Morning news brief

NPR | By A Martínez,

Michel Martin

Published March 4, 2026 at 4:46 AM EST

Israel continues airstrikes, as Iran widens regional attacks, Trump claims Iran would have struck first if U.S. had not acted, results are in for several U.S. Senate primaries ahead of the midterms.

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A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First.

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