Wednesday, March 4, 2026
 In this episode: The Republican-led House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi for a closed-door deposition about the Justice Department’s handling of records tied to Jeffrey Epstein; Senate Republicans rejected a war powers resolution to block Trump from ordering more strikes on Iran; Trump is “actively considering and discussing” America’s role in Iran after the war with his advisers and national security team; Texas state Rep. James Talarico won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas; Republicans Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton advanced to a May 26 Republican runoff; the Office of Congressional Conduct said it had “substantial reason to believe” Rep. Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican, had a sexual relationship with a subordinate who later died by suicide; and 54% of voters disapproved of Trump’s handling of Iran, and 52% said the U.S. shouldn’t have taken military action. 
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 &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wednesday, March 4, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In this episode:&lt;/strong&gt; The Republican-led House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi for a closed-door deposition about the Justice Department’s handling of records tied to Jeffrey Epstein; Senate Republicans rejected a war powers resolution to block Trump from ordering more strikes on Iran; Trump is “actively considering and discussing” America’s role in Iran after the war with his advisers and national security team; Texas state Rep. James Talarico won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas; Republicans Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton advanced to a May 26 Republican runoff; the Office of Congressional Conduct said it had “substantial reason to believe” Rep. Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican, had a sexual relationship with a subordinate who later died by suicide; and 54% of voters disapproved of Trump’s handling of Iran, and 52% said the U.S. shouldn’t have taken military action. &lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read more:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2026/03/04/day-1870/"&gt;Day 1870: "Why are we doing this?"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Newsletter:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/subscribe/"&gt;Get the daily edition of WTFJHT in your inbox&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Feedback?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://wtfjht.com/feedback"&gt;Let me know what you think&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
 &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AI Policy:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://wtfjht.com/ai"&gt;My AI policy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Wednesday, March 4, 2026 — The Republican-led House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi for a closed-door deposition about the Justice Department’s handling of records tied to Jeffrey Epstein; Senate Republicans rejected a war powers resolution to block Trump from ordering more strikes on Iran; Trump is “actively considering and discussing” America’s role in Iran after the war with his advisers and national security team; Texas state Rep. James Talarico won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Texas; Republicans Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton advanced to a May 26 Republican runoff; the Office of Congressional Conduct said it had “substantial reason to believe” Rep. Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican, had a sexual relationship with a subordinate who later died by suicide; and 54% of voters disapproved of Trump’s handling of Iran, and 52% said the U.S. shouldn’t have taken military action. 

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Day 1870: "Why are we doing this?"

Day 1870: "Why are we doing this?"

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