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March 12, 2026

today’s big question

Should the Senate bring back the talking filibuster?

Trump wants it to pass new voting rules

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talking points

Are electric vehicles the answer to oil shocks?

War in Iran is ratcheting up gasoline prices. What can drivers do?

quote of the day

‘We were looking for justice. In our community, we don’t know what justice looks like. We want justice for my uncle. We truly believe he was murdered.’

Tatiana Barrett, the niece of Dyshan Best, a Black man who was shot in the back by police last year in Connecticut, to The Associated Press. A new report reveals that an ambulance was prioritized for a white officer’s mild panic attack over Best, who later died from his injuries.

the explainer

The major players in legacy media’s rightward shift

As storied institutions across journalism and media pivot toward more MAGA-friendly offerings, these are the movers and shakers shifting what many of us read, hear and watch

under the radar

Surf and dearth: Maine’s lobster industry faces a reckoning

A shifting economy and climate change are causing issues for Mainers

Picture of the day

Atop the rubble

Emergency personnel and a search-and-rescue dog investigate the remains of a strike in Tehran, Iran, two weeks into the ongoing U.S.-Israeli barrage. At least four cultural and historical sites, including palaces and an ancient mosque, have been damaged in the attacks on Iran so far.
Majid Asgaripour / WANA (West Asia News Agency) / Reuters

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