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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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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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Myah Ward / Politico:
Emerging DHS deal ‘acceptable,’ White House official says — President Donald Trump hasn't yet publicly weighed in on a brewing deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but a White House official said Tuesday morning the yet-to-be-finalized bipartisan agreement “seems to be an acceptable solution.”
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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 …
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option
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Punchbowl News:
3/24/26☀️ AM: … For the first time in more than a month, there's optimism …
3/24/26☀️ AM: … For the first time in more than a month, there's optimism …
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Republicans Step Up Efforts to Reach a Homeland Security Funding Deal
Republicans Step Up Efforts to Reach a Homeland Security Funding Deal
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Milan Singh / The Argument:
The liberal case for voter ID
The liberal case for voter ID
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The Hill:
Live updates: Trump gets behind DHS funding deal; Mullin set to take office
Live updates: Trump gets behind DHS funding deal; Mullin set to take office
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David Nir / The Downballot:
Morning Digest: Why Florida Democrats are hoping for upsets in Tuesday's special elections
Morning Digest: Why Florida Democrats are hoping for upsets in Tuesday's special elections
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The Hill
Chris Hippensteel / New York Times:
Should You Need to Prove Citizenship to Vote? Ask Kansas.
Bloomberg:
Markwayne Mullin Has a Massive Task in Front of Him
Markwayne Mullin Has a Massive Task in Front of Him
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The Oklahoman, NBC News, The US Sun, Associated Press and KHOU-TV
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Trump casts a mail ballot again in Florida even as he calls the method ‘cheating’
Trump casts a mail ballot again in Florida even as he calls the method ‘cheating’
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Zachary Schermele / USA Today:
With airports in chaos, Trump bats down potential DHS deal over SAVE Act battle
With airports in chaos, Trump bats down potential DHS deal over SAVE Act battle
Politico:
GOP senators see path to ending DHS shutdown after Trump meeting
GOP senators see path to ending DHS shutdown after Trump meeting
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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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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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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 …
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Reuters:
Iran sends waves of missiles into Israel, dismisses Trump's talk of negotiations as ‘fake news’ — Iran launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel on Tuesday, the Israeli military said, after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed the bombing of the Islamic Republic's power plants …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Shortly after the close of the U.S. stock market on Friday, President Donald J. Trump appeared …
Shortly after the close of the U.S. stock market on Friday, President Donald J. Trump appeared …
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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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Financial Times:
Traders placed $580mn in oil bets ahead of Donald Trump's social media post on Iran talks — Thousands of Brent and WTI contracts changed hands 15 minutes before president's message on Truth Social
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Aaron Blake / CNN:
Trump's suspiciously timed announcements on Iran
Trump's suspiciously timed announcements on Iran
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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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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 🧠
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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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.”
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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 …
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
34 Former Military Members Were Put on Deportation Track in the Past Year
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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.
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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.
Jana Winter / Reuters:
Exclusive: FBI investigation into Kash Patel was more extensive than previously reported — A special counsel investigation that began in 2022 of Kash Patel, who is now the FBI director but was then a private citizen, included demands for more than two years of phone records …
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Fox News, New York Post, The Federalist, The Daily Caller and The Independent
Cameron McWhirter / Wall Street Journal:
The MAGA Rebellion Over an $825 Million Plan for an ‘Arkansas Alcatraz’ — Rural Franklin County residents are fighting Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders's prison plan. 'She thought she'd run roughshod.' — FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ark.—Most signs along the bucolic roads of this conservative rural community …
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.



