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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Fox News' united front in support of Trump's Iran war may be breaking down  —  Host Laura Ingraham warns escalation could produce “cascading problems for the region,” political turmoil for the GOP  —  Four weeks after President Donald Trump launched a poorly conceived war of choice against Iran …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump tells Iran to “get serious” in negotiations “before it is too late”  —  President Trump on Thursday called on the Iranian regime “to get serious soon” in negotiations with the U.S. “before it is too late.” … - Trump's five-day pause on strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure expires Saturday …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Tells Aides He Wants Speedy End to Iran War  —  President has said he wants to wrap up the conflict in the coming weeks  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump has told associates in recent days that he wants to avoid a protracted war in Iran and that he hopes to bring the conflict to an end in the coming weeks.
Chris Lehmann / The Nation:
Trump's TV-Warped Brain Is Putting the World in Danger  —  The president is experiencing the Iran War almost entirely through misleading video clips—and that's very bad news for all of us.  —  Pocket  —  Everything about America's reckless and baseless attack on Iran flies in the face …
Discussion: NBC News
Joshua Keating / Vox:
Trump says the Iran war is over.  So why won't he end it?  —  One way or another, President Donald Trump would like you to believe the war in Iran is wrapping up soon.  —  Key takeaways  — Though President Donald Trump is signaling that he wants the war in Iran to wind down soon …
Politico:
The truth about Bill Maher and that award  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray  —  Good Thursday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard.  The sun is shining, the baseball season is underway, and peak bloom will be declared today among D.C.'s sumptuous cherry blossoms at the tidal basin.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Boots on the Ground Because Idk Why Not 🤷‍♂️
Discussion: Daily Mail
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
DHS shutdown live updates as Senate GOP sends “last and final” offer to Democrats  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  What to know about Day 41 of the DHS shutdown:  — Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Republicans have submitted their “last and final” offer to end the shutdown …
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
John Thune says he's aiming to land DHS deal Thursday
Discussion: Bloomberg
Politico:
‘I just want to go home’  —  Presented by IN TODAY'S EDITION:  — DHS despair takes hold
Discussion: NBC News, The Hill and NewsMax.com
Politico:   ‘I just want to go home’: Despair settles over the Capitol as DHS deal hopes evaporate
Calen Razor / Politico:
Capitol agenda: DHS despair takes hold on the Hill
Discussion: NBC News and The Hill
New York Times:
Trump Eyes White House Treaty Room for Latest Renovation Project  —  President Trump is making new plans in one of the most significant renovations in the history of the White House.  —  President Trump has discussed turning the White House Treaty Room, historically a meeting place for diplomats …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
New York Times:
Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case  —  A jury found the companies harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress.  — 1.1k  —  The social media company Meta and the video streaming service YouTube harmed …
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
The Republican Collapse Has Begun — And Trump Is Leading It  —  From Mar-a-Lago to the polls, the evidence of Trump's political crisis is everywhere — and it's getting worse.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Donald Trump's stranglehold on American politics is coming to an end.
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Brigham Tomco / Deseret News:
Utah Republican petition to repeal redistricting law fails after signature removal campaign  —  The Republican-led effort to put Utah's redistricting law back on the ballot fell below the required threshold in one state Senate district on Wednesday after a signature removal campaign by supporters of Proposition 4.
Discussion: Democracy Docket and Raw Story
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Samuel Benson / Politico:
Trump-backed Utah redistricting repeal fails to make ballot
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Trump explains why he cast a mail ballot in Florida's election: 'Because I'm president'  —  Trump frequently criticizes mail-in voting, although he says there should be exceptions.  He said he “couldn't be there” to vote in Florida's recent special election because he's president.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Maine 2026 Poll: Platner Leads Gov. Mills, Democrats Lead Sen. Collins in Maine  —  The first Emerson College Polling survey of the 2026 U.S. Senate election finds oyster farmer Graham Platner leading Governor Janet Mills in the Democratic Primary election, 55% to 28%.  Thirteen percent are undecided.
New York Times:
After Wooing Trump With Deals, Pakistan Gets a Seat at the Table … At President Trump's inaugural Board of Peace meeting in Washington last month, his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, unveiled a promising new partnership with Pakistan.  —  It was not a governmental decree against terrorism or war.
