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Oil and gas prices have surged as Iran intensified strikes on facilities across the Persian Gulf, prompting the Trump administration to consider lifting sanctions on Iranian oil. Here’s what you need to know [thread]: washingtonpost.com/world/2026/03/…

A House committee subpoenaed a top prosecutor in Arlington, Virginia, as part of a larger clash over protests outside the home of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller. washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

They were getting their nails and eyelashes done for Eid al-Fitr when their beauty salon was hit by a missile. Four women were killed, the first Palestinians in the occupied West Bank to die in the Iran war. wapo.st/3NdOgfa

A U.S. military strike on a vessel suspected of hauling drugs in the Eastern Pacific prompted the rescue of a sole survivor, the second known instance of a successful recovery in nearly 50 strikes that have left dozens killed. wapo.st/4bSmqOR

"The fastest-growing age cohort is people 65 and older," George F. Will writes. Because of their powerful incentive to vote, the political class has a permanent incentive to intensify the elderly’s incentive by enriching those benefits. wapo.st/4lEcvj9

President Trump signed multiple executive orders that advanced the interests of his allies in the tech industry. Now, his tech advisers are hoping to pass legislation codifying these policies. wapo.st/4rKFIKL

Despite an investigation which yielded no findings, the Trump administration has pressed ahead with a wide-ranging State Department effort to crack down on what it alleges is widespread censorship in Europe. wapo.st/4dycPhi

Punch, the abandoned monkey at the Ichikawa City Zoo that went viral for carrying a plush orangutan, was seen bonding with another monkey this month. Fans were quick to theorize that the two are a couple.

Analysis: This week, online discourse flared up around the so-called Gen Z pout. It’s kind of like if you combined the penetrating malaise of the “Gen Z stare” with the plump protrusion of the millennial “duck face.” wapo.st/4sr0kZN

Chuck Norris, the actor and martial artist who played the leading role in the long-running television series “Walker, Texas Ranger,” died at age 86. His family confirmed the news on Friday but did not give a reason for his death. wapo.st/41j3dzG

Calvin Tomkins, who wrote deeply reported profiles of artists for the New Yorker, died Friday. He was 100. Over six decades, he wrote about scores of artists, including Marcel Duchamp, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns and Georgia O’Keeffe. wapo.st/4bo8Cvq

While it’s too soon to tell how spiking oil and gas prices will shape the entire economy, for many small businesses, the hits just keep coming. wapo.st/40FzcKn

Breaking news: The Justice Department sued Harvard University, accusing the school of not doing enough to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment, the latest effort by the Trump administration to challenge the Ivy League institution. wapo.st/47coui7

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that an evangelical Christian preacher and antiabortion activist can sue a Mississippi city for arresting him for protesting outside of a designated area in what he argued was a violation of his free speech rights. wapo.st/4bnU1QE

Breaking news: CBS News will end its nearly century-old radio service, CBS News Radio, and cut more jobs amid a rocky turnaround effort under its new top editor, Bari Weiss. wapo.st/4lDiZPi

Column: The Trump administration just won approval for an unprecedented coin design from the Commission of Fine Arts. The design of the coin, though not beautiful, is perfectly clear in its message. And the message is chilling. wapo.st/47a59Ot

Breaking news: Chuck Norris, the actor and martial artist who played the lead in “Walker, Texas Ranger” has died at age 86. wapo.st/41j3dzG

The beautiful Army blonde Jessica Foster has posed with a jet and walked a tarmac with President Trump. The content depicting the patriotic life of a MAGA dream girl have made her Instagram account explode. But she was probably created by artificial intelligence. wapo.st/4bANikX

Near the Lebanese border, rather than evacuation, Israel’s defense minister said the mission now is “to protect northern communities against raids and anti-tank fire.” wapo.st/4boXBKc

If your social media posts are critical of President Trump, could tbe held against you at the border? We spoke to lawyers and travel risk experts to get their take: wapo.st/41f6FeH

NEW: The tribute to police who served on Jan 6—recently hung 3yrs behind deadline—includes a list of “Honored Law Enforcement.” I’ve discovered it’s missing the names of at least 16 D.C. officers. “A slap in the face,” one cop beaten by rioters told me. washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…