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New York Times:
Here's the latest. — The Israeli government has been making preparations for weeks for an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. — Here's the latest. — Explosions rocked Tehran early Friday morning, and Israel's defense minister said his country's warplanes had carried out an attack on Iran …
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Axios:
Israel's strike on Iran was 8 months in the making — Israel's stunning and sprawling operation overnight targeting Iran's nuclear facilities, missile sites, scientists and generals followed eight months of intensive clandestine preparations. — Why it matters: The operation launched …
Michael R. Gordon / Wall Street Journal:
In Twist, U.S. Diplomacy Served as Cover for Israeli Surprise Attack — Talks seen as a way to keep the peace gave Israel the opportunity to land heavy military blows — U.S. negotiations with Iran aimed at curbing Tehran's nuclear program were widely seen as an important way to preserve regional peace.
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
As Israel launches a major attack on Iran, Trump's pre-election rhetoric runs into reality — The president spent four years saying “This would never have happened if I was president” in response to foreign violence. Now he's haunted by the claims. — About a month before Election …
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Politico, CNN, Al Jazeera and Raw Story
Christina Cassidy / Associated Press:
Judge blocks Trump's election executive order, siding with Democrats who called it overreach — A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump's attempt to overhaul elections in the U.S., siding with a group of Democratic state attorneys general who challenged the effort as unconstitutional.
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Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
Iran pulls out of nuclear talks with the US
Iran pulls out of nuclear talks with the US
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Paul McLeary / Politico:
US moves warships closer to Israel
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Washington Post:
Israel strikes Iran, killing 3 commanders; Trump urges Tehran to ‘make a deal’
Israel strikes Iran, killing 3 commanders; Trump urges Tehran to ‘make a deal’
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Yonah Jeremy Bob / Jerusalem Post:
IDF intercepts massive drone attack from Iran, pummels Tehran's air defenses
IDF intercepts massive drone attack from Iran, pummels Tehran's air defenses
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NBC News:
Live updates: Israel strikes Iranian nuclear facilities as fears of war mount
Live updates: Israel strikes Iranian nuclear facilities as fears of war mount
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
How Iran Strikes Put Trump's Impotence on Full Embarrassing Display
How Iran Strikes Put Trump's Impotence on Full Embarrassing Display
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Associated Press:
Israel attacks Iran's capital with explosions booming across Tehran
Israel attacks Iran's capital with explosions booming across Tehran
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New York Post:
Israel launches ‘preemptive’ air strikes on Iran
Israel launches ‘preemptive’ air strikes on Iran
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Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
Trump Humiliated as Israel Strikes Iran Right After Last-Ditch Plea
Trump Humiliated as Israel Strikes Iran Right After Last-Ditch Plea
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New York Times:
What to Know About Israel's Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Program and Military Leaders
What to Know About Israel's Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Program and Military Leaders
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Miles Parks / NPR:
A 2nd judge halts more of Trump's voting executive order
A 2nd judge halts more of Trump's voting executive order
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Reuters, The Hill, New York Times and Votebeat
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
All the polls on the LA protests and Trump's response so far — I have struggled to come up with more to say on the Los Angeles protests that isn't repetitive of some of the great things other people are writing on the subject. But then it struck me that it may be useful to readers …
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Padilla Assault Fails to Stop Senate Business as Usual
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Nnamdi Egwuonwu / NBC News:
Sen. Alex Padilla disputes Trump administration's account of incident that led to federal agents handcuffing him
Sen. Alex Padilla disputes Trump administration's account of incident that led to federal agents handcuffing him
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Financial Times, The Hill, CBS News, Washington Post, HuffPost, Informed Comment and Mother Jones
New Republic:
Transcript: Trump Blurts Out a Dark MAGA Truth, Handing Dems a Weapon
Transcript: Trump Blurts Out a Dark MAGA Truth, Handing Dems a Weapon
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The Status Kuo and Los Angeles Times
Adam Wren / Politico:
Democrats reclaim the American flag
Democrats reclaim the American flag
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
US divided on Trump using military to respond to anti-ICE protests: Survey — The U.S. public is split over President Trump's decision to deploy thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines to help quell protests over his robust immigration agenda that have spread across the country, according to a recent survey.
