomi Buchanan), Business Insider
Trump offered assurances that the US will protect the flow of oil in the Middle East during the war in Iran, but experts are still worried about disruptions.
Mar 4, 2026, 5:45 PM
Despite a $200 billion price tag, Trump admits the Iran war could just swap one bad leader for another
Tristan Bove, Yahoo Entertainment
Trump’s costly campaign in Iran has come under fire for lacking a clear endgame.
Mar 4, 2026, 5:41 PM
The Trump Administration Just Admitted Its War On Law Firms Was A Bluff. The Cowards Who Folded Already Paid The Price.
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
We’ve said it over and over again on this site: when you stand up to the bully, the bully backs down. When you capitulate, you get nothing but a permanent stain and an invitation for more abuse. And here we are again. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that…
Mar 4, 2026, 5:25 PM
Trump administration reportedly debating whether to force Riot Games owners Tencent to divest stakes in US game companies
Mark Warren, Rock Paper Shotgun
The US government, currently headed up by the Trump administration, are reportedly discussing whether to push Chinese conglomerate Tencent to divest their investments in US game companies. Tencent currently own League of Legends developers Riot Games and Back…
Mar 4, 2026, 5:24 PM
Whatever This Is, We’ve Never Seen Anything Like It
Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com
Blacklisting Anthropic feels like a peek at an uncertain future.
Mar 4, 2026, 5:10 PM
WATCH: American travelers stranded in Middle East amid Iran conflict
ABC News, Abcnews.com
Travelers are sharing their stories of being stranded in the Middle East after the joint U.S.-Israel attack against Iran triggered retaliatory strikes, impacting at least 11 countries in the region.
Mar 4, 2026, 4:50 PM
The Texas Senate Primary Was a Preview of Creator Wars to Come
Makena Kelly, Wired
After the 2024 election, influencers were seen as an asset. A contentious race between Democrats James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett showed that they can also be a liability.
Mar 4, 2026, 4:26 PM
Iran’s place in World Cup 2026 in doubt amid conflict, Trump’s dismissal
Hafsa Adil, Samantha Johnson, Al Jazeera English
With Donald Trump saying he doesn't care if Iran participates, the country may be left with no choice but to pull out.
Mar 4, 2026, 3:23 PM
WATCH: US sub sinks Iranian ship by torpedo in Indian Ocean, 1st such attack since WWII
ABC News, Abcnews.com
A U.S. submarine used a torpedo to sink and Iranian ship in the Indian Ocean Tuesday, the first such attack since WWII , the Pentagon said.
Mar 4, 2026, 3:12 PM
What Democrats learned in Texas
Caitlin Dewey, Vox
This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. The primary elections in Texas yesterday weren’t just incremental partisan events; they were preliminary, re…
Mar 4, 2026, 3:05 PM
10 Rules for Navigating the Next Chapter of Global Tariffs
Tom Linton, Harvard Business Review
How to turn constant disruption into an advantage.
Mar 4, 2026, 3:00 PM
The one science reform we can all agree on, but we're too cowardly to do
Adam Mastroianni, Experimental-history.com
OR: the long overdue forest fire
Mar 4, 2026, 2:53 PM
911 calls from ICE detention center underscore concerns about facility, advocates say
Laura Romero, Abcnews.com
Emergency calls recently placed from Texas' Dilley Detention Center reveal a series of medical emergencies that advocates say underscore concerns about the facility.
Mar 4, 2026, 2:41 PM
A US Navy submarine sank an enemy warship with a torpedo for the first time since World War II. Here's the video.
Kelsey Baker, Business Insider
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called the sinking of an Iranian warship with a single Mk48 torpedo a "quiet death."
Mar 4, 2026, 2:36 PM
Is This the Best Use of American Missiles?
Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic
The United States is burning through scarce munitions while Russia and China watch and wait.
Mar 4, 2026, 2:22 PM
AI is now part of the culture wars — and real wars
Tina Nguyen, The Verge
Hello and welcome to Regulator, the newsletter for Verge subscribers that goes inside Washington's increasingly existential clashes between tech and politics. If this was forwarded to you, can I interest you in a full-fledged subscription to The Verge for onl…
Mar 4, 2026, 2:15 PM
Jasmine Crockett concedes to James Talarico in Texas Democratic Senate primary
BILL BARROW, FERNANDA FIGUEROA and THOMAS BEAUMONT, Yahoo Entertainment
James Talarico did not mention Donald Trump when he greeted exuberant supporters at his primary night celebration. With his victory over U.S. Rep. Jasmine...
Mar 4, 2026, 1:41 PM
Brendan Carr Can’t Explain Why ‘Equal Time’ Rule Doesn’t Apply To Right Wing Radio
Karl Bode, Techdirt
We’ve noted repeatedly how Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr has been abusing the FCC’s “equal opportunity” (or “equal time”) rule to try and threaten daytime and late night talk shows with government retribution if they refuse to enthusiastically coddle Republican…
Mar 4, 2026, 1:26 PM
An OpenAI ad hoax mystery just got a new twist
Lara O'Reilly, Business Insider
There's a mystery marketer playing 4D chess on social media, and they made another unexpected move this week.
