Trump Asks for Help With Strait of Hormuz, and Israeli Forces Kill Family in West Bank

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<p>Plus, highlights from the Oscars. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/us/politics/trump-stark-choices-iran-war.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Entering War’s Third Week, Trump Faces Stark Choices</a>, by David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt, Tyler Pager, Ronen Bergman and Julian E. Barnes</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/world/middleeast/palestinian-family-killed-west-bank.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Family Outing in West Bank Ends in Hail of Israeli Gunfire</a>, by David M. Halbfinger, Natan Odenheimer and Fatima AbdulKarim</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/us/politics/trump-markwayne-mullin-homeland-security-stocks.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Trump’s Homeland Security Pick, a Prolific Investor, Got a Lot Wealthier in Congress</a>, by Christopher Flavelle, Madeleine Ngo and Georgia Gee</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/business/financial-fraud-money-scams-elderly-recovery.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">His Father Lost His Life’s Savings in a Scam. A Fake Lawyer Offered to Help.</a>, by Tara Siegel Bernard</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/movies/oscar-2026-one-battle-after-another-sinners.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Oscars 2026 Takeaways: ‘One Battle After Another’ Takes Top Honors</a>, by Brooks Barnes</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>