On Monday, Trump said he believed the war was ahead of schedule, but gave no concrete indication about how long he will continue attacking Iran with bombs, missiles and drones. “I think the war is very complete, pretty much,” Trump told CBS News. “They have no navy, no communications, they’ve got no Air Force.”AdvertisementA short time later, however, Trump said the war needed to continue. And a short time after that, at a news conference, he said that he did not think he would end the war this week. AdvertisementThe Iran war has thrown spiking petroleum costs into that stew, sending U.S. gasoline prices back toward $4 a gallon, a threshold many analysts expect will be crossed soon.

As strikes continue across the Middle East for a second week, US President Trump has given conflicting messages about how long the war will last, while Iran signals it’s prepared for a long fight. The humanitarian toll is mounting, with hundreds of thousands of residents displaced and more than 1,700 people killed across the region. The war has also caused the biggest oil disruption in history – sparking concern even within the Trump administration. Here’s what you need to know on day 11. The debris of a school where 168 children were killed on the first day of the US-Israel attacks on Iran.

Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) “This is not a progressive tax plan,” Corey Husak, a tax policy expert with the Center for American Progress, told HuffPost in an interview. Booker pushed back on the progressive criticism and stressed that his tax cut would be paired with tax hikes on higher earners. And even if the Booker and Van Hollen proposals are flawed, at least they’re sticking their necks out. AdvertisementIn an interview with The Washington Post last week, Van Hollen described his plan as a direct response to Trump.

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ESPN has hired six veteran reporters from the Washington Post, most of whom were cut loose after the Jeff Bezos news outlet eliminated the sports section as part of massive layoffs. Klemko was not affected by the Post layoffs and had been covering criminal justice as a national news reporter. Their reporting will appear across ESPN’s platforms, including ESPN.com, the ESPN App, SportsCenter, ESPN Audio podcasts, and additional ESPN programming. For ESPN, the hires are a notable change in direction from 2022 and 2023, when hundreds of staffers exited as part of sweeping Disney layoffs. “Adding these six outstanding journalists and the reputation of The Washington Post will enhance an ESPN team that is already the best in the business,” ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in a statement.

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Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson sharply criticized the Supreme Court on Monday for being quick to issue rulings that have temporarily allowed some of President Donald Trump’s controversial policies to stand while legal challenges against them play out in the courts. “This uptick in the court’s willingness to get involved with cases on the emergency docket is a real, unfortunate problem,” Jackson told an audience during a talk with conservative Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. “This is not a new phenomenon in the Trump administration,” Kavanaugh said. Jackson was quick to disagree, saying the Biden wins on the emergency docket largely upheld the legal status quo. The rulings for the Trump administration were fundamentally different, she contended, because the president was instituting new initiatives that potentially shifted the law.

Author of Nothing is Impossible with God: Eleven Heroes. Endless Lessons in Overcoming. Book Talk and SigningNew York Times bestselling author and host of FOX News Sunday, Shannon Bream, will make her first Nixon Library appearance to talk and sign her inspiring new book Nothing Is Impossible with God. Nothing Is Impossible with God is an encouraging reminder that the Christian life often won’t be without trouble, but He promises to be with us through the storm and is willing and able to bless us more than we can possibly imagine. Each ticket includes a copy of Nothing is Impossible.

That, too, is expected to face opposition from many Democrats whose attempts to restrain the administration from further military action in Iran have come up empty. They did not specify how many and what kinds of munitions were expended in the war’s opening days. U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations throughout the Middle East, has said that more than 5,000 targets have been hit in Iran using more than 2,000 munitions. The two air defense systems are considered the most advanced in the world. Analysts have said they have been surprised at the sophistication of Iran’s retaliatory strikes, including its ability to target and at times overwhelm key parts of U.S. and Israeli air defense systems such as radars and command-and-control infrastructure.

The Washington Post’s losses have become ESPN’s gain. On Monday, the network announced the hiring of six former Washington Post sportswriters, including Chuck Culpepper, Ben Strauss, Kent Babb, Robert Klemko, Tom Schad, and Kareem Copeland. Front Office Sports first reported the news of Culpepper, Strauss, Babb, and Copeland’s hirings on Monday morning. “Adding these six outstanding journalists and the reputation of The Washington Post will enhance an ESPN team that is already the best in the business,” ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said in a statement. Additionally, the Baltimore Banner announced it is expanding its sports coverage into D.C. following the void in coverage the Post’s layoffs created.

DOVER, Del. - President Donald Trump donned a white "USA" baseball cap Saturday afternoon as he saluted a transfer case draped with the American flag when the remains of the first six service members killed in the war with Iran were carried off an Air Force transport plane. The sartorial choice set off a controversy that continued into Monday, as critics - including some Republicans - derided his hat as disrespectful and also criticized Fox News for airing footage that inaccurately showed Trump hatless. Trump's cap emblazoned with "USA" in gold letters appeared to be a model that retails on the Trump Organization's online store for $55. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/09/trump-dover-hat-criticism/

Iran reacts to new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei Abbas Milani, director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University, unpacks the relationship between the new supreme leader's relationship with his father as Iranians react to his appointment.

›The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a five-year, $135 million contract extension with left-handed pitcher Jesús Luzardo, according to a person familiar with the deal. The extension will keep Luzardo with the Phillies through the 2031 season. Why it mattersLuzardo has emerged as one of the top young pitchers in baseball, making the All-Star team in 2025. The deal is worth $135 million total, making Luzardo one of the highest-paid left-handed pitchers in the game. Philadelphia Phillies The professional baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that competes in the National League East division of Major League Baseball.

Trump softens suggestion that Iran was behind deadly strike on girls' schoolPresident Donald Trump suggested that it may have been another country that struck an elementary school in southern Iran when asked by CNN's Manu Raju. Trump claimed that Iran and other countries possess “generic” Tomahawk missiles like the one that appears to have been used in the attack.

A neighbor’s doorbell camera captured the moment a car slammed into a pickup truck on a residential street in Fullerton, flipping it on its side and trapping two people inside on Sunday evening. The Fullerton Police Department responded to the crash at Valencia Drive and Courtney Avenue just before 6:30 p.m. The neighbor’s video shows a dark blue Toyota sedan moving quickly down Valencia Drive as a silver Ford pickup truck makes a slow left turn from Courtney Avenue onto Valencia Drive. The crash caused severe front-end damage to the sedan and activated its airbags, video from news-gathering agency OnScene shows. Wells said the department had not made any arrests in the crash and did not anticipate doing so.