News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Khamenei's son emerges as frontrunner to succeed him, according to NYT www.ms.now/liveblog/ira…
— MS NOW (@ms.now) March 4, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged Wednesday that some Iranian air attacks may still hit their targets even as he asserted that U.S. military superiority is quickly giving it control of the Islamic Republic's airspace. https://to.pbs.org/46BwSr5
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) March 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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BREAKING: An American submarine sank an Iranian warship with a torpedo in international waters, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) March 4, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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U.S. service members killed in the Iran war include a Minnesota mom and an Iowa college student. Here's what we know.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) March 4, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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The U.S. State Department on Tuesday ordered more employees to leave their posts at embassies and consulates in four countries, citing risks to safety as Iran expanded its retaliatory attacks.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) March 4, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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NEW: Netanyahu asks White House if secret Iran talks are happening
— Axios (@axios.com) March 4, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Israel launches dozens of airstrikes in Lebanon, targeting Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah after it fired at Israel, while Iran continues its strategy of firing missiles and cheap explosives drones across the Middle East.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) March 4, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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More than 160 people, many of them children, were killed in a strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, Iranian authorities say. U.S. forces “would not deliberately target a school,” Sec. Marco Rubio says, adding the Defense Department “would be investigating if that was our strike.”
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) March 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Sen. John Cornyn will face Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a May runoff. The winner will face James Talarico, a seminarian and state lawmaker who's emerged as a rising Democratic star.
— NPR (@npr.org) March 4, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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Brutal night in Texas points to trouble ahead for House members
— Axios (@axios.com) March 4, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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Minnesota's welfare fraud scandal is returning to Capitol Hill months after it intensified into a national political flashpoint and federal agents swarmed the Twin Cities in an unprecedented immigration crackdown. https://cnn.it/4rabkZU
— CNN (@cnn.com) March 4, 2026 at 6:59 AM
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The U.S. has launched military operations in Ecuador. The joint military operation with Ecuador targeted what the U.S. called "designated terrorist organizations" in the country.
— Politico (@politico.com) March 3, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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The House Ethics Committee is forming an investigative panel to probe allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate favoritism against Rep. Tony Gonzales. https://cnn.it/4rQ3XrG
— CNN (@cnn.com) March 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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