The Daily Brief - Mar. 18, 2026
The latest on today’s Senate hearings, the government shutdown, and more
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Iran War
Israel announced on Wednesday that it had killed Iran’s intelligence minister, Esmail Khatib, in an airstrike. The Iranian government later confirmed that Khatib was dead. Khatib was responsible for coordinating crackdowns …