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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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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 — WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post on Tuesday that he believes the Iran war is likely to end soon and that other nations can reopen the Strait of Hormuz themselves …
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Time, The Irish Times and Al Jazeera
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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New York Times, CNN, HotAir, The Hill, Reuters, Washington Examiner, Townhall, Fox News, New Republic, WJBK-TV, CBS News, Middle East Monitor, Raw Story and Al Jazeera
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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Politico, Bloomberg and NewsMax.com
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump attacks allies, signals Iran war may end without opening Hormuz — President Trump on Tuesday attacked European allies for not doing more to support the U.S. in its war with Iran and signaled they will have to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on their own.
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GZERO, Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire, IJR, New York Post, Bloomberg, Mediaite, Raw Story and The Floridian
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump says Strait of Hormuz is the world's problem: ‘Go get your own oil!’
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The Guardian, Washington Examiner, NOTUS, The Times of Israel, Blaze Media, The Hill, Mediaite, Raw Story and Washington Times
Reuters:
Giant oil tanker off Dubai hit by Iranian strike, Trump threatens to obliterate Iran energy, oil plants
Giant oil tanker off Dubai hit by Iranian strike, Trump threatens to obliterate Iran energy, oil plants
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Showing reporters on Air Force One a series of posterboard images of his new ballroom last night …
Showing reporters on Air Force One a series of posterboard images of his new ballroom last night …
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USA Today and New York Magazine
Associated Press:
Trump's go-to moves to influence the markets are increasingly falling flat as the Iran war drags on
Trump's go-to moves to influence the markets are increasingly falling flat as the Iran war drags on
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The Spectator and Axios
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
And He Ran, He Ran So Far Away. From Iran, He Ran All...
And He Ran, He Ran So Far Away. From Iran, He Ran All...
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Raw Story
New Republic:
Trump's Rage Erupts Over War Failures as Pope's Harsh Rebuke Hits Hard
Trump's Rage Erupts Over War Failures as Pope's Harsh Rebuke Hits Hard
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The Hill, Raw Story, The American Spectator, Bloomberg, Truthout and NewsMax.com
W.J. Hennigan / New York Times:
America Is Abandoning Morality
America Is Abandoning Morality
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Washington Examiner, HuffPost, The Dispatch, The Independent, NPR, Raw Story, Mediaite, France 24 and Military and Veteran …
Bloomberg:
Europe Hardens Stance Against Trump's War in Risk to NATO
Europe Hardens Stance Against Trump's War in Risk to NATO
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The Hill, Stars & Stripes, The Guardian, RedState, UPI, One America News Network, Euronews and IJR
Weijia Jiang / CBS News:
Trump says U.S. isn't withdrawing “quite yet,” but allies must “come in and take care of” Strait of Hormuz
Trump says U.S. isn't withdrawing “quite yet,” but allies must “come in and take care of” Strait of Hormuz
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The US Sun, The National Pulse and Associated Press
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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CBS News, New York Post and HuffPost
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 …
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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Supreme Court finds law banning gay conversion therapy for minors likely violates free speech — The major ruling casts doubt on similar prohibitions in 30 states. It is the latest in a string of decisions by the high court rolling back protections for LGBTQ+ people.
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CBS News, The Hill, The Independent, LGBTQ Nation, Los Angeles Times, PinkNews and Dallas Voice
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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Gay City News and Althouse
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rules against Colorado's ban on conversion therapy aimed at LGBTQ youth
Supreme Court rules against Colorado's ban on conversion therapy aimed at LGBTQ youth
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The Daily Caller and The Daily Wire
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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New York Magazine, Reuters, The Independent, CNBC, Al Jazeera, Raw Story and Mediaite
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 …
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The Daily Caller, IJR, JURISTnews and Grabien
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
The man behind Donald Trump's push to end birthright citizenship
The man behind Donald Trump's push to end birthright citizenship
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Washington Examiner, Associated Press, Washington Post, CBS News, CT Mirror, Reason, The Hill, New York Post, Los Angeles Times, NPR, RealClearPolitics, The 19th, Bloomberg, Capital B News, Deseret News, Roll Call, New York Times, Washington Monthly, Townhall, The Atlantic, HuffPost and NewsMax.com
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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The Gateway Pundit
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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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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.
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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Finya Swai / Politico:
Vance to publish book on his conversion to Catholicism in June … The 304-page memoir, which his publisher told The Associated Press that he has worked on intermittently since 2019, will explore his evolution from childhood Christianity to atheism and ultimately to Catholicism.
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New York Times, CNN, Fox News and Raw Story
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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 …
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NewsMax.com, The Independent, MeidasTouch News, Straight Arrow News and Daily Caller News Foundation
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Trump's skyscraper presidential library looms over Miami in newly released images
Trump's skyscraper presidential library looms over Miami in newly released images
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The Guardian, PJ Media, Bloomberg, Washington Post, NBC News, New York Times, Associated Press, MS NOW, Deadline, Fox News, The US Sun, Forbes, Straight Arrow News, HuffPost, Newsweek, The Independent, The Hill, New York Post, Raw Story, Mediaite and Scripps News
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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NewsMax.com, New Republic, The Independent and Raw Story
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.
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Slate
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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The Independent
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
It's Not Going to Get Any Easier for Democrats After Trump — The Democratic Party's short-term prospects look great. The party's long-term prospects look dismal. — First, the party's auspicious present: Democrats are favored to win the House and have a shot at taking control of the Senate …
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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Wall Street Journal and Raw Story
Jake Spring / Washington Post:
U.S. panel votes to exempt Gulf of Mexico drilling from Endangered Species Act — The committee — nicknamed the “God Squad” for its ability to decide the fate of species — voted to exempt oil and gas firms from federal wildlife protections, citing the Iran war.
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The Hill, The Guardian, Washington Times, NewsMax.com, Associated Press and NPR
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, VSquare.org, The Atlantic, Wonkette, Salon and Politico
Hugh Hewitt / Fox News:
MORNING GLORY: President Trump is on the cusp of a historic achievement — To get there he must ‘finish the job’ — If President Donald Trump oversees the toppling of the ruling regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran, his achievements will rank with the greatest of those of any post-World War II president.

