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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Tells Aides He's Willing to End War Without Reopening Hormuz — Administration officials assess that forcing the waterway back open would mean extending the military mission — WASHINGTON—President Trump told aides he's willing to end the U.S. military campaign against Iran …
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Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Secretly Admits Humiliating Defeat on Major War Aim — DIRE STRAIT — The president is happy for the world to suffer an oil crisis rather than trying to fix the problem he caused. — Donald Trump is prepared to walk away from the war in Iran even if the Strait of Hormuz does not reopen, according to a report.
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Bloomberg:
Europe Hardens Stance Against Trump's Iran War in Threat to NATO — Donald Trump's NATO allies are increasing resistance to getting involved in his Iran war, risking a deeper rupture in the already strained military bloc. — Spain closed its airspace to US jets Monday …
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump says Strait of Hormuz is the world's problem: ‘Go get your own oil!’ … Oil prices have surged since the start of the war; the average price for gasoline in the U.S. crossed the $4-a-gallon mark on Tuesday, the highest level since 2022. — But NATO partners, including the European Union …
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Axios, The Guardian, NOTUS, Washington Examiner, The Hill, New York Post, Mediaite, NewsMax.com, Raw Story and Washington Times
Wall Street Journal:
Hegseth Says Coming Days in Iran War Will Be Decisive — The defense secretary said the number of projectiles launched by Iran in the past 24 hours represented the lowest during the conflict. — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the coming days of the conflict would be decisive …
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The Hill, Reuters, Washington Examiner, New York Times, Townhall, Fox News, CBS News, WJBK-TV, Raw Story and Al Jazeera
Brian Bennet / Time:
White House Signals Willingness to End Iran War Without Reopening Strait of Hormuz … Trump said in a social media post on Monday that “great progress” had been made to end the war, but warned that he was prepared to fully destroy Iran's “Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island …
Reuters:
Giant oil tanker off Dubai hit by Iranian strike, Trump threatens to obliterate Iran energy, oil plants
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New York Times:
Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran
Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran
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W.J. Hennigan / New York Times:
America Is Abandoning Morality
America Is Abandoning Morality
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Alexander Ward / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Urges Other Countries to ‘Take’ the Strait: ‘Go Get Your Own Oil’
Trump Urges Other Countries to ‘Take’ the Strait: ‘Go Get Your Own Oil’
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New York Post, TMZ.com, Mediaite, HuffPost and BusinessDay
Financial Times:
Pete Hegseth's broker looked to buy defence fund before Iran attack — Morgan Stanley wealth manager approached BlackRock about multimillion-dollar investment on behalf of US defence secretary — A broker for Pete Hegseth, the US defence secretary, attempted to make a big investment …
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CNBC, The Independent, Al Jazeera, Raw Story and Mediaite
Emmett Lindner / New York Times:
Average Gasoline Price Hits $4 in U.S., a ‘Headache’ for Drivers and Trump — A month since the first U.S.-Israeli attacks and Iran's response effectively shut off Persian Gulf oil, drivers are paying significantly more to fill up. — Gasoline in the United States crossed an average of $4 …
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Wyatte Grantham-Philips / Associated Press:
Gas prices eclipse $4 a gallon in the US, the highest since 2022
Gas prices eclipse $4 a gallon in the US, the highest since 2022
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Courtney Kube / NBC News:
ICE agents will be stationed outside Marine Corps graduation events in South Carolina — As the U.S. continues to fight the war in Iran, the Marine Corps has boosted protection measures on bases, requiring everyone to present REAL IDs, passports or birth certificates to access any sites.
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The Independent and Raw Story
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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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Members of Jan. 6 mob sue police who fended off Capitol attack
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New York Times:
In Supreme Court Justices' Histories, a Story of Immigration in America … Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s father was a baby when he and his mother left their home in Italy bound for New Jersey, where he later became a U.S. citizen. — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's ancestors' passage remains unknown …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
The man behind Donald Trump's push to end birthright citizenship
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Supreme Court to weigh Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship in test of second-term agenda
Supreme Court to weigh Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship in test of second-term agenda
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Gary Grumbach / NBC News:
Rep. Eric Swalwell sends cease-and-desist letter to FBI director over old investigative files — FBI Director Kash Patel is reportedly seeking to release files related to the Democratic lawmaker's alleged past connections to a suspected Chinese intelligence operative.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rules against Colorado's ban on conversion therapy aimed at LGBTQ youth — Kaley Chiles, a Christian talk therapist in Colorado, argued that the state ban violated her First Amendment rights. — WASHINGTON — In a blow to LGBTQ rights, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled …
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ kids
Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ kids
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Péter Krekó / The Guardian:
Viktor Orbán has the support of both Russia and the US. Here's why that doesn't seem to be doing him any good — In Hungary, the Iran war is exposing tensions. On April 12, voters may decide that Orban's geopolitical contortions are a liability — On 3 March, Viktor Orbán held …
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The Insider, The Atlantic, Wonkette, Politico and Salon
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Politico:
The DHS shutdown might never end … “The House has their process, we have ours and this happens periodically,” Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) told reporters Monday. — There is no immediate hope the standoff, which has affected tens of thousands of workers since it began Feb. 14, will soon end.
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Trump's skyscraper presidential library looms over Miami in newly released images … The renderings depict a skyscraper that would loom over Biscayne Bay, emblazoned with Trump's name in large block letters in a similar style to construction projects his company helped develop prior to his entrance into politics.
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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.
New York Times:
Heeding Kennedy's Wishes, F.D.A. Is Expected to Lift Restriction on Peptides — The peptides, which are increasingly marketed as providing longevity and health benefits, were removed in 2023 from the agency's list of products that compounding pharmacies can sell.
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Washington Post
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.
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
JD Vance has a new book about his religious faith, ‘Communion,’ coming out later this spring — Vice President JD Vance has a new book coming out that will explore his religious faith and his conversion to Catholicism as an adult. — “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith” comes out June 16 …
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The Independent
Kelsey Piper / The Argument:
The perfect storm hitting millennials — My generation's economic anxiety is a political problem — If you had asked me who was having the worst time in the modern economy, I would have said Gen Z. — COVID-19 disrupted either their education or their first years on the job market, and in some cases both.
Violet Jira / NOTUS:
TMZ Has a New Obsession: Vacationing Members of Congress — “We wanted to use our platforms to show how Congress — Dems AND Republicans — have betrayed us,” said TMZ's Harvey Levin. — Copy — Nestled between headlines about Britney Spears ("Spears Sets Sail With Sons After DUI Drama" …
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