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12:20 PM ET, March 31, 2026

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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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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 …
Reuters:
Giant oil tanker off Dubai hit by Iranian strike, Trump threatens to obliterate Iran energy, oil plants  —  Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai on Monday, as President Donald Trump warned the U.S. would obliterate Iran's energy plants and oil wells if it does not open the Strait of Hormuz.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Showing reporters on Air Force One a series of posterboard images of his new ballroom last night, Trump told them: “I thought I'd do this now because it's easier.  I'm so busy that I don't have time to do this.  But, ah, I'm fighting wars and other things.  But this is very important 'cause …
Discussion: USA Today and New York Magazine
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 …
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.
Discussion: New York Post, Politico and Bloomberg
Robert Reich:
Trump's Magical Thinking
Discussion: ArkansasTimes and Al Jazeera
New York Times:
Trump Faces a Decision on Whether to Start a Ground War in Iran
Discussion: The Bulwark and CNN
Brian Bennet / Time:
White House Signals Willingness to End Iran War Without Reopening Strait of Hormuz
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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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 …
Discussion: Gay City News and Althouse
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rules against Colorado's ban on conversion therapy aimed at LGBTQ youth
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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New York Times:   In Supreme Court Justices' Histories, a Story of Immigration in America
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
The man behind Donald Trump's push to end birthright citizenship
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.
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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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 …
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.
Discussion: CNN 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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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Trump's skyscraper presidential library looms over Miami in newly released images
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.
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.
Discussion: The Independent
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
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.
Discussion: Washington Post
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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: Althouse, USA Today and Newsweek
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 …
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" …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Raw Story
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.
Discussion: New York Post
 
 
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