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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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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 …
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 …
Milan Singh / The Argument:
The liberal case for voter ID  —  The SAVE Act is a bad bill, but voter ID is a good idea  —  The logic of voter ID laws has flipped, but the politics are still stuck in 2012.  —  There's a traditional story where Republicans seek to make it harder to vote so that the electorate skews to the highly educated.
NBC News:
Senate Republicans believe they have a solution to reopen DHS and end airport chaos  —  The proposal would fund almost all of DHS, while leaving ICE and deportation operations for a separate filibuster-proof bill, in which they'd also try to pass pieces of the SAVE America Act.
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option
David Nir / The Downballot:
Morning Digest: Why Florida Democrats are hoping for upsets in Tuesday's special elections
Discussion: The Hill
Chris Hippensteel / New York Times:
Should You Need to Prove Citizenship to Vote? Ask Kansas.
Discussion: PolitiFact
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 …
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New York Times:
Trump's Threat to Iran Crosses a Line, Rights Experts Say  —  Intentionally targeting the country's energy infrastructure could constitute a war crime under international law.  —  President Trump's threat to “obliterate” power stations in Iran if its leaders failed to open the Strait …
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Trump's Armageddon-Taco shuffle
Discussion: Fox News
Wall Street Journal:
The Back-Channel Diplomacy Behind Trump's U-Turn on Iran
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
Discussion: CNBC
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 …
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Barbara Sprunt / NPR:
Congress loses a flying perk as DHS shutdown continues
Discussion: Newsweek and WFMD AM
Sophie Brams / The Hill:
Delta suspends special congressional desk service amid shutdown
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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Reuters:
Iran sends waves of missiles into Israel, dismisses Trump's talk of negotiations as ‘fake news’
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Trump Faces Blowback on Easing Iran Oil Sanctions  —  President Trump once assailed the Obama administration for making cash payments to Iran.  Now he supports sanctions relief that could give the country a $14 billion windfall.  —  An agreement by the Obama administration to send $1.7 billion …
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Axios:
“We're in a tough spot”: Mattis delivers harsh Iran assessment
Discussion: The Hill
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.”
Discussion: The Guardian, Mediaite and New Republic
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Exclusive: Trader made nearly $1 million on Polymarket with remarkably accurate Iran bets  —  The Middle East Investing Federal agencies  —  A trader made nearly $1 million since 2024 from dozens of well-timed Polymarket bets that correctly predicted US and Israeli military actions against Iran …
Public Notice:
Mark Jacob on how the press ignores the biggest Trump story  —  “The president of the United States is clearly mentally unfit for office.”  —  ∙ Paid  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠
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.
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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
34 Former Military Members Were Put on Deportation Track in the Past Year
Discussion: France 24
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
NEW POLL: Trump's approval stuck at record low as approval on prices sinks to -39  —  This article reports results from the March 2026 Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll.  You can read our previous poll releases here.  Subscribers to Strength In Numbers have access to additional visuals and a full archive of crosstabs here.
Discussion: Newsweek
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Russian Oil Shipment Puts Focus on Kremlin Spy Outpost in Cuba  —  Moscow may be challenging President Trump's effort to choke Cuba's economy.  China also has suspected listening posts on the island.  —  A Russian oil tanker possibly bound for Cuba is highlighting a key U.S. security concern …
Discussion: Politico
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 …
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Wright: We have a ‘few more levers’ to lower gas prices  —  Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Monday said the U.S. has a “few more levers” to lower gas prices after they skyrocketed in the weeks after the U.S. and Israel launched their military campaign on Iran late last month.
Discussion: NewsMax.com, CNBC and gCaptain
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.
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.  —  Hugo Holland's aggressive legal tactics made him one of Louisiana's most renowned prosecutors and helped turn Caddo Parish, a majority Black community in the northwest corner of the state …
 
 
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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
Lauren McGaughy / New York Times:
Stephen Miller Asks Why Texas Pays to Teach Undocumented Children
Discussion: The Independent
Cameron McWhirter / Wall Street Journal:
The MAGA Rebellion Over an $825 Million Plan for an ‘Arkansas Alcatraz’
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Why Are So Many Democratic Politicians So Far Out of Touch?
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DCCC launches geotargeted digital ad campaign hitting GOP for gas prices
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ICE Paid the Salaries of This Town's Entire Police Force
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump in His Elvis-in-Vegas Era
Discussion: Yahoo News
Carlos Lozada / New York Times:
The U.S. Is No Longer the Leader of the Free World
Discussion: Drezner's World
Politico:
2028 Dem hopefuls scramble for distance from AIPAC
Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill
KBMT:
Fire at Valero refinery in Port Arthur extinguished; shelter-in-place lifted, some schools delayed
 

 
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Financial Times:
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