Mark Satter

New: There was one survivor of a boat strike carried out by SOUTHCOM in the Eastern Pacific yesterday, I’m told by a Coast Guard spox. That survivor was transferred to Costa Rican authorities.

Scoop: Russia offered to stop sharing intel with Iran if the US would stop doing the same with Ukraine. The Trump admin said no. W/ @vonderburchard @diana_nerozzi @jacopobarigazzi politico.eu/article/putin-…

News: Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Thursday filed three joint resolutions to block a pending sale of nearly $659 million worth of weapons — including 22,000 bombs — to Israel after the Trump administration this month told lawmakers it would use emergency measures to bypass congressional review of the sale. rollcall.com/2026/03/19/san…

Trump: “I do believe I'll be having the honor of taking Cuba. That'd be good. That's a big honor." Reporter: “Taking Cuba?" Trump: "In some form, yeah. Taking Cuba. I mean, whether I free it, take it. Think I could do anything I want with it.”

“I do believe I’ll have the honor of taking Cuba,” President Trump says.

A delightful @maxwelltani read on the president and his media phone pals semafor.com/article/03/15/…

Coming up on CSPAN in a few to talk about the week ahead in Congress: Mullin’s confirmation hearing, worldwide threats hearings and Iran latest.

US Navy could escort vessels in Strait of Hormuz with international coalition, Bessent says

New: Every Senate Democrat and Independent, except for John Fetterman, has signed on to a letter calling for answers on U.S. involvement in the Feb. 28 strike on an elementary school in Minab, Iran. “The results of this school attack are horrific. The majority of those killed in the strikes were girls between the ages of 7 and 12 years old. Neither the United States nor the Israeli Government has yet taken responsibility for this attack,” the senators wrote.

SCOOP: Last year we reported extensively on Elon Musk’s desire to break into the data pipes of government to bypass the federal bureaucracy. That approach had major consequences — one of which we reveal today: A DOGE bro allegedly made off with volumes upon volumes of highly sensitive Social Security data - the agency’s “crown jewels” - which he downloaded on a thumb drive and brought over to his new job. Me, @MerylKornfield @FedGirlWaPo report on this unprecedented breach: washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Pentagon: "Since the start of Operation Epic Fury, approximately 140 U.S. service members have been wounded over 10 days of sustained attacks. The vast majority of these injuries have been minor, and 108 service members have already returned to duty. "Eight service members remain listed as severely injured and are receiving the highest level of medical care."

EXCLUSIVE-AS MANY AS 150 U.S. TROOPS WOUNDED SO FAR IN IRAN WAR, TWO SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH THE MATTER TELL REUTERS

The House Intelligence Committee will hold its annual Worldwide Threats hearing next Tuesday, March 17. DNI Tulsi Gabbard, FBI Director Kash Patel and CIA Director John Ratcliffe will testify.

Sen. Murphy calls for public hearings on the Iran war next week, when war powers resolutions filed by Democrats ripen. “By next week, we'll be able to call up a vote every day on war powers and force at least a short debate and vote every day. I would much rather have open hearings,” Murphy said.

As Democrats push for specific public hearings on the Iran war, Thune tells reporters this morning that administration officials will be coming to the Hill for routine defense authorization hearings in the coming months. Thune says those hearings will surely focus on Iran.

JP Morgan on how Operation Epic Fury would end: "Resource risk will begin to outweigh increasingly marginal military gains and the conclusion to the conflict will come down to the three M’s : Munitions, Markets and Midterms."

(Reuters) - Anthropic on Monday filed a lawsuit to block the Pentagon from placing it on a national security blacklist, escalating the artificial intelligence lab’s high-stakes battle with the U.S. military over usage restrictions on its technology. The Pentagon on Thursday slapped a formal supply-chain risk designation on Anthropic, limiting use of a technology that a source said was being used for News Story. Anthropic said in its lawsuit that the designation was unlawful and violated its free speech and due process rights. The filing in federal court in California asked a judge to undo the designation and block federal agencies from enforcing it. “These actions are unprecedented and unlawful. The Constitution does not allow the government to wield its enormous power to punish a company for its protected speech," Anthropic said.

@SecWar speaking from CENTCOM HQ in Tampa, says that amount of firepower over Iran, and over Tehran, is "about to surge significantly."

Breaking: The House rejected, 212-219, an Iran war powers resolution that would have sought to curb U.S. military operations. Four Democrats voted against the measure: Landsman, Golden, Cuellar and Vargas. GOP Reps. Massie (cosponsor) and Davidson voted in favor.

Ukraine to provide anti-drone support to U.S. forces as they look to counter Iranian Shaheds: