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9:25 PM ET, March 25, 2026

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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
DOJ to pay ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn $1M to settle malicious prosecution suit: Sources  —  Flynn pleaded guilty to charges of lying to FBI agents during the Russia probe.  —  Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn looks on before President Donald Trump delivers remarks …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and Joe.My.God.
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Zoe Tillman / Bloomberg:
DOJ Agrees to Pay $1.25 Million Settlement to Michael Flynn  —  The US Justice Department has agreed to pay $1.25 million to Michael Flynn, a conservative activist and former official in the first Trump administration who sought millions of dollars from the government for what he alleged …
Discussion: MS NOW
Associated Press:
Justice Department settles lawsuit from Trump ally Michael Flynn for $1.2 million, AP source says  —  The Justice Department has settled for roughly $1.2 million a lawsuit with Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump who pleaded guilty during the Republican's …
NBC News:   Trump administration to pay Michael Flynn in settlement over earlier prosecution
Politico:
Trump's ‘absurdly incoherent’ Iran pleas leave allies befuddled  —  European countries have ruled out helping secure the Strait of Hormuz until the conflict is over — but also haven't received any specific requests for assistance from the U.S.  —  EXCLUSIVE
Discussion: Financial Times and France 24
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NBC News:
Trump gets a daily video montage briefing about the Iran war  —  The montage, which typically runs for about two minutes, has raised concerns among some of the president's allies that he may not be receiving the complete picture of the war.  —  WASHINGTON — Each day since the start of the war in Iran …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Cannot See That the Opposition Is Real  —  If you can set aside both the unconstitutionality and the immorality of President Trump's unprovoked war on Iran and focus on the operation itself, it is hard not to be bewildered by the utter lack of real planning, or even basic strategic thinking, that has gone into it.
emptywheel:   America's Bookend Wars for Oil
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
In Trump's war messaging, veterans see something new — and disturbing
Discussion: Raw Story and The Independent
Carol Leonnig / MS NOW:
Trump appeared to have business motive for keeping classified documents, Jack Smith finds  —  Special counsel Jack Smith gathered evidence that then-candidate Donald Trump took many top secret documents that related to his worldwide business interests, and investigators considered …
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Washington Post:
Trump showed classified map to passengers on his plane in 2022, memo says  —  The document offers a snapshot of an early moment in special counsel Jack Smith's investigation and adds new shading to the public understanding of Smith's probes.  —  President Donald Trump showed a classified map …
Politico:
Special election shocker has Florida Republicans nervous about redistricting … “I think the Legislature needs to be very cognizant of the fact that if they get too aggressive ... you could put incumbent members at risk,” GOP Rep. Greg Steube said.  Some seats that Republicans previously won …
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Politico:
Post Mar-a-Lago flip, Florida and national Democrats dream big for midterms … Added Howard Richman, the chair of the Palm Beach County Democrats: “I think we're in the middle of a big, big wave.”  —  The reverberations of wins by Emily Gregory in the state House and Brian Nathan …
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Warning signs flash red for Republicans as Iran war drives up gas prices and Florida district flips
Discussion: Newsweek and The Preamble
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Top Republican attacks Pentagon for not providing details on Iran … It's a notable rebuke from a senior GOP defense hawk who has backed President Donald Trump's decision to attack Iran — and a warning that the administration could lose support for the nearly month-old war if it can't adequately make the case to Congress.
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Iran dismisses US ceasefire plan and issues its own counterproposal
CNN:
Iran building up defenses of Kharg Island to protect against potential US ground attack, sources say
Discussion: Fox News
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Senate locked in staring contest on DHS as insults fly  —  Senate Republicans and Democrats are in a high-stakes staring contest over funding the Department of Homeland Security, with Democrats refining their demands to include “guardrails” on money authorized in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Homeland Security Talks Hit Snag as Democrats Demand ICE Restrictions
Quinnipiac University Poll:
More Voters Think War With Iran Will Make The World Less Safe, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Healthcare Costs Top List Of Financial Concerns For Voters  — mail_outline  —  With the Iran war in its fourth week, a plurality of voters (42 percent) think the war with Iran …
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Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Voters oppose action in Iran but give US military positive marks
Discussion: Pew Research Center
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New York Times:
Trump to Delay Nominating New C.D.C. Director
Discussion: The Atlantic, Raw Story and Axios
About.usps.com:
U.S. Postal Service Announces Transportation-Related, Time-Limited Price Change  —  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service filed notice today with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) regarding a time-limited price change to better align its costs of transportation with the market.
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Vaughn Hillyard / MS NOW:
Trump housing chief Bill Pulte seeks new DOJ probe of New York AG Letitia James  —  After the Department of Justice failed to convict New York Attorney General Letitia James on charges of mortgage fraud last year, the Trump administration's federal housing chief, Bill Pulte …
Reuters:
Exclusive: US links security guarantees to Ukraine giving up Donbas, Zelenskiy says  —  The U.S. has made its offer of security guarantees needed for a peace deal in Ukraine conditional on Kyiv ceding all of the country's eastern region of Donbas to Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Reuters in an interview.
Axios:
“They'll get mowed down”: Trump rebuffed Netanyahu idea to call for Iran uprising  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted to call on Iranians to flood the streets to protest their government last week, but President Trump told him it was just too risky, two U.S. officials and an Israeli source said.
Associated Press:
Activist who pushed 2020 election fraud claims convicted of election fraud  —  Investigating voter fraud claims, Harry Wait requested the ballots of Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Racine Mayor Cory Mason without their consent.  —  A jury convicted a Wisconsin man of election fraud …
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Exclusive: ‘Some people should never be allowed to vote’: California sheriff who seized ballots pushes extreme anti-voting rhetoric online  —  When Chad Bianco, the sheriff of California's Riverside County, seized more than 650,000 ballots from the state's 2025 redistricting referendum, it raised some big questions.
Justin Weinberg / Daily Nous:
Texas State Fires Philosophy Professor Over Off-Campus Talk on the Israeli-Palestine Conflict  —  Idris Robinson, a tenure-track assistant professor of philosophy at Texas State University, is suing several university officials for violating his constitutional rights after they told …
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Gallego: Merrick Garland was a ‘coward’ over Jan. 6  —  Sen. Ruben Gallego on Wednesday called former Attorney General Merrick Garland a “coward” over his handling of prosecuting Jan. 6 insurrectionists.  Speaking at an event with Economic Liberties, the Arizona Democrat said it …
Discussion: New York Sun and Reason
Whitney Curry Wimbish / American Prospect:
ICE Lied About Its Authority to Make Courthouse Arrests  —  Agents never had permission to hunt immigrants at court appointments, says the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District for New York.  — Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
Stephen M. Lepore / Daily Mail:
Vince Vaughn rips late night hosts Colbert and Kimmel for preaching politics: ‘It stopped being funny’  —  Vince Vaughn said late night comics have become unfunny and inauthentic for constantly preaching politics.  —  The Wedding Crashers star appeared on Theo Von's podcast where he appeared …
Justin Baragona / Zeteo:
Bari Weiss Is ‘Rolling Out the Red Carpet’ for Pete Hegseth  —  Not even Fox or Newsmax have had the defense secretary on.  Plus, what a new study says about Fox, white viewers, and a neo-Nazi conspiracy theory.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Hello, and welcome to this week's ‘Ragebait’!
Rose Horowitch / The Atlantic:
Where Are All the Campus Protests?  —  Two years ago, students occupied buildings and colonized the quad.  Now the same places are strangely silent.  —  The events of the past three months seem almost perfectly engineered to spark campus unrest.  In January, mass-deportation operations led …
Discussion: HotAir and FOX 32 Chicago
Andrew Atterbury / Politico:
Florida targets NFL's ‘Rooney Rule’ promoting minority coaches … The move by Uthmeier aligns with ongoing attempts by Florida's conservative leaders to rid the state of diversity, equity and inclusion-aligned policies, from public schools to colleges and now even local governments.
 
 
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Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Trump Draws Bipartisan Backlash for Easing Oil Sanctions on Russia and Iran
Anthony Blair / New York Post:
Loyola's student newspaper issues apology over Sheridan Gorman story — for correctly calling alleged killer an ‘illegal immigrant’
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
With Their Voter Bill Stymied, G.O.P. Leaders Ponder a Plan B
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Oops! DOJ civil rights chief accidentally reveals federal probe in social media post
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
White House turns down Elon Musk's offer to pay TSA workers during DHS shutdown
Eric Niiler / New York Times:
Prominent Climate Scientist Resigns From NASA, Citing Trump's Attack on Science
Discussion: Scientific American
Nicole Sganga / CBS News:
DHS watchdog warned of risks in airport shoes-off policy. The report got buried.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Raw Story
Reuters:
Netanyahu seeks to avoid snap vote as Iran war gives no boost in polls
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Mediaite
Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
Supreme Court Sides With Internet Provider in Copyright Fight Over Pirated Music
 

 
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Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Social media addiction trial: a Los Angeles jury finds Meta and YouTube were negligent and failed to warn users about the dangers of using their platforms

Michael Savage / The Guardian:
The BBC names ex-Google executive Matt Brittin as its next director general, replacing Tim Davie, as the BBC negotiates its funding; Brittin left Google in 2025

Axios:
Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski say they have re-signed their Morning Joe contracts with MS NOW through the end of 2029, as their show enters its 20th year
 
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