Gulf Nations Weigh Joining Iran War And The 'secret Lives Of Mormon Wives' Cast Raised Concerns With Execs: Morning Rundown

In today’s newsletter: Iran’s strikes unit Gulf nations to see joining nan war. Bipartisan efforts to extremity nan DHS shutdown scope a caller level of urgency. And nan formed of “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” raised concerns complete maltreatment allegations against 1 of nan show’s stars astatine a gathering pinch ABC execs.

Here’s what to cognize today.

Iran retaliation is forcing Gulf States into a stark decision

As attacks from Iran continue, nan Islamic Republic's Gulf neighbors are being forced to make a stark decision: whether to subordinate nan fight.

After an Israeli onslaught connected Iran’s largest lipid field, nan embattled country’s retaliatory strikes crossed nan region signaled a melodramatic escalation successful nan warfare — and nan existing threat to nan world economy.

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Some of those strikes exploded extracurricular a edifice successful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, arsenic representatives from Middle Eastern countries gathered to talk nan war. At nan meeting, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said spot betwixt Iran and neighboring states has been shattered, and nan imaginable of others joining nan conflict should not beryllium dismissed.

Countries crossed nan Gulf are anxious to spot an extremity to nan conflict. Some want nan U.S. to find an off-ramp arsenic soon arsenic possible, while others are much concerned astir nan Trump management leaving nan Iranian authorities not only intact, but vengeful, a U.S. charismatic said.

Omani officials, who were erstwhile assured that nan U.S. and Iran could scope a bid deal, are “panicked and looking for really they tin protect their population,” a legislature adjutant said. Leaders successful nan United Arab Emirates, which has been base nan brunt of Iranian attacks, are angry astatine really things person unfolded.

What different Gulf nations are concerned about.

Follow our unrecorded sum of nan conflict.

More Iran news:

• Forced from their homes and fearing an all-out Israeli invasion, people successful Lebanon consciousness obscurity is safe.

• After gathering pinch nan families of six work members killed successful nan war, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said they had a accordant connection for him: “They said, ‘Finish this.’” But 1 begetter denies ever saying that.

• The DOJ has seized 4 domains linked to Iran, including 1 linked to a hacking group that claimed work for a cyberattack connected a U.S. company.

Bipartisan talks to extremity Homeland Security shutdown get serious

Top Republicans and Democrats trying to extremity nan monthlong Department of Homeland Security shutdown met pinch White House separator czar Tom Homan yesterday. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has besides threatened to cancel nan precocious chamber’s two-week Easter recess unless negotiators tin onslaught a deal.

Senators person been successful a standoff since DHS backing lapsed connected Feb. 14, but caller suspected violent attacks, vexation pinch awesome airdrome disruptions and thousands of national labor moving without salary person escalated nan urgency connected Capitol Hill.

DHS unopen down conscionable complete a period agone aft nan department’s agents killed 2 U.S. citizens successful Minneapolis. Democrats allowed different parts of nan authorities to beryllium funded, but they vowed to artifact backing for DHS until Republicans agreed to make important reforms to really migration enforcement is carried out.

Democrats person raised a scheme to salary TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard and different non-ICE employees, while nan Trump management says they are consenting to budge connected issues for illustration body-worn cameras and limiting civilian migration enforcement astatine “certain delicate locations” for illustration hospitals aliases schools. Republicans still opportunity they want to money DHS altogether, not portion by piece.

How discussions are going a period into nan shutdown.

More authorities news:

• Former FBI head James Comey has been subpoenaed successful relationship pinch an investigation tally by a Trump-appointed national prosecutor, sources said.

• President Donald Trump made a joke astir Pearl Harborduring Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s sojourn to nan White House.

• A U.S. golden coin pinch an image of Trump has received approval from nan president’s hand-picked panel.

‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ formed raised Taylor Frankie Paul concerns pinch ABC execs

Cast members from Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” told ABC executives earlier this period they had concerns astir continuing nan show if “MomTok” laminitis Taylor Frankie Paul remained involved, according to audio obtained by NBC News.

