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9:50 PM ET, April 2, 2026

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Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Hegseth ousts Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to step down and take immediate retirement, sources familiar with the decision told CBS News.  —  One of the sources …
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Washington Post:
Hegseth forces out Army's top general, two other senior officers  —  Gen. Randy George's ouster is the latest clash between the Pentagon chief and the service's senior leadership, and comes during the war in Iran.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the Army's top officer to step down and retire …
NBC News:
Hegseth has intervened in military promotions for more than a dozen senior officers  —  The defense secretary's efforts to block or delay promotions to general or admiral for some officers has raised concerns that he may be targeting them because of race, gender or affiliation with the Biden administration, sources say.
Matthew Adams / Stars & Stripes:
Hegseth asks Army chief of staff to step down  —  WASHINGTON — Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George will step down and retire immediately, the Pentagon said Thursday.  —  “The Department of War is grateful for General George's decades of service to our nation.
New York Times:   Hegseth Fires Army Chief Amid Battle With Its Leaders
Daily Mail:
Pam Bondi begged Trump not to fire her during dramatic White House showdown as insider reveals his final straw  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi begged Donald Trump not to fire her in an explosive showdown at the White House after he accused her of an unforgivable offense.
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CNN:
Trump talked with Bondi about the possibility she'd be replaced as attorney general, sources say  —  President Donald Trump talked to Attorney General Pam Bondi Wednesday about the possibility she would be replaced, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
The Atlantic:
Trump's Purge May Be Just Beginning  —  After Pam Bondi's ouster today, which followed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's firing last month, Cabinet secretaries and other senior administration officials were anxiously eyeing their phones, wondering whether they'd be next.
Discussion: Politico and Fox News
Fox News:
Pam Bondi already fired as attorney general, Cabinet official teed up as replacement: sources  —  EPA Director Lee Zeldin is reportedly being considered as Bondi's replacement after a White House meeting Tuesday  —  President Donald Trump reportedly has already fired Attorney General Pam Bondi …
New York Times:
Trump Fires Pam Bondi as Attorney General
HuffPost:
Pam Bondi Out As Attorney General After Repeated Epstein Blunders
NBC News:
Trump had grown frustrated with Pam Bondi as his attorney general, sources said
Eric Cortellessa / Time:
Inside Trump's Search for a Way Out of the Iran War  —  Donald Trump was in the Oval Office during the third week of the Iran war when a group of his most trusted advisers came to deliver some unwelcome news.  —  His longtime pollster, Tony Fabrizio, had conducted surveys that indicated …
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Politico:
‘What the hell did he just say?’  GOP Iran worries build after Trump speech. … “What the hell did he just say?” one GOP strategist in a battleground state wrote in a text to POLITICO after the president's address, granted anonymity to speak candidly.  “A quick recap and a path forward would've been helpful.
Discussion: Truthout and Raw Story
David E. Sanger / New York Times:   Trump Says He'll End the Iran War in Weeks. What If He Can't?
Associated Press:
Read the complete transcript of Trump's address to the nation
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Trump signs order imposing 100 percent tariff on brand name drugs  —  President Trump signed an executive order Thursday targeting imported brand name drugs with a 100 percent tariff, citing the U.S.'s “import reliance” as reason for the decision.  —  “I have determined that it is necessary …
Discussion: CBS News, Blaze Media and The Guardian
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Scott Horsley / NPR:
Have Trump's tariffs worked? This is where things stand a year after ‘Liberation Day’
The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Bolsters National Security and Strengthens U.S. Supply Chains by Imposing Tariffs on Patented Pharmaceutical Products
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. bombs Iran's civilian infrastructure for first time after “Stone Ages” threat  —  The U.S. military on Thursday attacked major civilian infrastructure in Iran for the first time, hours after President Trump threatened in a prime-time address to bomb the country “back to the Stone Ages.”
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CNN:
Exclusive: US intelligence assesses Iran maintains significant missile launching capability, sources say  —  Roughly half of Iran's missile launchers are still intact and thousands of one-way attack drones remain in Iran's arsenal despite the daily pounding by US and Israeli strikes …
Politico:
Officials warn US is running out of targets to strike in Iran
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
Justice Dept. says the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional  —  The DOJ's Office of Legal Counsel said the law exceeds Congress's powers and impedes on the autonomy of the executive branch.  —  The Justice Department has concluded that a federal law requiring the preservation …
Discussion: NOTUS, The Independent and New York Sun
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Jennifer Yachnin / Politico:
Trump's ballroom design gets final OK from planning commission … Commission Chair William Scharf dismissed complaints of the expansion itself, comparing it to a series of headlines condemning past White House construction projects, while also taking aim at “negative comments” …
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Michael Steele / MS NOW:
Trump is turning the White House into another tacky development
Discussion: New York Post
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump backs off campaign promises to protect Medicare, help with child care
Discussion: New York Times
Yeganeh Torbati / New York Times:
Iran Says It Will Oversee Strait of Hormuz Traffic, Even in Peacetime  —  The United States says Iran's claims to control the strait are illegal, but Tehran has made escalating assertions of authority over the vital waterway.  —  Iran signaled on Thursday that it intended to continue …
Discussion: CNBC, CBS News and MS NOW
The City:
Drive-by Detention: 800 New Yorkers Swept Up in ‘Collateral’ ICE Arrests  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested 811 immigrants in New York City since August who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.  Of these “collateral” arrests — as the agency calls them …
Discussion: Mercury News
Fox News:
Vance anti-fraud task force suspends 221 California hospice and healthcare providers so far  —  FIRST ON FOX: The anti-fraud task force led by Vice President JD Vance revealed a staggering increase in California hospice and healthcare providers that were suspended as a result of the task force's crackdown on fraud.
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NBC News:
Colorado court throws out election denier Tina Peters' 9-year sentence for tampering with election equipment  —  The state appeals court is asking the trial court to resentence Peters.  —  The Colorado Court of Appeals has thrown out election denier Tina Peter's nine-year prison sentence …
Wired:
Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump's Violent Immigration Crackdown  —  A WIRED analysis of DHS records identified dozens of specialized federal agents who used force against US civilians during the largest known deployment of its kind in US history.
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times
New York Times:
ActBlue May Have Misled Congress on Vetting Foreign Donations, Its Lawyers Warned  —  The Democratic fund-raising group is facing investigations from the Justice Department and congressional Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.  —  In early 2025, a law firm working for ActBlue …
 
 
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Hegseth lifts ban on service members carrying personal firearms on base
New Republic:
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Max Rego / The Hill:
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Max Rego / The Hill:
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Luke Barr / ABC News:
DHS inspector general probing contracts handled by ex-Secretary Kristi Noem
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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