Bill O’Reilly’s No Spin News and Analysis The O'Reilly Update, March 3, 2026
Mar 3, 2026
A rundown of Operation Epic Fury and the aims shaping recent strikes on Iran. A new midterm poll showing a dramatic 50-50 split and an eight-point swing toward Republicans. The return of Venezuela’s opposition leader and her international profile. Three servicemembers honored with Medals of Honor for acts of valor.
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Epic Fury Framed As Decisive Limited Strike
- Operation Epic Fury is presented as the most lethal, complex, and precise aerial operation, aimed at destroying Iran's missile threat and navy without using nukes.
- Mike Slater quotes Pete Hegseth emphasizing the operation's decisiveness and contrast with 20 years of nation-building wars.
Midterm Poll Shows Significant GOP Swing
- A midterm poll shifted eight points toward Republicans since January, moving from Democrats +8 to a 50-50 split after the State of the Union (but before the Iran strikes).
- Mike Slater notes historical rarity of a president's party keeping both chambers, citing 1934 and 2002 as exceptions.
Three Medal Of Honor Acts Across Generations
- Three Medal of Honor stories highlighted individual valor across wars: Terry Richardson calling in 32 airstrikes in Vietnam saved 85 Americans.
- Mike Slater also recounts Michael Olley shielding a Polish soldier in Afghanistan and Roderick Edmonds protecting Jewish POWs in 1945.