Mar 4, 2026, 12:59 PM
Why supporting a shelter for women is now 'kind of radioactive'
Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR
That's how researcher Beatriz Garcia Nice describes the new U.S. stance under the Trump administration to programs addressing gender-based violence.
Mar 4, 2026, 12:51 PM
Trump Administration Debating Allowing Chinese Company Tencent to Keep Its Stakes in U.S. Gaming Companies Such as Fortnite Maker Epic and League Dev Riot
Vikki Blake, IGN
President Trump's administration is currently debating whether to allow Chinese megacorp Tencent's stakes in major U.S. companies such as Fortnite maker Epic Games and League of Legends developer Riot Games to continue.
Mar 4, 2026, 12:35 PM
An outlier for condemning Israel’s Gaza genocide, Spain says no to Iran war
Graham Keeley, Al Jazeera English
Spain's socialist president is locked in a war of words with Washington, which has threatened to cut trade ties.
Mar 4, 2026, 12:22 PM
Ryanair's CEO says flight bookings in Europe have surged since Middle East travel chaos began
Pete Syme, Business Insider
Ryanair's CEO says more Europeans are looking to vacation on their home continent, with a "big collapse in bookings to the Middle East."
Mar 4, 2026, 12:12 PM
Mike Huckabee Uses War on Iran to Tell People to Have Babies
Danielle Han, Jezebel
The U.S. Ambassador to Israel also said that, if you do end up having a baby in nine months, he expects "that you will want to name the little bugger after me!” Hard pass!
Mar 4, 2026, 11:59 AM
A high-stakes Texas primary exposed the Democratic Party’s fault lines
Christian Paz, Vox
One thing was clear before James Talarico’s win over Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Texas Senate Democratic primary Tuesday night. This contest wouldn’t be about policy or ideology; it would be a choice between two very different types of “fighters,” decided al…
Mar 4, 2026, 11:07 AM
Strikes resume on Iran, U.S. military says Tehran's defenses 'severely degraded'
NPR Staff, NPR
Israel's military said it had begun a "broad wave of strikes" in Tehran Wednesday morning. U.S. officials touted early gains, while Democrats warned the war could widen.
Mar 4, 2026, 11:02 AM
We're Already Starting the 'War Could Last Longer Than We Thought' Routine in Iran
Jim Vorel, Jezebel
First the Iran War would be over in days. Then Trump said weeks. Now Pete Hegseth says it could be months. Sound familiar?
Mar 4, 2026, 11:01 AM
Texas Senate race: Democrat Talarico wins; GOP’s Cornyn, Paxton in run-off
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Winner of May run-off between Republicans John Cornyn and Ken Paxton to face Democrat James Talarico.
Mar 4, 2026, 10:43 AM
ICE has spun a massive surveillance web. We talked to people caught in it
Kat Lonsdorf, NPR
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and Border Patrol, is using a broad web of surveillance tools — purchased as its budget has ballooned under this administration — to monitor, apprehend and intimidate the people it seeks to deport and th…
Mar 4, 2026, 10:00 AM
Sam Altman is stuck playing defense. It all started a week ago.
Brent D. Griffiths, Business Insider
OpenAI's debacle is arguably its least technical challenge yet. It also means Sam Altman can't just push out an app update to alleviate the issue.
Mar 4, 2026, 9:39 AM
Supreme Court Declines to Hear AI Image Copyright Case
Matt Growcoot, PetaPixel
The United States Supreme Court has ended the long saga over whether an AI can be registered as the author of an artwork after it declined to take up the case brought by computer scientist Dr. Stephen Thaler. [Read More]
Mar 4, 2026, 9:36 AM
5 takeaways from the first primaries of the 2026 midterms
Domenico Montanaro, NPR
Voters headed to the polls Tuesday in the first primaries of the midterm election season. The latest results from Arkansas, North Carolina and Texas.
Mar 4, 2026, 9:23 AM
I ate an RFK-approved diet for a week. It sparked a food fight.
Emily Stewart, Business Insider
I followed RFK Jr.'s food pyramid for a week on a budget. Readers flooded me with criticism, tips, and insults, showing how political food has become.
Mar 4, 2026, 9:07 AM
Spain's Pedro Sánchez hits back at Trump threat to sever trade saying 'no to war'
BBC News
Spain's prime minister delivers a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump's threat to end trade with his country.
Mar 4, 2026, 8:52 AM
Jimmy Kimmel Gifts Gavin Newsom His Own FIFA Peace Prize: ‘This Is Long Overdue’
Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone
Gavin Newsom appeared on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' where host Jimmy Kimmel presented him with his own version of Donald Trump's FIFA Peace Prize.
