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Caitlin Doornbos / New York Post:
Patel's FBI raids John Bolton's home in high-profile national security probe  —  FBI agents raided the DC-area home of President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton on Friday morning in a high-profile national security probe, The Post can exclusively reveal.
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's FBI Raid of John Bolton's Home Looks Like a “Five-Alarm Fire”  —  Whatever we end up learning about the rationale for the FBI's early-morning raid on former national security adviser John Bolton's Bethesda, Maryland, home on Friday, there's plainly a major escalation underway …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
DEVELOPING: FBI Raids John Bolton's House  —  Shortly before 7:00 a.m. Friday morning, the FBI and Montgomery County police were seen at the Bethesda home of John Bolton, who served as national security advisor for part of Donald Trump's first term.  Montgomery County police sealed off …
Discussion: Hackwhackers, Raw Story and MSNBC
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
FBI searches home and office of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton  —  The FBI on Friday searched the Maryland home and Washington office of former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton as part of a criminal investigation into the potential mishandling …
Inae Oh / Mother Jones:
FBI Raids the Home of John Bolton  —  Kash Patel wrote on X, “NO ONE is above the law.”  —  The FBI on Friday raided the Maryland home of John Bolton, who served as national security adviser during President Donald Trump's first term before becoming a vocal Trump critic.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
About Courage  —  1. John Bolton and Tina Peters  —  I was up early this morning reporting on the FBI's raid of John Bolton's home.  It's a bad sign of where we stand as a country.  —  We do not know what the allegations against Bolton are.  We do know that five years ago …
Discussion: Axios
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: F.B.I. Searches John Bolton's Maryland Home  —  Where Things Stand  — John Bolton: F.B.I. agents early Friday were searching the Maryland home of John Bolton, President Trump's former national security adviser, said an F.B.I. official.
April Rubin / Axios:
FBI raids former National Security Adviser John Bolton's home: Reports … Trump has aggressively used the power of the presidency to punish political foes.  — The FBI declined to comment, and the White House did not respond to Axios' request for comment.
Benjamin Wittes / Dog Shirt Daily:
FBI action at John Bolton's House—Live  —  A recording from Benjamin Wittes's live video  —  Benjamin Wittes, Lawfare, and Tim Miller  —  Get more from Benjamin Wittes in the Substack app  —  Discussion about this video
Discussion: The Bulwark
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
FBI searches home and office of ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton, AP source says
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Vance denies the FBI is investigating John Bolton because he's a Trump critic
Discussion: Scripps News
Newsweek:
John Bolton's Home Raided By FBI: Live Updates
Konstantin Toropin / Associated Press:
National Guard Members On DC Streets Will Be Armed, Military Says  —  The Pentagon and the Army said last week that troops would not carry guns.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Donald Trump's law …
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Washington Post:
Trump seeks $2 billion to clean up D.C. in latest effort to control city  —  The real estate developer has falsely claimed he has solved the city's crime problems.  Now he seeks to transform Washington into a place reminiscent of his private golf clubs.  —  just now
Discussion: Bloomberg and New Jersey Online
Fox News:
Hegseth authorizes 2,000 National Guard troops to carry weapons in DC if necessary: US official
Lara Seligman / Wall Street Journal:
Defense Secretary Authorizes National Guard in D.C. to Carry Arms
Discussion: NewsMax.com and CBS News
ProPublica:
Getting “DOGED”: DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media.  Then the Taliban Took His Family.  —  It was early morning on April 1 when Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar, got a panicked message from his son.  Halimi's name had just appeared in a viral post on X …
New York Times:
Judge Orders That ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Be Shut Down for Now  —  A judge ruled that the state and federal governments acted illegally by not conducting an environmental review before building the center in the Florida Everglades.  —  A federal judge on Thursday ordered …
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Landon Mion / Fox News:
Federal judge blocks Florida from further expansion of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention facility
NBC News:
Judge rules ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ can stay open for now, but no further detainees or construction are allowed
Politico:
Judge bars Florida from bringing more detainees to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
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Politico:
Playbook: Can Dems talk their way out of the wilderness?  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine and Ali Bianco  —  On today's Playbook Podcast, Adam Wren and Megan Messerly talk about Democrats' focus on their own language, why the White House is leaning in on its D.C. crackdown and the expected …
Tyler Katzenberger / Politico:
Poll suggests Trump's ICE raids are backfiring in California … About half of California voters favor a pathway to citizenship, while smaller proportions favor eligibility for permanent residency and temporary work permits.  —  There's “an impulse of empathy and humanity …
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Los Angeles Times:
Love it or hate it? Poll shows how Californians feel about Newsom's redistricting fight with Trump
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Powell indicates conditions ‘may warrant’ interest rate cuts as Fed proceeds ‘carefully’ … Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday gave a tepid indication of possible interest rate cuts ahead as he noted a high level of uncertainty that is making the job difficult for monetary policymakers.
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Politico:
Treasury Department's No. 2 official is leaving … Faulkender, the deputy Treasury Secretary, oversees the agency's operations and has a broad policy portfolio that spans tax, international finance, sanctions and financial regulation.  He previously was a finance professor at the University …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Wall Street Journal:
Treasury Department's No. 2 Official Set to Depart
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump and the case of the nonexistent $600 billion EU ‘gift’  —  Seventeen days ago, President Donald Trump made a dramatic claim in an interview on the business news channel CNBC.  As part of his July trade agreement with the European Union, he said, the EU gave the United States …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court hands down some incomprehensible gobbledygook about canceled federal grants  —  Late Thursday afternoon, the Supreme Court handed down an incomprehensible order concerning the Trump administration's decision to cancel numerous public health grants.
Zachary Small / New York Times:
White House Lists Smithsonian Exhibits It Finds Objectionable  —  The Trump administration highlighted material dealing with topics like sexuality, slavery and immigration.  —  The White House published a list of Smithsonian exhibits, programming and artwork it considered objectionable on Thursday …
 
 
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Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
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The Conversation:
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Washington Post:
IRS plans to bring back workers it pushed out but now needs
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Your Rectitude Isn't Helping  —  Gavin Newsom is getting a lot of attention for something …
Discussion: CalMatters
Clint Smith / The Atlantic:
Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
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New York Times:
Noem's Spending Rule Causes Delays at Homeland Security Dept.
Discussion: The Independent
Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He'll Fire Fed's Cook If She Doesn't Resign
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Thanks, Trump: ICE Just Gassed a Public School Into Submission
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Famine in Gaza confirmed by hunger monitor for first time since war started
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Why the Epstein drama isn't going away anytime soon
Discussion: Townhall and Wide World of News
New York Times:
Trump's Attacks on Institutions Threaten a Bulwark of Economic Strength
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Bloomberg:
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The Guardian:
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands exit Eurovision after Israel received an all-clear to compete; the BBC and Germany's SWR plan to participate

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