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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
These House GOP election proposals could end up in a reconciliation bill  —  The chair of the House committee overseeing elections is circulating a list of proposals to include in a budget reconciliation bill as Senate Republicans and the White House move to rev up the party-line process …
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Politico:
Capitol agenda: Reconciliation is revived, Thune says  —  It only took a five-week shutdown of a major Cabinet agency, but the GOP's reconciliation dreams have new life Tuesday morning.  Senate Majority Leader John Thune said in an interview Monday night that a brewing Homeland Security spending deal …
NBC News:
Senate Republicans believe they have a solution to reopen DHS and end airport chaos
Punchbowl News:
3/24/26☀️ AM: … For the first time in more than a month, there's optimism …
Politico:
Trump: Unlikely to be happy with ‘any deal’ on DHS
Myah Ward / Politico:
Emerging DHS deal ‘acceptable,’ White House official says
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Republicans Step Up Efforts to Reach a Homeland Security Funding Deal
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump's approval hits new 36% low as fuel prices surge amid Iran war, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  President Donald Trump's approval rating fell in recent days to its lowest point since he returned to the White House, hit by a surge in fuel prices and widespread disapproval of the war …
Discussion: Newsweek
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Paul McLeary / Politico:
Pentagon prepares to send another 3,000 troops to Middle East
Discussion: The Daily Wire
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
NEW POLL: Trump's approval stuck at record low as approval on prices sinks to -39
Discussion: Forbes and Newsweek
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Trump, Who Calls Mail-in Voting ‘Cheating,’ Just Voted by Mail  —  President Trump has long fixated on mail-in-voting to bolster his baseless claims of widespread voter fraud.  But he recently used the method in a Florida special election.  —  President Trump, who has long railed against mail-in voting …
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option  —  President Donald Trump has cast another mail ballot in Florida as he continues to publicly bash the voting method as a source of fraud and push Congress to curtail the practice.
Paul Krugman:
Treason in the Futures Markets  —  Over the weekend Donald Trump threatened dire vengeance on Iran unless its government opened the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, a deadline that would expire Monday evening in Washington.  Specifically, he announced that the U.S. would begin bombing power plants …
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Amanda Cooper / Reuters:
Traders bet $500 million on oil price just before Trump's post on delay to Iran attack  —  Traders bet half a billion dollars on the price of crude only 15 minutes before U.S. President Donald Trump announced a five-day delay to attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure that sent the market plunging …
Discussion: CNBC
New York Times:
Saudi Leader Is Said to Push Trump to Continue Iran War in Recent Calls  —  Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sees a “historic opportunity” to remake the region, according to people briefed by U.S. officials on the conversations.  —  Saudi Arabia's de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman …
New York Times:
Gregory Bovino's Final Days: Harsh Words and Few Regrets … Gregory Bovino has only a few regrets.  —  “I wish I'd caught even more illegal aliens,” he said in a recent interview.  “I mean, we went as hard as we could, but there's always a creative and innovative solution to catching even more.”
Reuters:
Iran toughens negotiating stance amid mediation efforts, sources say  —  Iran's negotiating posture has hardened sharply since the war began, with the Revolutionary Guards exerting growing influence over decision-making, and it will demand significant concessions from the United States …
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Emily Goodin / New York Post:
Trump says Iran has agreed to no nuclear weapons in major concession
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump says U.S. and Iran are ‘in negotiations right now,’ Tehran is ‘talking sense’
Associated Press:
Minnesota sues Trump administration over shootings, including deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good  —  Minnesota officials filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday accusing the Trump administration of withholding evidence related to three shootings by federal officers, including the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Minnesota sues Trump administration for access to evidence in Alex Pretti, Renee Good killings
Discussion: WTOP News
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Prem Thakker / Zeteo:
US Troops Are Being Told to ‘Get Ready’ to Invade Iran
Discussion: Truthout
Wall Street Journal:
Pentagon to Order 3,000 82nd Airborne Soldiers to Middle East
New York Times:
High Oil and Gas Prices Could Outlast Trump's War With Iran  —  While the president has promised rapid relief, Americans could feel the financial sting of the conflict for some time after it ends.  —  As the war with Iran began to send oil and gas prices soaring around the world …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Politico:
How Jack Smith connected the dots between GOP lawmakers, Trump aides in 2020 election probe … A spokesperson for Zeldin did not immediately provide a response to a request for comment.  —  These Republicans and others are featured in the materials released Tuesday by Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley …
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Jana Winter / Reuters:
Exclusive: FBI investigation into Kash Patel was more extensive than previously reported
Washington Post:
Prosecutor admits government lacks evidence of misconduct by Fed chair  —  The admission during a closed-door hearing undercuts President Donald Trump's claims of “criminality” in the central bank's $2.5 billion office renovations.  —  A top deputy to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro acknowledged …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Pete Hegseth's Pastor Says He Wants James Talarico To Die  —  “We want him crucified with Christ,” Brooks Potteiger said of the Texas Senate Democratic nominee, after the podcast host said he prays “that God kills him.”  —  WASHINGTON — The pastor from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's home church …
Discussion: People For
Sophie Brams / The Hill:
Delta suspends special congressional desk service amid shutdown  —  Delta Air Lines is suspending its dedicated flight assistance service for members of Congress as airport security lines grow longer amid the ongoing partial government shutdown, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Public Notice:
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Lauren McGaughy / New York Times:
Stephen Miller Asks Why Texas Pays to Teach Undocumented Children  —  Citing gridlock in Washington, President Trump's top immigration adviser encouraged Texas lawmakers to lead on conservative priorities.  —  Stephen Miller raised the idea of ending public education funding for undocumented children …
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
This Company Is Secretly Turning Your Zoom Meetings into AI Podcasts  —  WebinarTV, a company that bills itself as “a search engine for the best webinars,” is secretly scanning the internet for Zoom meeting links, recording the calls, and turning them into AI-generated podcasts for profit.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Things to know … :yadot ot eerht sgniht !  gninrom wonk rof era ereH dooG  — The Georgia Legislature has agreed to ban high school students from having cellphones in class. … - The Georgia Senate on Monday voted to petition the Trump administration to shift Georgia to Atlantic Standard Time …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge orders Trump administration to bring back DACA recipient deported to Mexico … In a Monday order, U.S. District Judge Dena Coggins called the deportation a “flagrant violation” of DACA's promise of protection to those who arrived in the country as minors, as well as a violation of Estrada's constitutional due process rights.
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Why Are So Many Democratic Politicians So Far Out of Touch?  —  In January 2025, when the U.S. House took up legislation to bar trans women's participation on women's sports teams, all but two Democratic representatives — Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez — voted against the bill.
Discussion: The Downballot
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Trump and R.N.C. Lean Toward Dallas for an Unusual Midterm Convention  —  Parties normally hold conventions every four years to nominate presidential candidates, but Republicans hope to hold one this year in the face of midterm headwinds.  —  President Trump and the Republican National Committee …
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Independent and RedState
Politico:
King Charles to make first US state visit, address Congress next month  —  England's King Charles III will make his first state visit to Washington next month.  As part of his visit, the king will address Congress in a joint meeting the week of April 27, according to two people familiar …
 
 
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Trump DOJ drops case seeking Oklahoma's voter rolls
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
An Evening at Polymarket's Totally Broken Pop-up Bar
Bloomberg:
Iran Charges Some Ships Hormuz Transit Fees for Safe Passage
Tibita Kaneene / The UnPopulist:
Democrats Should Own Free Trade, Not Just Oppose Trump's Protectionism
New York Times:
The U.S. Said It Helped Bomb a Drug Camp. It Was a Dairy Farm.
 Earlier Items: 
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Why Marco Rubio Is Escaping the Brunt of Fury Over Iran
Daniel Barnes / Politico:
Former political rivals take on Trump's push to nationalize voting
Discussion: The Hill
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
SAVE America Act author admits married aide ‘had to go through a bunch of hoops’ to vote because she changed name
Cameron McWhirter / Wall Street Journal:
The MAGA Rebellion Over an $825 Million Plan for an ‘Arkansas Alcatraz’
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Exclusive: Trader made nearly $1 million on Polymarket with remarkably accurate Iran bets
Sammy Sussman / Wired:
ICE Paid the Salaries of This Town's Entire Police Force
Richard A. Webster / ProPublica:
He Compared a Black Child to a Dog and Withheld Evidence in Death Row Cases. Now He's Running for Judge.
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times