Mar 4, 2026, 8:44 AM
Will the US put ‘boots on the ground’ in Iran?
Mohammad Mansour, Al Jazeera English
Trump hasn't ruled out ground troops in Iran, but experts expect targeted special ops over an invasion.
Mar 4, 2026, 8:36 AM
What we know on day five of US-Israeli attacks on Iran
Elizabeth Melimopoulos, Al Jazeera English
Strikes have hit nuclear-related facilities in Tehran, while Iran has launched hundreds of missiles and drones.
Mar 4, 2026, 8:30 AM
IRGC says Iran in ‘complete control’ of Strait of Hormuz amid Trump threats
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
One-fifth of the global oil is shipped through the strait, which remains effectively closed amid US-Israeli war on Iran.
Mar 4, 2026, 8:20 AM
Trump says Iran leader alternatives mostly killed
Al Jazeera English
Trump told reporters that most of the people he had considered as potential future leaders for Iran are now dead.
Mar 4, 2026, 8:18 AM
In the Texas Primaries, a Good Night for James Talarico, and a Bad One for John Cornyn
Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker
Democrats have not won a statewide race in Texas in more than thirty years, but on Tuesday night they seemed to have found an interesting prospect, Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes.
Mar 4, 2026, 6:28 AM
The Iran strikes could become a midterm reckoning – for Trump and Israel
Mohamad Elmasry, Al Jazeera English
Conservative dissent over the war is fracturing the GOP and testing the durability of US support for Israel.
Mar 4, 2026, 6:18 AM
Inside the secret meeting that led to the AI political resistance
Tina Nguyen, The Verge
In early January, a group of 90 or so political, community and thought leaders gathered in a New Orleans Marriott for a secret conference on artificial intelligence - so secret, in fact, that no one knew who else had been invited until they walked into the ro…
Mar 4, 2026, 6:06 AM
Texas couple stuck in Dubai after cruise was canceled says they can't get help from US: 'I want to know an exit plan'
Kelsey Vlamis, Business Insider
A couple from Texas are stuck in Dubai after the attack on Iran and retaliatory strikes. They said they can't get help from the US.
Mar 4, 2026, 5:02 AM
The Trump Whitehouse Is Debating Whether To Kick Tencent Out Of U.S. Gaming
Ethan Gach, Kotaku
The Chines conglomerate could be forced to divest over security concerns
Mar 4, 2026, 4:57 AM
TikTok Is Experiencing Oracle-Related Server Issues Again
Mike Pearl, Gizmodo.com
U.S. TikTok users were experiencing service disruptions Tuesday related to an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure issue. Something similar happened almost exactly a month ago.
Mar 4, 2026, 4:19 AM
MAGA’s top lawyer just gave a sitting GOP senator the biggest scare of his career
Ian Millhiser, Vox
Tuesday’s Senate Republican primary in Texas ended in an anticlimax, with no candidate winning a majority of the vote. Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn will face state Attorney General Ken Paxton in a May 26 runoff. Though Cornyn will likely receive more votes than…
Mar 4, 2026, 3:56 AM
US senators fear ‘boots on the ground’ after Iran war briefing
Al Jazeera English
Democratic senators voiced alarm after a classified briefing on the US‑Israeli war with Iran.
Mar 4, 2026, 2:37 AM
Is the US at war with Iran, and will it put boots on the ground?
Elizabeth Melimopoulos, Al Jazeera English
Some of the main questions asked about the military developments in the Middle East, and what we know so far.
Mar 4, 2026, 2:32 AM
Roy Cooper, Michael Whatley set to compete for a high stakes North Carolina U.S. Senate seat
Stephen Fowler, NPR
Former Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will face former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley in the state's toss-up U.S. Senate race.
Mar 4, 2026, 1:53 AM
Trump Lashes Out at Banks Over Contentious Crypto Bill
Mike Pearl, Gizmodo.com
“The Genius Act is being threatened and undermined by the Banks, and that is unacceptable — We are not going to allow it,” the president wrote.
Mar 4, 2026, 1:18 AM
WATCH: Florida officer's body camera stops bullet in near fatal shooting
ABC News, Abcnews.com
While investigating a reported assault, two deputies came under fire when a man emerged and began shooting.
Mar 4, 2026, 12:54 AM
WATCH: Small plane makes emergency landing in icy Hudson River
ABC News, Abcnews.com
The instructor and student on board were able to get out and swim ashore.
Mar 4, 2026, 12:54 AM
Rubio claim of Israeli role in US Iran attack reverberates, despite denial
Joseph Stepansky, Al Jazeera English
Commentators across political spectrum, including MAGA base, seize on Rubio's words amid shifting war justifications.
Mar 4, 2026, 12:18 AM
MAGA Thinks Netanyahu Played Trump on Iran
Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone
MAGA commentators are criticizing Donald Trump's war on Iran following Marco Rubio's comments that Israel essentially forced America's involvement.
Mar 4, 2026, 12:00 AM