Date announced for national strike aimed at crippling Trump: ‘No work, no school’  —  Ezra Levin, co-founder of Indivisible, said on Saturday that a nationwide general strike is being planned for May 1 that will be modeled on the day of action residents of Minnesota organized in January …

Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran  —  If President Donald Trump approves the plans, such an effort would mark a new phase of the war that could be significantly more dangerous to U.S. troops than the first four weeks.  —  The Pentagon is preparing for weeks …

A month into Iran, the GOP's political reality sinks in … Some Republicans worry the war will depress turnout among staunch “America First” proponents ahead of a crucial midterm election.  It's not yet a political crisis, GOP strategists and county chairs across the country said.

Looking to limit birthright citizenship, Trump turns to an 1884 Supreme Court ruling against a Native American  —  Experts on Native American law say the Elk v. Wilkins ruling has no bearing on whether the children of immigrants without permanent legal status can be denied birthright citizenship.

G.O.P. Rift Leaves Congress With No Clear Path to End the Shutdown  —  The deadlock that left the Department of Homeland Security shuttered highlighted Republican divisions that are flaring ahead of the midterm elections.  —  Eight months away from elections that will decide if they keep control …

Pope Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war in Palm Sunday Mass message  —  Pope Leo XIV on Sunday rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square.

How a Democratic Senate candidate leapfrogged her opponents and surged to victory  —  Juliana Stratton's anti-ICE position, push for a $25/hour minimum wage and boost from Gov. JB Pritzker led to her win in Illinois, said Quentin Fulks, who led the super PAC backing her.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE

Trump's Ballroom Design Has Barely Been Scrutinized  —  The White House fence was redesigned to be taller and more secure.  —  Over nine months of public meetings, the National Capital Planning Commission weighed in on the size of the fence piers, the decorative tops, the thickness …

‘We love you!’:  The MAGA base gives RFK Jr. a rousing welcome … The crowd applauded, showing how much Trump's Make America Great Again fans have embraced Kennedy, a member of America's most famous Democratic family as the son of former U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy and the nephew of President John F. Kennedy.

Is America Suffering from the “Resource Curse”?  —  Why the U.S. is the “last big petrostate” and why that's bad for everyone  —  Oil rents are the difference between the value of oil produced and the cost of producing it  —  Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are petrostates …

Iran threatens US campuses in Middle East  —  Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned it may retaliate for recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on two Iranian universities.  —  Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned it may retaliate against American university campuses in the Middle East …

Andy Beshear Thinks Democrats Should Start Talking Like People … Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is a rare bird: He's a Democrat leading a deep red state.  —  Despite these highly partisan and polarizing times, he's managed to improve his margins in every election, even in 2024 when Trump won the state by 30 points.