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New York Times:
Trump's Big Bill Would Be More Regressive Than Any Major Law in Decades — The authors reviewed distributional analyses from bills over the last 35 years. — The Republican megabill now before the Senate cuts taxes for high earners and reduces benefits for the poor.
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Senate GOP Strips Provision From Tax Bill That Would Let Trump Rule As A King — They removed jarring language from the House GOP's “big, beautiful bill” that would have limited the ability of courts to enforce contempt orders. — WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans have quietly removed …
FJ Feng / CNN:
‘We will kill you’: Florida sheriff issues stern warning to protesters — As protests over the Trump administration's immigration raids continue in Los Angeles and other cities, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and law enforcement officials warned that demonstrators could face …
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Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
Why is the media ignoring growing resistance to Trump? — Protest actions like ‘Hands Off’ and ‘No Kings’ are sweeping across the US. But the media is barely paying attention — When hundreds of thousands of Americans gathered across the US on 5 April for the “Hands Off” …
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Rachel Leingang / The Guardian:
Millions in US expected to protest against Trump in ‘No Kings’ demonstrations
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Kashmir Hill / New York Times:
They Asked an A.I. Chatbot Questions. The Answers Sent Them Spiraling. — Generative A.I. chatbots are going down conspiratorial rabbit holes and endorsing wild, mystical belief systems. For some people, conversations with the technology can deeply distort reality.
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Zach Everson / Forbes:
Trump Org Keeps Bringing In Foreign Workers To Staff Its Clubs And Winery — Topline — On Thursday, President Donald Trump acknowledged concerns from the agriculture and hospitality industries that his strict immigration policies are making it harder to retain long-time workers …
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Sen. Alex Padilla Tells MSNBC FBI ‘Escorted’ Him To Trump DHS Presser They Claim He Crashed — Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) told MSNBC's Jacob Soboroff that he was “escorted” to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's press conference by FBI agents, where he was then manhandled by agents under the claim they didn't know who he was.
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CBS News, Metro.co.uk, The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali, The Gateway Pundit, The Independent, Los Angeles Times, Fox News and El País
Jacqueline Sweet / The Intercept:
ICE Agent Fled From Angry Residents Outside New York School — and Got in a Car Crash — A dozen or more masked men, some with long guns, tried to enter a men's homeless shelter without identifying themselves in a rural town with a long-standing immigrant community on eastern Long Island in New York.
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Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Mamdani and Lander Will Cross-Endorse Each Other in N.Y.C. Mayor's Race — Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander, the two leading progressive candidates in the race, hope their partnership will help them leverage the ranked-choice voting system to defeat Andrew M. Cuomo.
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New York Daily News, New York Post, Gothamist and New Republic
Steve Strunsky / New Jersey Online:
ICE detainees tear down a wall in uprising at N.J. detention facility, lawyer says — About 50 inmates at Delaney Hall, the ICE detention facility in Newark, banded together and pushed down the wall of a dormitory room when meals were hours late, a lawyer told NJ Advance Media.
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
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Kerry Howley / New York Magazine:
Playing Secretary — As war looms, Pete Hegseth's Pentagon is beset by infighting over leaks, drugs, and socks. How long will Trump stand by his man? — On Dan Caldwell's 87th day as a senior official at the Department of Defense, he read some intelligence reports and prepped …
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Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
The High-Flying Escalation of CBP's Predator Drone Flights Over LA — Custom and Border Protection flying powerful Predator B drones over Los Angeles further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters typically handled by state or local authorities.
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
ICE agents get green light to make unjustified warrantless arrests — The agency announced an accountability policy has been rescinded. … On Wednesday an email landed in the inboxes of all ICE employees with the subject: “Termination of Castañon-Nava Settlement Agreement.”

