March 10, 2026

Good morning.

1. President Trump said at a press conference that the Iran war could end “very soon” but warned of escalations if Iran continues to disrupt oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz. US crude prices fell to ~$90 per barrel afterward, from a high of $119 (Hill: nwppr.co/279z).

2. The DOJ said it reached a tentative settlement with Live Nation in its antitrust case, letting Live Nation (and subsidiary Ticketmaster) avoid a breakup for now, but over two dozen states said they will continue pursuing the case (AP: nwppr.co/279y).

3. Defense Secretary Hegseth said “today will be yet again our most intense day of strikes inside Iran” (CBS: nwppr.co/279x).

4. Anthropic sued the Trump administration, seeking to reverse the Pentagon’s “supply chain risk” designation (CNBC: nwppr.co/279w).

5. Two men were charged with federal terrorism-related offenses for allegedly throwing IEDs during demonstrations outside the residence of NYC Mayor Mamdani (CBS: nwppr.co/279v).

6. A preliminary US military assessment reportedly found that US forces were “likely” responsible for a Feb. 28 strike that hit a girls’ school in Iran, killing ~168 people, including school girls. The preliminary review suggests the US did not intentionally target the site but may have hit in error due to dated intelligence (CBS: nwppr.co/279u).

7. NASA reported its 2022 DART mission slightly shifted an asteroid system’s orbit around the sun, the first time humans intentionally altered a celestial body’s solar path (Hill: nwppr.co/279s).

–Editors