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JD Vance, currently the frontrunner for the 2028 Republican presidential primary, may not seek the nomination, citing the birth of his fourth child as more important. Vance will discuss the matter with his family to decide if the timing is right. His wife, Usha Vance, is currently pregnant with their fourth child. Other speculation suggests that early Republican polling and a strong push by donors to nominate Marco Rubio may be causing Vance to reconsider the political environment. Strategists caution that a heavily contested primary followed by a general election loss as VP could potentially decimate Vance’s future ambitions, as the primary and hypothetical loss would setback the GOP coalition and hinder his image as “heir” to MAGA. Follow: @AFpost

An African YouTube channel conducted an independent IQ test in Lagos, Nigeria. The average was 73.4 and the median score was 69.7. Follow: @AFpost

British journalist Steve Sweeney survived after being targeted by an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, barely moving out of the way in time. Follow: @AFpost

Dan Bongino, who resigned without achieving anything at the FBI, calls Joe Kent a “coward.” Bongino, who cried that time away from his family was too hard and that his dearest cause was Israel, has plummeted in the podcast rankings. Follow: @AFpost

The cost of the Iran War has surpassed $18 billion and continues to increase. Follow: @AFpost

Tucker Carlson: “There are people in the government who really hate Europe and I don’t understand why.” Follow: @AFpost

The body of missing University of Alabama student James Gracey was found. Gracey was reported missing on Tuesday and was last seen outside the Spanish bar Shoko while on a spring break visit with friends studying abroad in Barcelona. At the University of Alabama, he was an honors student, and police have not ruled out foul play. Follow: @AFpost

Trump considering forcing banks to verify citizenship, signaling a potential massive immigration crackdown measure. Follow: @AFpost

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The United States has issued a new general license permitting the delivery and sale of Russian-origin crude oil and petroleum products, provided they were loaded onto tankers by March 12, per the US Treasury Department. Follow: @AFpost

The decision to keep VP JD Vance in the Situation Room while President Trump launched strikes on Iran from Mar-a-lago was based on security protocols, according to aides. Vance was deeply involved in behind-the-scenes deliberations leading up to the initial attack, advising the President to launch a large and swift strike rather than a smaller, limited one. Follow: @AFpost

Bill O'Reilly alleges that Tulsi Gabbard has lost "all credibility" with President Trump after opposing capturing Maduro. Notably, Gabbard was seen with Vance, separate from the President, during the initial strikes on Iran. Follow: @AFpost

The Vatican’s top diplomat, Cardinal Parolin, urged the US to end the war with Iran “as soon as possible” and warned Israel to “leave Lebanon alone,” adding that the message applies to both. Follow: @AFpost

Netanyahu says there are "many possibilities" for a ground operation regarding Iran. Follow: @AFpost

Israel PM Bibi Netanyahu said that Israel "acted alone" in targeting Iran's South Pars gas field. Trump publicly claimed that he had no fore-knowledge of the attack, but, according to US officials who spoke to the WSJ, supported it beforehand. Follow: @AFpost