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4:50 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 …
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.
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
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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
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Wall Street Journal:
Hegseth Says Coming Days in Iran War Will Be Decisive
Ted Widmer / The Guardian:   Trump is flailing in Iran. Every word he says adds to the muddle
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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NBC News:
Federal judge temporarily blocks further demolition of the White House for Trump's ballroom
ABC News:   Federal judge orders halt to White House ballroom construction
Zach Montague / New York Times:   Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Halts White House Ballroom Construction
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:   Trump Rages After Judge Blocks White House Ballroom Construction
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.
Discussion: KTVZ-TV
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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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.
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ kids
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rules against Colorado's ban on conversion therapy aimed at LGBTQ youth
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Why an 8-1 Supreme Court just ruled in favor of anti-LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy”
Discussion: RedState and LGBTQ Nation
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 …
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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
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
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 …
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) …
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
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.
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.
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.
NBC News:
As Americans bear costs of the Iran war and DHS shutdown, Washington politicians leave town  —  Congress left for recess without resolving the shutdown, and Trump still regularly goes to Palm Beach in wartime.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE  —  WASHINGTON — George W. Bush gave up golf while he was president during the Iraq War.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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
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: Politico and Newsbusters
 
 
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NBC News:
Ex-aide pleads guilty to stealing nearly $23K from congresswoman to pay credit card debt
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Herb Scribner / Axios:
Here's how U.S. residents feel about Trump's signature on American cash
Discussion: Newsweek and YouGov
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
DHS pauses plans to buy warehouses for immigrant detention
Discussion: Salon and Project Salt Box
Katherine Long / Politico:
Iran threatens to strike US-owned infrastructure in the Middle East
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Mark R. Warner / New York Times:
The Greatest Threat to Our Elections Is No Longer Foreign
Discussion: France 24
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Democrats' Looming 2032 Cliff
Discussion: Althouse
Emmett Lindner / New York Times:
Average Gasoline Price Hits $4 in U.S., a ‘Headache’ for Drivers and Trump
 

 
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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

Amos Barshad / Columbia Journalism Review:
A profile of CBS' Tony Dokoupil: his start at Newsweek and NBC News, the shift to on-camera work, and ex-colleagues' surprise at some of his current coverage

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