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5:50 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 …
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Paige Skinner / HuffPost:
Kristi Noem ‘Devastated’ Over Report Of Husband's Fetish
Discussion: Wonkette
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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NPR:
A U.S. journalist is kidnapped in Iraq  —  A U.S. journalist has been kidnapped in Baghdad, after threats by Iran-backed militias in the region against U.S. citizens.  —  The Al-Monitor news organization identified the journalist as American Shelly Kittleson, who has contributed to the publication.
Edward Luce / Financial Times:   Trump is not just sinking in the Gulf
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump tells The Post the war against Iran won't last ‘much longer’ —Strait of Hormuz will reopen ‘automatically’ after US exit
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Kidnapping of US journalist in Iraq linked to Iranian militants
Ted Widmer / The Guardian:   Trump is flailing in Iran. Every word he says adds to the muddle
Wall Street Journal:
Hegseth Says Coming Days in Iran War Will Be Decisive
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.
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Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Trump Rages After Judge Blocks White House Ballroom Construction  —  Judge Richard Leon wrote that Congress must authorize the project before it can move forward … Judge Richard Leon, an appointee of Ronald Reagan, ruled that construction “has to stop!” until Congress “blesses this project through statutory authorization.”
Zach Montague / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Halts White House Ballroom Construction
Discussion: twitchy.com
ABC News:   Federal judge orders halt to White House ballroom construction
Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
Justices Reject Colorado Law Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’ for L.G.B.T.Q. Minors  —  Colorado and more than 20 other states restrict therapists from trying to change the gender identity or sexual orientation of L.G.B.T.Q. clients under the age of 18.  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided …
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ kids  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against a law banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that ban the discredited practice.  An 8-1 high court majority sided …
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rules against Colorado's ban on conversion therapy aimed at LGBTQ youth
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.
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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.
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Erica Orden / Politico:   Trump tactics leave federal prosecutors' offices rudderless
Reagan Reese / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump To Crack Down On Mail-In Voting With New Executive Order  —  President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Tuesday cracking down on mail-in voting across the country, the Daily Caller learned first.  —  The executive order will require the Secretary …
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 …
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” …
Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Fired F.B.I. Agents File Class-Action Suit Claiming Political Retaliation  —  The suit is one of the broadest bids yet seeking accountability against the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, and Attorney General Pam Bondi for getting rid of employees who have run afoul of President Trump.
Discussion: KTVZ, UPI, NewsMax.com, Raw Story and Bloomberg
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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.
Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
Track AIPAC's Methodology Is Just Vibes  —  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.  As is often the case with viral political content online, the cards do not make much sense.
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.
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.
Discussion: The Cross Section
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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NBC News:
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Qassim Abdul-Zahra / Associated Press:
Iraqi officials say a US journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad and security forces are looking for her captors; one outlet identified her as Shelly Kittleson

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