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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 …
Discussion: The Hill and Talking Points Memo
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.”
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 …
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option
Chris Hippensteel / New York Times:   Should You Need to Prove Citizenship to Vote? Ask Kansas.
The Hill:
Live updates: Trump gets behind DHS funding deal; Mullin set to take office
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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 …
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 …
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
New York Times:
Trump Delays Threat to Iran, but War Negotiations Are in Early Stage
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
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
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The unraveling of the war in Iran
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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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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
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 🧠
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 …
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
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: New Republic
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.
Discussion: NOTUS, Los Angeles Times and MS NOW
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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
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.
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David Nir / The Downballot:
Morning Digest: Why Florida Democrats are hoping for upsets in Tuesday's special elections
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
Tim Balk / New York Times:
In Oklahoma, Alan Armstrong Will Fill Markwayne Mullin's Senate Seat  —  Gov. Kevin Stitt selected Mr. Armstrong, a fellow Republican and an energy executive, to play a caretaker role in the seat until the next election.  —  Gov. Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma said on Tuesday that he had chosen …
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
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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.
KBMT:
Fire at Valero refinery in Port Arthur extinguished; shelter-in-place lifted, some schools delayed  —  Residents ordered to shelter after a Valero refinery explosion are now safe.  The major fire is out, and no injuries are reported, according to officials.
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 …
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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Justin Papp / CNBC:
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 Earlier Items: 
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Trump in His Elvis-in-Vegas Era
Discussion: Townhall and Yahoo News
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Young Graduates Face the Grimmest Job Market in Years
Discussion: Fortune
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
U.S. Department of the Interior:
Interior and TotalEnergies Agree to End Offshore Wind Projects, Lowering Costs for American Families
 

 
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Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
AAM: WaPo's average daily print circulation fell 21.2% YoY in the six months to September 30, 2025; LAT's fell 19.8%, WSJ's 12.9%, NYT's 8.6%, and NYP's 4.2%

Mike Allen / Axios:
Simon & Schuster plans to release Bob Woodward's new memoir, Secrets, on September 29; Woodward says it will reveal stories about deceased sources

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Source: Spotify laid off 15 people, or ~3% of its podcast group, with most cuts coming at Spotify Studios and The Ringer, which is ending a John Jastremski show

 
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