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Politico:
‘I came, I saw, I conquered:’ Trump set to claim victory in Iran at primetime address … “Two, three weeks, definable objectives. ‘I came, I saw, I conquered’ — and we are hanging around a couple of weeks to conquer some more — maybe even then a ceasefire, while reiterating …
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Diana Nerozzi / Politico:
Trump warns US will hit Iran ‘extremely hard’ over next two to three weeks … “The United States imports almost no oil through the Hormuz Strait and won't be taking any in the future. We don't need it. We haven't needed it, and we don't need it,” Trump said.
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The White House, WJBK-TV, WNYW-TV, NPR, WTOP News, American Greatness and The Gateway Pundit
Jill Lawless / Associated Press:
UK gathers more than 30 countries to plot ways of reopening the Strait of Hormuz — Foreign ministers from almost three dozen countries will meet Thursday in an effort to exert diplomatic and political pressure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that has been choked off by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
Axios:
Trump: U.S. will bomb Iran “back to stone ages” over next 2-3 weeks
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Katherine Doyle / NBC News:
Trump makes his case for Iran war, saying it will end ‘shortly’ but more strikes are ahead
Trump makes his case for Iran war, saying it will end ‘shortly’ but more strikes are ahead
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Straight Arrow News, NOTUS, New York Magazine, Associated Press, Bloomberg, New York Post, Wall Street Journal, HuffPost, France 24, Forbes, Daily Mail, The Gateway Pundit, Fox News, Reuters and Mediaite
New York Times:
Iran War Live Updates: Israel Strikes Tehran After Trump Says U.S. Will End War ‘Very Soon’
Iran War Live Updates: Israel Strikes Tehran After Trump Says U.S. Will End War ‘Very Soon’
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New York Times, Washington Post, Semafor, Breitbart, France 24, Raw Story, The National Pulse, The Hill, Al Jazeera, MercoPress, PBS NewsHour and Reuters
Tara Copp / Washington Post:
Trump, in address to nation, says conflict with Iran ‘nearing completion’
Trump, in address to nation, says conflict with Iran ‘nearing completion’
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Bloomberg, Telegraph, France 24, MS NOW, The Independent, Raw Story, UPI, Reuters, Daily Mail, Newsweek, Metro.co.uk, Straight Arrow News, Al Jazeera, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, WUSA, WJBK-TV, NPR and BusinessDay
Paul Krugman:
Trump Doesn't Even Have the Courage to Run Away
Trump Doesn't Even Have the Courage to Run Away
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The Free Press and The Hill, more at Techmeme »
Reuters:
Hopes dim for swift end to Iran war after Trump speech, oil prices surge anew
Hopes dim for swift end to Iran war after Trump speech, oil prices surge anew
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Straight Arrow News, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, El País, Semafor, MercoPress, Daily Mail and France 24
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Maybe Trump Should Not Have Given This Speech
Maybe Trump Should Not Have Given This Speech
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NBC News:
What the polls say about the Iran war ahead of Trump's speech: From the Politics Desk
What the polls say about the Iran war ahead of Trump's speech: From the Politics Desk
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CNN, The American Spectator and NewsMax.com
Washington Post:
Congress is in no rush to authorize Trump's ballroom after judge's ruling — The president doesn't appear interested in seeking lawmakers' approval for his $400 million project — and they're not inclined to give it. — President Donald Trump isn't inclined to seek Congress's approval …
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MS NOW, The Daily Signal, New York Times, The Hill, UPI and Raw Story
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Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Trump Suffers His Fourth—and Worst—Legal Blow in Just Hours — President Trump has been dealt his fourth legal loss in less than 24 hours, as the federal judiciary rebukes his various abuses of presidential powers. — On Tuesday evening, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta rejected Trump's claim …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Budget to Frame Midterms With Defense Boost, Domestic Cuts — President Donald Trump is preparing to release a fiscal year 2027 budget plan on Friday that will frame his party's midterm election message around a massive defense buildup, partially paid for by cuts to domestic agencies and health-care entitlements.
