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Raw Story:
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 …
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Los Angeles Times:
LAPD arrests several protesters following clashes near federal prison — LAPD issued a tactical alert across the city due to “incidents” near the Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal prison. — Police make multiple arrests at site of clash with protesters — LAPD begins moving in on protesters
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Red flare for Trump: ‘No Kings’ rallies a show of political force — The demonstration outside the Minnesota State Capitol for the marquee “No Kings” rally, with Bruce Springsteen and Jane Fonda on the bill, wasn't the most notable development during the day of protests on March 28.
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New York Times, New York Post, Block Club Chicago, Palm Beach Post and WTTG-TV
David Spector / New York Post:
‘No Kings’ protests turn violent in Portland, LA and Dallas — as rally near Mar-a-Lago takes bizarre turn — No Kings protests in Portland, Los Angeles and Dallas grew violent Saturday — and one near Mar-a-Lago in Florida took a lewd turn — as thousands filled streets around the US …
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Los Angeles Times and RedState
Tim Balk / New York Times:
5 Takeaways From the ‘No Kings’ Rallies as the Midterms Heat Up — The war in Iran was a galvanizing force, but plenty of protesters focused on President Trump's immigration crackdown. Senate candidates in several key races joined the crowds. — Thousands of demonstrations …
Samantha Moilanen / Salt Lake Tribune:
Thousands rally across Utah in ‘No Kings’ protests against Trump
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Wisconsin Examiner:
No Kings rallies across Wisconsin draw thousands
No Kings rallies across Wisconsin draw thousands
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WNYW-TV and The Guardian
New York Times:
No Kings Protests Held Across the U.S.: Photos and Videos
No Kings Protests Held Across the U.S.: Photos and Videos
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Julia Ornedo / The Daily Beast:
‘King’ Trump, 79, Suffers Another Worldwide Humiliation
‘King’ Trump, 79, Suffers Another Worldwide Humiliation
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WJBK-TV, Raw Story, Los Angeles Times, One America News Network, CBS News, HuffPost, The Guardian, Agence France-Presse and WNYW-TV
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
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 …
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Reuters:
Yemen's Houthis enter Iran war with attacks on Israel, while US Marines arrive in region — The risk of an expanded Iran war grew as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday launched their first attacks on Israel since the start of the conflict, even as additional U.S. forces reached the Middle East.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
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 …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
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.
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Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Reuters and NPR
Politico:
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.
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Raw Story
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
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
Nicole Winfield / Associated Press:
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.
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Reuters, The Times of Israel, The Independent and Associated Press
Carmen Paun / Politico:
‘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.
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Francesca Micheletti / Politico:
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 …
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Deutsche Welle, Associated Press, Jerusalem Post, Middle East Eye, France 24 and Anadolu Ajansı …
Paul Krugman:
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 …
New York Times:
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 …
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
He took Pelosi's lectern on Jan. 6. Now he's running for office. — Adam Johnson has rarely voted and embraces his role as clown prince of Jan. 6. Floridians will decide whether a man who tried to upend democracy can help lead one. — PARRISH, Fla. — Adam Johnson poured Scotch into a coffee mug …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
March 28, 2026 — Almost exactly a year ago, on March 27, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” The order asserted that “[o]ver the past decade, Americans have witnessed a concerted and widespread effort to rewrite …