During nan Zoom gathering connected March 7, nan stars voiced concerns complete nan early of their careers, nan show’s marque and nan allegations surrounding Paul and her partner Dakota Mortensen.

In 2023, Paul was charged pinch assault, criminal mischief and home unit successful nan beingness of a child, according to Salt Lake County sheriff’s records. Court records bespeak that Paul pleaded blameworthy successful abeyance to an aggravated battle complaint successful August 2025, and nan different 4 charges were dismissed pinch prejudice. A constabulary spokesperson said this week that location is an unfastened “domestic battle investigation” regarding Paul and Mortensen from February.

Yesterday, TMZ published a video from 2023 that appears to beryllium recorded by Mortensen and shows Paul pushing and kicking him arsenic he many times asks her to stop. Paul is besides seen throwing 3 barstools astatine Mortensen. Her daughter, who was sitting nearby, tin beryllium heard crying.

Shortly aft nan video was published, a Disney spokesperson said that ABC had pulled Paul’s play of “The Bachelorette,” which was group to premiere connected Sunday.

Read NBC News’ exclusive study astir nan telephone pinch ABC executives.

Heat records successful California, and a deluge successful Hawaii

Skiiers region clothing arsenic temperatures roseate into nan 50s astatine Breckenridge Ski Resort successful Colorado connected Wednesday.Michael Ciaglo / Getty Images

An early-season power activity has surgery respective all-time records successful California and Arizona — and nan summerlike conditions are expected to instrumentality astir for a fewer much days.

In Arizona’s Yuma County, nan organization of Martinez Lake deed 100 degrees Fahrenheit, mounting a caller grounds for nan highest March somesthesia successful U.S. recorded history, according to nan National Weather Service. Palm Springs, California, deed 107 degrees yesterday, mounting an all-time grounds for March.

Even parts of Oregon, Idaho and Colorado are experiencing unseasonably lukewarm temperatures. See what different somesthesia records were set.

Meanwhile successful Hawaii, residents are grappling pinch grounds rain. In parts of Maui, much than 5 feet fell from March 10 to March 16, and immoderate 33 inches fell successful conscionable 24 hours astatine Haleakalā crater, adjacent nan island’s summit. In Lahaina, wherever much than 100 group died successful a 2023 fire, debris flowed down pain scars and onto nan streets, 1 resident said.

More astir nan utmost rainfall successful Hawaii.

Read All About It

• Officials crossed nan U.S. and members of nan nationalist are pushing for places honoring Cesar Chavez to beryllium renamed pursuing intersexual maltreatment allegations against nan civilian authorities leader.

• The FCC greenlit Nexstar’s $6.2 cardinal deal to get rival Tegna to create nan largest usability of section TV stations successful nan country.

• James Paul Gracey, a University of Alabama student who went missing successful Barcelona, has been recovered dead, constabulary said.

• Does money lead to happiness? Researchers asked 100 participants to reply nan age-old mobility to find retired how nan usage of AI systems whitethorn sway their answers.

Staff Pick: The newest guests connected Epstein’s island: YouTubers

Leila Register / NBC News; Courtesy Ahmad Aburob; Courtesy Andy Bracco

When I came crossed a YouTube video titled, “I Snuck Onto Jeffrey Epstein’s Island,” I didn’t expect to spot astatine slightest a twelve different videos for illustration it.

I said to 4 contented creators about their videos documenting their treks to Little Saint James, erstwhile owned by nan convicted activity offender. They told maine astir nan logistical challenges of their journeys, including their fearfulness of breaking trespassing laws, booking costly multi-leg flights to scope nan land and uncovering locals consenting to thief them get adjacent it.

Many were fueled by curiosity astir Epstein’s crimes and what could person taken spot connected nan island. But it was besides nan type of video they knew was guaranteed to rack up millions of views.

— Bruna Horvath, business intern

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