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March 5, 2026

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WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

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High Turnout, Unusual Coalitions: Lessons From the Texas Primary

Talarico’s victory got a lot of attention, but Cornyn’s showing may be the most consequential result.

By Nate Cohn

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The New York Times

How Anonymous Bettors Cashed In on the Iran Strike, Just Hours Before It Happened

Polymarket users placed hundreds of bets of at least $1,000 predicting an imminent American strike, raising concerns about insider trading.

By Amy Fan

Maps of the Strait of Hormuz on Feb. 23 and March 2, with scattered red dots. The February map has many more dots than the March one.

The New York Times

How War in the Middle East Is Choking Off the World’s Oil and Gas

One-fifth of the global oil supply and substantial amounts of natural gas travel through the Strait of Hormuz, which has become a no-go zone for many tankers as fighting continues.

By Blacki Migliozzi, Christiaan Triebert, Peter Eavis, Keith Collins, Jacqueline Gu and Rebecca F. Elliott

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

A 3-D rendering by The New York Times of the proposed new East Wing of the White House.

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Trump’s Lopsided Vision for the White House

See how much his East Wing ballroom design will upend the White House symmetry.

By Junho Lee, Ashley Wu and Jon Huang

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10-Minute Challenge: Klimt’s Woman in Gold

We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted.

By Larry Buchanan

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