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4:25 PM ET, March 31, 2026

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Daily Mail:
Secret double life of Kristi Noem's crossdressing husband Bryon: The pouting ‘busty bimbo’ photos and trove of explicit messages  —  Kristi Noem's husband is today revealed as a secret crossdresser who dons gigantic fake breasts and pink hotpants to chat with online fetish models.
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Chris Nesi / New York Post:
Kristi Noem weighs in on report husband lives cross-dressing double life: ‘The family was blindsided by this’  —  Former Department of Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem is “devastated” by salacious allegations her husband Bryon lives a double life in which he dabbled in cross-dressing and chatted online with fetish models.
Chris Nesi / New York Post:
Shocking pictures of Kristi Noem's cross-dressing husband flaunting giant fake breasts revealed — sparking grave security questions  —  These are the photos that allegedly show Kristi Noem's husband Bryon wearing comically oversized, lopsided breasts - complete with fake protruding nipples …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
And He Ran, He Ran So Far Away.  From Iran, He Ran All...  Average gasoline prices hit $4 per gallon today as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed.  As we'll discuss below, President Trump doesn't really care whether it opens again.  So, uh, better adjust that gas budget for the long term.
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Trump is not just sinking in the Gulf
Discussion: Middle East Monitor
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Tells Aides He's Willing to End War Without Reopening Hormuz
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Secretly Admits Humiliating Defeat on Major War Aim
Wall Street Journal:
Hegseth Says Coming Days in Iran War Will Be Decisive
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump attacks allies, signals Iran war may end without opening Hormuz
Robert Reich:   Trump's Magical Thinking
New York Times:
Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran
Discussion: CNN
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ kids
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court strikes down conversion therapy ban
Discussion: Advocate and The Federalist
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Why an 8-1 Supreme Court just ruled in favor of anti-LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy”
Discussion: RedState
ABC News:
Federal judge orders halt to White House ballroom construction  —  The judge said Trump can't build it without authorization from Congress.  —  President Donald Trump holds a rendering of the proposed new East Wing of the White House as he speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route …
Discussion: New York Times
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Judge orders Trump administration to halt White House ballroom construction unless Congress OKs it  —  A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to suspend its construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House.
Washington Post:
Judge halts construction on Trump's White House ballroom
Discussion: MS NOW and The Hill
New York Times:
Federal Judge Approves Trump Effort to Obtain List of Jews From Penn  —  The government's effort to collect the names and phone numbers of Jewish people on campus as it investigates antisemitism has upset some people who worry about how the information will be used.
Associated Press:
Judge blocks Trump order to end funding for National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service  —  A federal judge has agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
TMZ Goes After Members of Congress Living It Up Amid DHS Shutdown  —  After lawmakers left Washington for a two-week spring break with the Department of Homeland Security shut down, the Hollywood tabloid began publishing photographs of them living it up around the country.
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
The antisemitic influencers who popularized the term “J-pilled” know exactly what it means  —  A New York Times report on young attendees at last weekend's Conservative Political Action Conference soft-peddled the movement's antisemitism by describing some right-wingers as “J-pilled” …
Discussion: Mediaite
Paul Krugman:
The Oil Crisis is About to Get Physical  —  From market speculation to crude reality  —  In normal times, about 20 percent of the world's oil production passes through the Strait of Hormuz.  That flow has been cut off except for Iranian oil and a handful of other vessels the Iranians are allowing through.
Praveena Somasundaram / Washington Post:
Trump's home airport in Florida will now be named after him  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a law authorizing the name change, marking another example of Trump's name and likeness appearing on American buildings and institutions.  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) …
Mother Jones:
The Nonsense Case Against Birthright Citizenship  —  Meet the conservative legal minds telling the Supreme Court to side with Trump.  —  On February 15, 2025, two law professors dropped a legal bombshell.  Just three weeks before, President Donald Trump had signed an executive order attempting …
Discussion: Newsbusters
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
The man behind Donald Trump's push to end birthright citizenship
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Weeks After Denouncing Government Censorship On Rogan, Zuckerberg Texted Elon Musk Offering To Take Down Content For DOGE  —  On January 10th, 2025, Mark Zuckerberg sat down with Joe Rogan and put on quite a performance.  He talked about how the Biden administration had pressured Meta to take down content.
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
Track AIPAC's Methodology Is Just Vibes  —  Critics of Israel are lumped together with its strongest allies if ‘Track AIPAC’ doesn't like them enough.  —  Red light districts  —  Lately, you may have noticed red and green graphic cards from an organization called Track AIPAC 1 making the rounds on social media.
ProPublica:
Trump's Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration  —  Reporting Highlights  — A Striking Departure: The number of declinations marks a striking departure not only from the Biden administration but also the first Trump term, according to the ProPublica analysis.
NBC News:
Army suspends aircrew flying helicopters near Kid Rock's home  —  The Army identified the aircraft as AH 64 Apache helicopters operating in the Nashville area.  —  The Army suspended the aircrew flying military helicopters by Kid Rock's house over the weekend, a U.S. official said Tuesday.
Gabrielle M. Etzel / Washington Examiner:
Trump administration restores family planning funds to Planned Parenthood  —  The Trump administration is extending family planning grants for Planned Parenthood after a protracted legal battle, creating another point of tension between the White House and anti-abortion advocates.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Reveals Presidential Library Design: A Glass Tower in Miami  —  Video shows renderings of the building with golden escalators and a golden statue of the president raising his fist in the air  —  President Trump released mock-up images of a gleaming glass tower emblazoned with his last name …
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
Tucker Carlson is not your friend  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🌷 Subscribe to PN 🌷  —  If you're a liberal on social media, you might have noticed an increasing number of Tucker Carlson videos showing up in your timeline.
Discussion: Slate
AL-Monitor:
American journalist Shelly Kittleson abducted in Iraq  —  Local authorities are searching for Shelly Kittleson, who was abducted in Baghdad.  —  American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson was abducted by unidentified individuals in Baghdad on Tuesday, Iraq's Interior Ministry said …
Katherine Long / Politico:
Iran threatens to strike US-owned infrastructure in the Middle East … A spokesperson for Microsoft declined to comment.  Spokespeople for the other companies listed and the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.  —  The IRGC similarly threatened a handful …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump gets prison sentence for possessing ‘enormous child pornography collection’  —  Daniel Tocci's attorney had previously argued that the case should be dismissed because “all the evidence” stemmed from his Capitol siege case.  —  A man pardoned by President Donald Trump …
 
 
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