Politics: 5 stories from this week
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On Politics
March 7, 2026

Here are some stories you might have missed this week, curated by Times editors and personalized for you.

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Kristi Noem Survived Many Crises. Then She Crossed a Trump Red Line.

President Trump, who values loyalty, has at times tried to distance himself from his administration’s own actions when they become politically toxic.

By Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz

Mourners in Tehran

Arash Khamooshi for The New York Times

Trump Demands ‘Unconditional Surrender’ by Iran, Shifting U.S. Objectives Again

President Trump laid out yet another, more ambitious goal of U.S. military action, one that could extend the war.

By David E. Sanger

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Pete Marovich for The New York Times

‘Cheap’ and ‘Appalling’: Trump’s Ballroom Plans Receive a Flood of Negative Comments

The National Capital Planning Commission received about 32,000 messages during its public comment period. Suffice it to say: Many people are not happy with the president’s ballroom plans.

By Luke Broadwater and Dylan Freedman

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Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

Seven Takeaways From the Clintons’ Epstein Depositions

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was defiant. Former President Bill Clinton spoke of President Trump’s ties to Epstein. A Republican raised a conspiracy theory.

By Annie Karni and Michael Gold

The Justice Department building in Washington.

Michael A. McCoy for The New York Times

Justice Dept. Releases Missing Interviews With Woman Who Made Claims Against Trump

The pages had been withheld from the trove of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein because of what officials called a mistaken determination that they were duplicates.

By Devlin Barrett

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