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semafor.com > article > 03 > 10 > 2026 > dc-gets-jammed-up-with-gridlock

Exclusive: DC gets jammed up with gridlock

4+ hour ago  (144+ words) Gridlock is descending on Washington. Senate Democrats are threatening to jam up the Senate floor with Iran votes, the Department of Homeland Security is still shut down, and President Donald Trump says he'll stop any legislation (except for DHS funding)…...

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semafor.com > article > 03 > 09 > 2026 > trump-delivers-republicans-a-mixed-message-on-iran

Trump delivers Republicans a mixed message on Iran

10+ hour, 58+ min ago  (648+ words) DORAL, Fla. " House Republicans gave President Donald Trump one of their loudest rounds of applause Monday night as he declared to them that the war in Iran would be a "short-term excursion." He then implied it might not be so…...

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semafor.com > article > 03 > 09 > 2026 > asia-feels-pain-of-iran-energy-shock

Asia feels the pain of Iran energy shock

12+ hour, 48+ min ago  (106+ words) Asian nations are feeling the crunch of the Iran war's energy shock. Government employees in the Philippines are working four days a week to reduce energy usage in the face of rising oil prices, while South Korea and Thailand said…...

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semafor.com > article > 03 > 09 > 2026 > iran-war-revives-stagflation-fears

Iran war revives stagflation fears

12+ hour, 46+ min ago  (124+ words) Rising oil prices are triggering an energy shock and risk blunting growth momentum. Iran war revives stagflation fears The Iran war is reviving fears of stagflation " high inflation coupled with sluggish growth " for the global economy. Investors "have had to…...

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semafor.com > article > 03 > 09 > 2026 > analysts-warn-of-iran-wars-lasting-geoeconomic-impacts

Analysts warn of Iran war’s lasting geoeconomic impacts

8+ hour, 41+ min ago  (128+ words) The war in the Middle East is reshaping markets and global economics. Regardless of Monday's oil price retreat, the war in the Middle East will have lasting impacts on markets and global economics, analysts said The conflict threatens to ripple…...

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semafor.com > article > 03 > 09 > 2026 > oil-prices-dip-under-100-as-trump-says-iran-war-very-complete

Oil prices dip under $100 after Trump says Iran war ‘very complete’

8+ hour, 42+ min ago  (142+ words) Oil prices dipped on Monday after US President Donald Trump said the war against Iran was "very complete." Oil prices dipped on Monday after US President Donald Trump said the war against Iran was "very complete" and the G7 pledged to…...

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semafor.com > article > 03 > 09 > 2026 > live-nation-settles-antitrust-case-with-us-doj

Live Nation settles antitrust case with US DOJ

8+ hour, 42+ min ago  (120+ words) The outcome had already prompted the ouster of the US" top antitrust enforcer. US ticketing giant Live Nation reached a tentative settlement with the Department of Justice on Monday to avoid a breakup with its controversial platform Ticketmaster The outcome,…...

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semafor.com > article > 03 > 09 > 2026 > anthropic-sues-the-pentagon-over-supply-chain-risk-designation

Anthropic sues the Pentagon over supply chain risk designation

8+ hour, 42+ min ago  (140+ words) The action marks the latest chapter in the feud between the Trump administration and the AI startup. Anthropic sued the US Department of Defense on Monday after the Pentagon labeled the AI startup a national security threat over disagreements on…...

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semafor.com > article > 03 > 09 > 2026 > how-one-red-state-senate-race-is-very-personal

How one GOP senator blocked a nominee — and ended up with a real opponent

10+ hour, 6+ min ago  (1175+ words) Scott Colom says his challenge to Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith isn't about revenge over her blocking his bid to become a federal judge " but that she'll still come to regret it. Had Hyde-Smith not objected to Colom's judicial nomination in 2023, he…...

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semafor.com > article > 03 > 09 > 2026 > uae-president-we-are-no-easy-prey

UAE president: ‘We are no easy prey’

18+ hour, 46+ min ago  (250+ words) A common thread is emerging with Tehran: The region is not buckling under the pressure. Into the second week of an expanding war with the US and Israel on one side and Iran on the other, Gulf states have been…...