News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Trump says he must be involved in picking Iran's next leader. He told Axios that Mojtaba Khamenei, son of assassinated supreme leader Ali Khamenei, is the most likely successor — and finds that unacceptable.
— Axios (@axios.com) March 5, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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Iran's foreign minister says that the country is "not asking for a ceasefire" as the war between Iran, the U.S. and Israel spreads across the region and that "there is no request for the negotiation with the U.S."
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) March 5, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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BREAKING: A Sri Lankan minister says another Iranian vessel is in its waters, after a US submarine sank a warship near its coast. Follow AP's live updates.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) March 5, 2026 at 6:54 AM
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 1,000 points as oil prices jumped amid the war with Iran.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) March 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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The logjam of passengers trapped by war in the Middle East is starting to clear as airlines schedule new services and governments rally charter flights to transport citizens to destinations outside the region. Here's what travelers need to know. https://cnn.it/47cAG28
— CNN (@cnn.com) March 5, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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Brian McGinnis, a Marine veteran protesting US military action in Iran, was forcibly removed from a Senate subcommittee hearing by police and Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy on Wednesday. McGinnis was treated for injuries and faces charges, according to US Capitol Police.
— CNN (@cnn.com) March 5, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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🚨 Exclusive: Trump demands immediate pardon for Netanyahu to focus on Iran "Every day I talk to Bibi about the war," Trump says. "I want him to focus on the war and not on the f*cking court case."
— Axios (@axios.com) March 5, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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Trump revealed a growing frustration over Ukraine peace talks, telling us Zelenskyy "has to get on the ball, and he has to get a deal done." He also stepped into the contentious dispute between the Pentagon and Anthropic, telling us the AI startup "is in trouble because I fired [them] like dogs."
— Politico (@politico.com) March 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is replacing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem with Sen. Markwayne Mullin.
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) March 5, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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DHS says it is re-evaluating the future of the largest immigrant detention center in the country just seven months after it opened at the Fort Bliss army base outside El Paso, Texas.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) March 5, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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BREAKING: More than 20 states sue over new global tariffs President Trump imposed after the Supreme Court loss.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) March 5, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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House GOP leadership called on Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas to end his campaign for reelection over a scandal stemming from his affair with a former staffer who later died by suicide.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) March 5, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Since receiving presidential pardons, dozens of former Capitol rioters have gotten into more legal trouble. In Florida, Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse. n.pr/4rUa1zD
— NPR (@npr.org) March 5, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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