Discussion: CBS News and Washington Times
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Dell Cameron / Wired:
Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying  —  US lawmakers are pressing Tulsi Gabbard to reveal whether using a VPN that connects to overseas servers can strip Americans of their constitutional protections against warrantless surveillance.  —  Six Democratic lawmakers are pressing …
Zeteo:
First Draft: The Thug of War  —  Pete Hegseth's colleagues at the Pentagon are calling him ‘Dumb McNamara,’ and Biden's secretary of state almost, sort of feels bad about enabling a genocide.  —  ∙ Paid … Hi, all.  It's Swin and Andrew, again.  Swin is heading to Minnesota …
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Carney's Grand Ambition On Trade Does Not Include Trump … Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the former secretary-general of NATO, has a soft spot for America.  —  “Since childhood, I have admired the U.S.,” he told me recently on a video call.  —  Yet when we spoke, Rasmussen had just finished …
New York Times:
Iran's Attacks Force U.S. Troops to Work Remotely  —  Iran has severely damaged several American military bases in the Middle East, officials say.  —  Iran has bombed U.S. bases across the Middle East in retaliation for the U.S.-Israeli war, forcing many American troops to relocate to hotels …
bklg:
Two-Thirds of Open Somali Cases Placed on “Somali Rocket Docket” Report on Fast-Tracked Somali Cases in Immigration Court  —  In January and February 2026, lawyers representing Somalis in immigration court began reporting that cases with no future hearing, or with one set for years away …
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Brian Fitzpatrick delivers a warning on GOP reconciliation redo  —  As House Republicans start to dream big about another party-line bill, one key member who voted down the last GOP reconciliation bill is warning his colleagues not to count on his support.  Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Wall Street Journal:
The Well-Timed Trades Made Moments Before Trump's Policy Surprises  —  The president's critics have raised concerns about the action in oil futures, S&P 500 ETF options and prediction markets  —  President Trump has moved markets with sudden shifts in policy, from tariff U-turns to military strikes.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Federal Reserve urges judge to deny bid to revive Jerome Powell probe subpoenas … The Federal Reserve's Board of Governors urged a judge to reject prosecutors' request that he reconsider his recent decision to block subpoenas issued in a criminal investigation of Chair Jerome Powell …
Discussion: Mediaite, Bloomberg and WNYW-TV
Megan Mineiro / New York Times:
Lawmakers Press to Limit Prediction Bets by Policymakers  —  New bills aim to crack down on prediction-market bets by the president and members of Congress.  —  The day before President Trump began attacking Iran, more than 150 bettors correctly predicted that the United States would do so on Feb. 28.
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Hill and NOTUS
Politico:
Russ Vought to testify on Capitol Hill  —  Russ Vought will testify on Capitol Hill April 15, the White House budget director announced Thursday.  That testimony will be before the House Budget Committee, according to two people granted anonymity to discuss the plan.
Financial Times:
US inflation will surge to 4.2% on energy shock, warns OECD  —  Middle East war to push American price growth to ‘highest in G7’  —  The Middle East crisis will fuel a surge in US inflation to 4.2 per cent this year, the highest in the G7, according to an OECD forecast that highlights the cost of the US-Israeli war with Iran.
Just The News:
U.S. intercepted Ukraine government messages discussing plot to route money to Biden re-election  —  Newly-unclassified documents show that in 2022 Ukrainian officials discussed diverting hundreds of millions of U.S. tax dollars — earmarked for clean energy — back to Biden's ill-fated 2024 campaign.
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Judge asked to take Trump name off Kennedy Center  —  A Democratic lawmaker has asked a federal judge to stop the Kennedy Center from sticking President Trump's name on its building and other branding.  —  Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), an ex officio member of the performing arts center's board of trustees …
Mike Allen / Axios:
⚡ Axios AM: Pentagon's “final blow”  —  ⚾ Happy Thursday!  MLB's guide to Opening Day.  — 🎂 Bob Woodward — whose memoir, “Secrets,” is coming Sept. 29 — turns 83 today. … 1 big thing: Claude's comeback path … - Anthropic's AI is vastly better for warfare than any other AI on the market.
Associated Press:
Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics by new IOC policy on female eligibility  —  Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order on women's sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
Jerusalem Post:
Strike kills IRGC Navy chief Tangsiri in Strait of Hormuz, Israeli official tells ‘Post’  —  Israeli sources have confirmed that the IDF was behind the strike, adding that some of Tangsiri's top naval aides were killed in the same attack.  —  A strike killed the head of the Islamic Revolutionary …
 
 
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Discussion: Fox News and NewsMax.com
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Bloomberg:
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