Hegseth Says War Will Go On ‘Until We Decide,’ and a Tariff Refund Update
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The New York Times
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🗓️ 5 March 2026
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| 0:00.0 | From the New York Times, it's the headlines. |
| 0:04.8 | I'm Tracy Mumford. |
| 0:06.0 | Today's Thursday, March 5th. |
| 0:07.5 | Here's what we're covering. |
| 0:14.1 | Less than a week into the war with Iran. |
| 0:17.5 | New polling shows most Americans disapprove of the attacks. |
| 0:21.7 | In the Senate, Republicans have blocked an effort to limit President Trump's war powers, |
| 0:26.8 | and the conflict is spreading beyond the Middle East. |
| 0:31.0 | To start, a CNN poll conducted immediately after the strikes shows about 60% of Americans opposed the military action. |
| 0:39.8 | The Washington Post and Reuters Ipsos found similar results. |
| 0:44.1 | Breaking it down by party, all three polls showed that Democrats were nearly universally opposed, |
| 0:50.5 | while Republicans were generally supportive. |
| 0:54.0 | In the Senate... |
| 0:55.3 | We are at war. |
| 0:56.8 | We were at war having had no national debate |
| 0:59.1 | of whether we should enter into war. |
| 1:01.5 | Democrats pushed for a measure |
| 1:03.3 | that would have limited Trump's ability |
| 1:05.3 | to continue attacking Iran |
| 1:07.1 | without congressional authorization. |
| 1:10.0 | But... |
| 1:10.6 | President Trump decided to attack Iran. |
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