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Liz Crampton / Politico:
'He's lied about everything': Iran war puts Trump on shaky ground with young MAGA men … Bolick is part of a cohort of young MAGA loyalists who are increasingly frustrated with Trump over the war in Iran. While Trump's decision to join Israel in attacking Iran has rallied war hawks …
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Kellen Browning / New York Times:
On CPAC's Main Stage, Fissures in the Party Trump Remade — The Conservative Political Action Conference typically seeks to establish orthodoxy with its roster of speakers. This year, organizers created space for dissent, highlighting ongoing schisms in the MAGA movement.
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
MAGA's eruption has so far kept Trump from endorsing in key Senate race — Trump was prepared to back Sen. John Cornyn in Texas. After supporters of Ken Paxton protested, Trump — so far — has backed off. — For weeks, as President Donald Trump has overseen a war in Iran and standoffs on Capitol Hill …
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Marin Scotten / New Republic:
CPAC Host Stunned as Crowd Erupts in Cheers for Trump Impeachment
CPAC Host Stunned as Crowd Erupts in Cheers for Trump Impeachment
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Associated Press:
How the Homeland Security deal unraveled and split Republican leaders in Congress — For several hours Friday, in the stillness before dawn, the Senate appeared to have finally figured out how to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security before it faced the longest partial shutdown in U.S. history.
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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Mike Johnson's Institutional Betrayal — Who holds the power of the purse? Congress or the President? Mike Johnson has a clear answer: it's Trump. Our constitutional scheme of governance is less important than enforcing our new personalist regime. And if Trump needs to break a law …
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Steve Mollman / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Impeachment: Democrat Warns President's GOP Support Cracking
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Punchbowl News:
House passes DHS stopgap as shutdown drags on
House passes DHS stopgap as shutdown drags on
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Punchbowl News:
3/28/26📝 Readback — Welcome to The Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best …
3/28/26📝 Readback — Welcome to The Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best …
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Riley Rogerson / Politico:
House Democrats rally behind DHS funding bill as GOP balks
House Democrats rally behind DHS funding bill as GOP balks
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
A Challenge for ‘No Kings’ Protests, the Third Time Around — Organizers want this to be largest protest yet. But is hitting a number enough to deliver an effective political movement? — Millions of Americans are expected to turn out on Saturday for mass demonstrations against President Trump …
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NBC News:
Third round of ‘No Kings’ protests are expected to be the largest so far, organizers say — Demonstrators across the country and the globe will protest against President Donald Trump on Saturday at over 3,000 planned events. — Millions are expected to gather across the country and around …
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Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Wild Ultimatums and ‘Bombing Our Little Hearts Out’: A Portrait of Trump at War — President Trump has vacillated between boasting about U.S. military superiority and deep frustration that his war of choice is not always having the desired effects. — President Trump was fresh off the golf course, and his fury was building.
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Steven Sloan / Associated Press:
Trump's conflicting messages sow confusion over the Iran war — President Donald Trump says the United States is winning the war with Iran even as thousands of additional American troops deploy to the Middle East. He has pilloried other countries for not helping the U.S., only to say later he does not need their assistance.
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BBC:
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis launch missile at Israel for first time since war began — Summary — Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis launch a missile strike on Israel for first time since the war began - here's the latest — The group says it fired a barrage of ballistic missiles …
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for missile attack on Israel as war in Middle East intensifies
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Elena Giordano / Politico:
Iran-backed Houthis join Mideast war in sharp escalation
Iran-backed Houthis join Mideast war in sharp escalation
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Washington Post:
Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen launch attack on Israel for first time in war
Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen launch attack on Israel for first time in war
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Financial Times:
Global markets recoil as Marco Rubio warns war in Iran could stretch for weeks — Comments from US secretary of state come as oil jumps to $114 and Wall Street stocks slide — Marco Rubio warned of enduring disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz and said the war in Iran could stretch …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Rubio and EU official had heated exchange on Russia at G7 meeting
Scoop: Rubio and EU official had heated exchange on Russia at G7 meeting
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Politico, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story and Al Jazeera
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Kash Patel's push against Democratic lawmaker raises concerns within FBI — The FBI director seeks to post documents on Rep. Eric Swalwell despite no public evidence of wrongdoing, officials said. — FBI Director Kash Patel is pressing to release a decade-old investigative file involving …
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Radley Balko / The Watch:
You can't hide your lying ICE — I'm currently working on a new edition of my first book, Rise of the Warrior Cop. It will have an updated introduction, plus at least two — and likely three — new chapters that will bring the police militarization narrative through the Biden years …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Stephen Miller's Latest Low — The latest front in Stephen Miller's personal and political war on the 14th Amendment, which began last January with President Trump's executive order targeting birthright citizenship, centers on the equal protection clause. — In 1982, in Plyler v. Doe …
Oriana Pawlyk / Politico:
‘The alarm bells are going off’: Air travel hits new lows … Even investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board en route to LaGuardia Airport to investigate the crash there were not immune to the chaos: One specialist was stuck in an hourslong Transportation Security Administration line …
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Yahoo News
Chloe Atkins / NBC News:
Bank of America agrees to pay $72.5 million to settle Epstein survivors suit — The lawsuit alleges BofA provided banking services to Epstein and his sex-trafficking operation, along with accounts used by associates including Ghislaine Maxwell. — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE
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Adam Wren / Politico:
Why some Democrats want to shut off Hasan Piker's ‘megaphone’ … Piker's rise as a Democratic influencer and surrogate coincides with the party's long search for a path out of the wilderness, particularly in recapturing young men. — Piker is scheduled to appear on a livestreamed …
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Maher chides Trump over Mark Twain prize criticism: ‘Keep the game going, baby’ — Comedian Bill Maher on Friday chided President Trump after it was announced that the HBO “Real Time” host will receive this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, telling critics to “keep the game going, baby.”
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Ayanna Pressley:
BREAKING: Pressley-Led Effort to Extend Haiti TPS Secures Majority Support, Moves To Floor Vote — Discharge Petition Reaches 218 Signatures Needed to Move Forward — WASHINGTON - On Friday, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley's (MA-07) discharge petition to force a House vote …
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Nexstar-Tegna deal on ice after judge issues temporary restraining order … Eight states — New York, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, North Carolina, Oregon and Virginia — sued to block the merger in a separate filing on the same day as DirecTV's.
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