Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 3.10.26
Smartmatic claims vindictive prosecution in Trump’s ‘campaign of retribution’
The voting technology company said the president is seeking revenge based on “his mantra that the 2020 election was rigged.”
The Live Nation-Ticketmaster settlement, explained
Live Nation’s settlement with the Justice Department could create some changes — just not seismic ones.
Senate Democrats threaten to ‘seize the floor’ until White House agrees to public Iran hearings
“What we’re demanding is what the American people want,” Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., told MS NOW.
Republicans shrug as gas prices spike from Trump’s Iran war
“Gas prices will go up, and then I think they’ll start to stabilize and come back down again,” Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., said.
Meta’s Oversight Board warns tech giant isn’t doing enough to combat deepfakes
Meta’s Oversight Board says the company is failing in its efforts to thwart deepfakes, Elon Musk takes a loss in court and Donald Trump’s sons invest in another drone company in this week’s Tuesday Tech Drop.
House Democrat unveils impeachment resolution targeting Pam Bondi
Nearly a month after the attorney general’s outrageous display on Capitol Hill, an impeachment effort is underway.
Shots fired at exterior of U.S. Consulate in Toronto
Police say no injuries have been reported in the latest example of a U.S. mission facing a security threat in recent days.
Trump said the Iran war would benefit ‘other parts of the world.’ The facts disagree.
The U.S. military operation has set off a global energy crisis of historic proportions.
Virginia PAC led by ex-GOP lawmaker invokes KKK in anti-redistricting ad
A Republican-led political action committee is behind controversial mailers designed to turn Black voters against Democrats’ redistricting push.
The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe: ‘Why are you the only person saying this?’
In today’s newsletter: Oil prices touch $8 a gallon, reporter’s notebooks from Beirut and more.
