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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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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.
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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NPR:
Trump tells Europe ‘Go get your own oil,’ Iran hits oil tanker off Dubai — President Trump took to social media early Tuesday advising European countries that have fuel shortages because of the Strait of Hormuz blockade, but haven't aided the U.S. in the war, to “Go get your own oil!”
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New Republic:
Trump's Rage Erupts Over War Failures as Pope's Harsh Rebuke Hits Hard — Donald Trump erupted in angry threats against Iran over the still-closed Strait of Hormuz, vowing to potentially bomb electric and desalination plants. In effect, Trump is threatening war crimes due to his own failure to anticipate closure of the strait.
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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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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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Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Secretly Admits Humiliating Defeat on Major War Aim
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Washington Examiner, Adam Kinzinger and Politico
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump says Strait of Hormuz is the world's problem: ‘Go get your own oil!’
Trump says Strait of Hormuz is the world's problem: ‘Go get your own oil!’
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Trump is not just sinking in the Gulf
Trump is not just sinking in the Gulf
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Middle East Monitor and Mediaite
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
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.
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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 …
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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Supreme Court rules against ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ+ minors — 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. — The Supreme Court on Tuesday found …
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lgbtmap.org, The Hill, The Daily Caller, CBS News and PinkNews
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court strikes down conversion therapy ban
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The Federalist and LGBTQ Nation
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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Axios, Vox, The Daily Caller, The Independent and The Daily Wire
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” …
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Mediaite and New York Times
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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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
The man behind Donald Trump's push to end birthright citizenship
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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 Hill and Washington Examiner
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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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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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Anna Kramer / NOTUS:
Trump's ‘God Squad’ Exempts the Oil Industry From Protecting Endangered Rice's Whales — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cited the war in Iran as one reason he sought the exemption. — Copy — The Trump administration is officially giving oil and gas developers a pass …
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Jake Spring / Washington Post:
U.S. panel votes to exempt Gulf of Mexico drilling from Endangered Species Act
U.S. panel votes to exempt Gulf of Mexico drilling from Endangered Species Act
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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 …
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
Oliver Darcy / Status:
The White House Picture Police … In late November, Karoline Leavitt strode into the briefing room, holding her young son in her arms. A few steps behind Leavitt was “Waddle” the turkey, who was set to receive the traditional presidential pardon, but first made a stop in the briefing room.
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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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The Independent
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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Jason Kottke / kottke.org:
The US Is the Last Big Petrostate — In a conversation with economist Paul Krugman, climate journalist David Roberts asserts that the United States and China are going in different directions in energy, one forwards and one back. — One of the grand international stories right now …
Mark R. Warner / New York Times:
The Greatest Threat to Our Elections Is No Longer Foreign — In the decade since President Vladimir Putin of Russia directed a sweeping campaign of hacking and social media messaging to try to tilt the 2016 presidential election toward his preferred candidate, the United States has rightly focused …
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.
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