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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Last Thing Trump Wants to Do Is Save America — A president who cares about a particular policy or piece of legislation is typically a president who can speak fluently on the subject. — By that measure, the war in Iran does not seem to be much of a priority for President Trump.
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Watch Mike Johnson Struggle to Name Even One Example of Voter Fraud
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Wall Street Journal:
Israel Is Hunting Down Iranian Regime Members in Their Hideouts, One by One — The killings of top officials mark milestones in a fierce campaign to bring down the Tehran government — Ali Larijani, Iran's top security official, strolled confidently in dark sunglasses and a black coat Friday through …
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib killed, Israel defense minister says
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Axios:
Trump aides foresee Iran endgame divide: “Israel doesn't hate the chaos”
Trump aides foresee Iran endgame divide: “Israel doesn't hate the chaos”
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Atlantic Council and CBS News
Matthew Choi / Washington Post:
A withheld endorsement leaves both Cornyn and Paxton courting Trump in Texas primary — Sen. John Cornyn and his rival Ken Paxton are still vying for the president's backing, overshadowing one of the year's most expensive and closely watched Senate races. — Sen. John Cornyn …
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Lauren McGaughy / New York Times:
No Trump Pick as Deadline Locks In Texas Senate Race — President Trump's decision not to weigh in before the deadline means both John Cornyn and Ken Paxton remain on the ballot, extending their costly and increasingly personal battle into a May runoff. — President Trump let a key filing …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
‘CBS Evening News’ Viewership Drops Below 4 Million After Tony Dokoupil's Colorful Start — Suddenly, “CBS Evening News” is back where executives at the news division behind the show hoped never to return. — Viewership for the program has once again dropped below 4 million …
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Raw Story
Andrew Solender / Axios:
The “Squad” left suffers complete wipeout in Illinois — The left suffered a virtually total collapse in the Illinois Democratic congressional primaries on Tuesday night — even in races where the AIPAC-backed candidate lost. … - It's great news for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries …
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Politico:
AIPAC faces calls to reassess strategy after split results in Illinois
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Politico:
AIPAC makes a $22M gamble in Illinois
AIPAC makes a $22M gamble in Illinois
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Shia Kapos / Politico:
Jesse Jackson Jr.'s comeback bid fails in Illinois primary
Jesse Jackson Jr.'s comeback bid fails in Illinois primary
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New York Times, Bloomberg, The Daily Caller, Axios, The Hill, WTOP News and Chicago Sun Times
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Judge reinstates 1,000 Voice of America employees, deems wind-down illegal — U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth called Kari Lake's lack of cooperation in the case a “Hallmark production in bad faith.” — Voice of America employees have spent a full year on paid administrative leave …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Judge orders Voice of America staff reinstated, reversing Trump's shutdown
Judge orders Voice of America staff reinstated, reversing Trump's shutdown
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
A top Trump aide resigned over Iran. Liberals should stay away from him. — This morning, Joe Kent — the director of the National Counterterrorism Center — resigned in protest over the war in Iran. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war,” he said in a resignation letter addressed to Trump and published on X.
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Beatrice Peterson / ABC News:
DNI Tulsi Gabbard testifies at threats hearing amid questions about Iran war, counterterrorism official's resignation — The hearing comes a day after top counterterrorism official Joe Kent resigned. — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks during a Senate Committee …
NBC News:
Tulsi Gabbard in spotlight after top official resigns in protest over Iran war
Tulsi Gabbard in spotlight after top official resigns in protest over Iran war
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Markwayne Mullin's secret war zone past — Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) has privately hinted to colleagues that he was involved in dangerous private security work in Middle East war zones before running for Congress in 2012, according to three people who have heard him discuss it.
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Rebecca Santana / Associated Press:
Trump DHS pick Markwayne Mullin will appear before senators for his confirmation hearing
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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
Markwayne's World: The ‘Cinematic’ And ‘Fantastical’ Life Of Trump's DHS Pick
Markwayne's World: The ‘Cinematic’ And ‘Fantastical’ Life Of Trump's DHS Pick
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NBC News:
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton wins Democratic Senate primary in Illinois — NBC News projects that Stratton, who was backed by Gov. JB Pritzker, defeated two sitting members of Congress after an expensive race. — Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton has won the Democratic Senate primary in Illinois …
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Jason Leopold / Bloomberg:
Senator Accuses Blanche of Blocking Release of Unredacted Epstein Document — In separate letters, Democrats Wyden and Whitehouse press the deputy attorney general and attorney general for answers on secret Epstein investigations involving transnational organized crime.
Politico:
‘All bets are off’: Trump's war on Iran confounds the world's central bankers … “My best guess, but spoken with no conviction at all, is that this gets sorted out somehow in the next few weeks, and by the middle of the year, oil prices have come back down a fair amount,” said William English …
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John Ismay / New York Times:
In His Resignation Letter, Joe Kent Spoke About the Death of His Wife — Chief Petty Officer Shannon Kent was killed in action during a special operations mission in Syria in 2019. Mr. Kent said he could not support “sending the next generation off to fight and die” in Iran.
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The Free Press
Bellingcat:
Agents of Chaos: Unpacking the Actions of Border Patrol Agents Across the US — This investigation is part of a collaboration between Bellingcat, Evident Media and CalMatters. You can watch Evident's investigative video here, and read CalMatters' report here.
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CalMatters
Dustin Gardiner / Politico:
This tech-backed mayor jumped into California's gov's race with a bang. Now ‘he might as well drop out.’ … SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Mahan's late foray into the race for California governor started with a Super Bowl ad, a rush of Silicon Valley support and speculation fanned by Mahan's camp …
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Washington Examiner and New York Post
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Conservative voter fraud hunters pitch new computer programs to state officials — A previous program designed to clean up voter rolls was criticized by election officials, experts and some of the activists who tried to use it. — The creators of a controversial program designed to hunt …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump's Next Decision: Whether to Retrieve Iran's Nuclear Fuel, Whatever the Risk — A mission to seize or destroy Iran's nuclear material would be one of the riskiest military operations in modern American history. — Repeatedly over the past two days, President Trump returned …
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The Philadelphia Inquirer