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CBS News and Democracy Docket
Tyler Pager / New York Times:
Trump Has Discussed Firing Attorney General Pam Bondi — President Trump has not made a final decision, but he has floated the idea of replacing Ms. Bondi with Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator. — President Trump has discussed firing Attorney General Pam Bondi in recent days …
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Reuters, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Magnolia Tribune, Raw Story, The Independent, Newsweek, Mediaite and Forbes
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CNN:
Trump has discussed ousting Attorney General Pam Bondi, sources say — Trump says Iran war ‘nearing completion’ in address to the nation — Hear key exchange from Justice Roberts during birthright citizenship arguments — New CNN poll shows President Trump's approval rating on the economy at an all-time career low
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The Gateway Pundit
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate gives House a second chance to deliver DHS funding … Now the bill is headed back across the Capitol. The Senate approved Thune's motion Thursday to set aside the House's plan, an eight-week all-DHS stopgap, and instead give it a second chance to pass the Senate bill …
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The Hill, Fox News, Mediaite, Semafor and Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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NBC News:
Republican leaders announce two-track plan to end the DHS shutdown
Republican leaders announce two-track plan to end the DHS shutdown
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New York Times, WTTG-TV, American Greatness, The Guardian, CNN, Associated Press, Axios, NOTUS, CBS News, The Daily Wire, WTOP News, Politico and Raw Story
Kevin Frey / MS NOW:
Mike Johnson caves on Senate's DHS deal, paving way to end shutdown
Mike Johnson caves on Senate's DHS deal, paving way to end shutdown
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NOTUS, CBS News, Axios, Raw Story, The Hill, WJBK-TV, New Republic, Newsweek, PoliticusUSA, Tom LoBianco, Florida Politics, The Daily Wire, The Gateway Pundit, UPI, Washington Examiner, New York Post, NewsMax.com and Mediaite
Scott Horsley / NPR:
Have Trump's tariffs worked? This is where things stand a year after ‘Liberation Day’ — A year ago, President Trump ordered double-digit tariffs on virtually everything the U.S. imports. — In a ceremony at the White House, he promised that jobs and factories would come “roaring back” …
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Washington Examiner, Axios, The Economist, Council on Foreign Relations, Reason and Los Angeles Times
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Politico:
A year later, here's where things stand on Trump's manufacturing revival … “The effort is there, the action is there, but is it actually accomplishing the goal they set out to do?” said Nick Iacovella, executive vice president at the Coalition for a Prosperous America, a pro-tariff group.
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New York Times and CNN
Stephen I. Vladeck / New York Times:
Trump Will Lose the Birthright Citizenship Case. But in a Way, He's Already Won. — If anything was clear during Wednesday's Supreme Court oral argument in the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara, it's that President Trump is going to lose. The justices' questions were skeptical enough …
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One First, ABC7, DeLong's Grasping Reality, Fox News, Daily Mail and Straight Arrow News
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump's grip on the Supreme Court seems to be slipping
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Axios, The Japan Times, Reuters, Associated Press and WTOP News
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
The Constitution Is Clear on Birthright Citizenship. The Question Is Whether the Court Will Be.
The Constitution Is Clear on Birthright Citizenship. The Question Is Whether the Court Will Be.
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Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
Trump's Absurd Citizenship Arguments Went Nowhere
Trump's Absurd Citizenship Arguments Went Nowhere
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Every Trump Threat to Abandon NATO Hollows It Out — Doubts that the United States would come to the aid of NATO allies increase each time, prompting Europeans to consider an alliance without Washington. — Since his re-election, President Trump has threatened to leave the NATO alliance several times.
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Fox News, Salon, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Telegraph, The Daily Wire and The Times of Israel
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Ana Ley / New York Times:
Medical Examiner Rules That a Rohingya Refugee's Death Was a Homicide — An autopsy showed that the man suffered dehydration and hypothermia after Border Patrol agents dropped him off on a cold night in Buffalo. Gov. Kathy Hochul condemned their actions as cruel and inhumane.
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PBS NewsHour, Mother Jones, NBC News, Associated Press, Reuters and NY State Attorney General
Jim Pattiz / More Than Just Parks:
BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service — Late Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the agency's 121-year history.
Politico:
Georgia's GOP Senate primary is a mess. Republicans are blaming each other. … “If Ossoff could write a playbook for how he wants this primary to go, this is exactly it,” said a GOP operative, who, like others interviewed for this story, was granted anonymity to speak candidly about the race's dynamics.
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Raw Story
Will Parker / Wall Street Journal:
Maine Is About to Become the First State to Ban New Data Centers — Legislation that could be enacted this spring would pause construction of large new data centers until November 2027 — Maine is poised to freeze large data-center construction, which would make it the first state to enact …
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Pluribus News
Politico:
Democrats sue Trump administration over mail-in-voting order … “President Trump possesses no such authority to order such a sweeping change to American elections,” the suit argues. — The White House did not immediately respond to a request for a comment on the lawsuit …
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Blog For Iowa, Democracy Docket, Bloomberg, KSTP-TV, Vox, Instapundit, New Republic, The Hill, The Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Times, Associated Press and Slate
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump's DOJ says he's not required to turn over official records … - The law, passed in the post-Watergate era as a hedge against government corruption, states that every official record regarding a president's decisions or policies belongs to the U.S. government, not the president.
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The Gateway Pundit
John Sipher / The Bulwark:
Trump Is Doing Structural Damage to American Intelligence — The issue isn't just his disregard for facts. It's that he's reshaping the government in his image. — PRESIDENTS HAVE ALWAYS DIFFERED in how they use intelligence. Some devour briefings, while others prefer to read and be left alone.
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.

