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Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
The Year Texas Might Turn Blue  —  Democrats may have gotten the race in Texas they have been pining for since 1993, when the last Democrat held a U.S. Senate seat.  Rising Democratic star and state representative James Talarico — with an assist from FCC Chairman Brendan Carr …
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Politico:
'We're in it': Democrats won't rule out giving Trump more money for Middle East war … To pass any new military funding measure through the Senate, the support of at least seven Democrats will be needed to overcome the filibuster.  It's far from certain the votes are there.  —  “Good luck.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Buried in the cascade of news this week, Sadie Gurman and Caitlin Ostroff of the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that 47,635 files are missing from the Epstein files documents that the Justice Department has made public.  A spokesperson for the Justice Department told the reporters that the files were …
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Poll: Majority of voters disapprove of how Trump has handled Iran
Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Primary Results Offer Warning Signs to Incumbents in Both Parties
Politico:
Sen. Steve Daines announces he will not seek reelection
MS NOW:
Senate GOP gives Trump free hand in Iran as war powers vote fails
David Lindsey / Axios:
How fired-up Texas Dems gave Talarico a jolt toward November
Paul Krugman:
Dreaming of a Blue Texas
Chris Stein / The Guardian:
Senate votes down resolution to prevent Trump from continuing war with Iran
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Follows His Gut.  His National Security Advisers Try to Keep Up.  —  Decisions come fast, even if contradictions and inconsistencies abound.  But without much of a process, there is little preparation for how things can go wrong.  —  Sitting beside Germany's chancellor in the Oval Office on Tuesday …
Discussion: The Dispatch, Althouse and Fox News
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump Wants a Quick Victory in Iran.  But the War May Be Costly.  —  The opening days of the conflict are challenging the idea that President Trump can project force abroad while safeguarding American lives and the economy.  —  As President Trump uses U.S. military force overseas …
Discussion: NOTUS, Boston.com and Truthout
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Trump-Approved CBS Boss Going Full ‘Propaganda-Palooza’
Discussion: Zeteo
Andreas Kluth / Bloomberg:
America Second, Israel First?
Discussion: Daily Mail, Melanie Phillips and Vox
New York Times:   Does the Iran War Put America First?
CNN:
‘Soulless hotel conference space’: Approval for Trump's East Wing ballroom delayed amid scathing public feedback  —  Approval for President Donald Trump's massive East Wing ballroom project - from a government commission that oversees planning for federal buildings and land in the nation's capital …
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Washington Post:
‘I did not vote for this’: Thousands of public comments slam Trump's ballroom … President Donald Trump has spent months touting his planned White House ballroom, but this week the public gets its first chance to formally offer him their thoughts.  —  The verdict: They don't like it.
Discussion: Raw Story
Punchbowl News:
Trump mulls Noem firing … Even Speaker Mike Johnson speculated about the potential for a change at the top of DHS during a recent House Republican elected leadership retreat in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.  —  Trump dialed up some GOP senators after Noem testified in front of the Senate …
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Washington Post:
Trump calls on Kurds to aid U.S. effort in Iran, offers support  —  In outreach to Kurdish minority leaders in Iran and neighboring Iraq, the president offered U.S. support to insurgent efforts against Tehran.  —  The Trump administration, bracing for more U.S. casualties and considering whether …
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New York Times:
Justice Dept., Under Pressure From Trump, Fails to Build Autopen Case Against Biden  —  Prosecutors in the U.S. attorney's office in Washington were unable to build a case, underscoring the department's increasing inability to follow through on the president's desire to indict his rivals.
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Claire Heddles / Miami Herald:
‘Nazi heaven’: Inside Miami campus Republicans' racist group chat  —  The secretary of Miami-Dade County's Republican Party started a group chat primarily for conservative students last fall — and within three weeks it was filled with racist slurs, someone wrote dozens of ways …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Ben Lefebvre / Politico:
Susie Wiles sounds the alarm on gas prices … Energy Secretary Chris Wright and other advisers focused on energy policy, including a council led by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, “are getting screamed at to find some good news” on bringing down prices, the same executive said.
Selena Simmons-Duffin / NPR:
In lawsuit, Minnesota accuses Trump administration of ‘weaponizing’ Medicaid funding  —  Minnesota filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration this week, saying the federal government has “weaponized Medicaid against Minnesota as political punishment.”
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Paul Waldman / Public Notice:   Vance's “war on fraud” is a fraud
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Scoop: Trump officials broker massive U.S.-Venezuela gold deal … - The contract calls for 98% final gold content, the source said.  — Trafigura will shepherd the gold to U.S. refineries under a separate arrangement with the U.S. government, that source said.
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Judge moves, cautiously, toward civil contempt in case over treatment of trans people in prison  —  U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth made clear on Wednesday morning that he had no problem holding Trump administration officials in contempt if needed.  —  “Once I issue an order …
Türkiye Today:
Iraq plunged into nationwide blackout as US tells citizens to leave immediately  —  Iraq's Ministry of Electricity announced a complete shutdown of the national power system on Wednesday, with every governorate in the country losing electricity after all transmission lines …
Sam Meredith / CNBC:
Spain rejects White House claim it agreed to cooperate with U.S. forces amid Iran war … Spain has pushed back against the White House's claim that it agreed to cooperate militarily with Washington amid the conflict with Iran, doubling down on its anti-war stance despite the U.S. president's threat to sever trade ties.
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Georgia 2026 Poll: Senator Ossoff Starts Re-Election Near 50% and Outpaces GOP Field  —  Home Polls Georgia 2026 Poll: Senator Ossoff Starts Re-Election Near 50% and Outpaces GOP Field  —  Collins Leads GOP Senate Primary; Lance Bottoms ahead in Democratic Governor Primary as Republicans' Burt Jones and Rick Jackson run even
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Tony Gonzales admits sexual relationship with former staff member who killed herself  —  Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales has admitted for the first time that he had a sexual relationship with his former staff member who killed herself last year.  Gonzales, who faces a May runoff in the Republican primary …
Christian Martinez / Reuters:
Pentagon identifies two soldiers killed in Iran war  —  The Pentagon on Wednesday identified two more soldiers who were killed in the war against Iran.  —  The two Army Reserve soldiers died on Sunday in a drone attack on a U.S. military facility in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait that also killed four other reservists.
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
How a feud led a billionaire donor to oust Rep. Crenshaw  —  Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw owes his defeat in this week's Republican primary to a billionaire megadonor who was hellbent on ending Crenshaw's career, sources tell Axios. … - In this case, Marling's clout meant Crenshaw was the first House incumbent to be ousted in 2026.
Stephanie Liebergen / Scripps News:
The number that moves markets every month just got a new formula.  Here's what changed.  —  The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently changed how it analyzes raw data in its monthly jobs report, updating a formula known as the “birth-death model” starting in January.
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
House rejects Nancy Mace's push for sexual harassment disclosure  —  The House effectively bottled up an attempt to force the release of sexual harassment claims against lawmakers after bipartisan leaders of the House Ethics Committee publicly condemned the effort led by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.).
 
 
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Christopher Hale / Letters from Leo:
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Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
‘No Tax on Overtime’ Isn't All It Seems for Some Workers
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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Rahm Emanuel Floods Democrats With Criticism and Ideas. Will His Party Listen?
ProPublica:
Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate
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Washington Post:
Trump allies expand role in planning America's 250th anniversary
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Victoria Guida / Politico:
Trump Keeps Gambling With the Economy — And Getting Away With It
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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
In response to its charter review, the BBC says “irreversible” trends threaten its survival, citing a “mismatch” between TV license rules and viewing habits

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
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