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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump polled advisers about replacing Tulsi Gabbard as intelligence chief  —  Exclusive: Pressure intensifies for Gabbard after president's displeasure with Iran war testimony  —  Donald Trump has privately asked cabinet officials in recent weeks whether he should replace his director …
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Maybe Trump Should Not Have Given This Speech  —  His address raised more questions than it answered about the war in Iran.  —  Americans have been waiting for their president and commander in chief to address the nation and explain why the country is at war.
Paul Krugman:
Trump Doesn't Even Have the Courage to Run Away  —  A short video rather than my usual morning post  —  Donald Trump doesn't even have the courage to run away.  —  Hi, I'm Paul Krugman.  I'm not going to do a regular post today — it's Thursday morning — because I wanted to wait …
Discussion: The Free Press and The Hill
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 …
Associated Press:
FACT FOCUS: False claims Trump made as he addressed the nation about Iran  —  President Donald Trump mischaracterized core elements of the U.S. economy and stretched the facts in claiming to have toppled Iran's government as he addressed the nation Wednesday night in a time of soaring gas prices and persistent inflation.
Discussion: MS NOW
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Mini-Speech: the Definitive Reax  —  I think any press person who watched President Trump's Iran cheer-up session speech on truth serum would have to concede that this was a speech he shouldn't have given.  He meandered.  He looked bad and worn out.  He had the requisite moments …
Zeteo:
First Draft: Has Iran Broken Trump?
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Trump has told Bondi her time as attorney general is almost up
Discussion: New York Post and Mediaite
Politico:
‘I came, I saw, I conquered:’ Trump set to claim victory in Iran at primetime address
Axios:
Trump: U.S. will bomb Iran “back to stone ages” over next 2-3 weeks
Reuters:
Britain says 40 countries discuss reopening Strait of Hormuz after Iran blockade  —  About 40 countries are discussing joint action to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran holding “the global economy hostage,” Britain said on Thursday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said securing the waterway was for others to resolve.
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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.
Reuters:
Hopes dim for swift end to Iran war after Trump speech, oil prices surge anew
Washington Post:
Oil prices jump after Trump demands others ‘take the lead’ on Strait of Hormuz
Brahma Chellaney / The Hill:
The war for oil that backfired: Trump's ‘energy dominance’ illusion
Discussion: Raw Story
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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Politico:
A year later, here's where things stand on Trump's manufacturing revival
Discussion: New York Times and CNN
Pew Research Center:
How Americans view Trump's handling of trade and tariffs
Discussion: NOTUS and Semafor
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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Politico:
Why Republicans aren't rushing to save Trump's ballroom
Discussion: Bloomberg and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Ballroom commission changed documents at White House's request
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
The Constitution Is Clear on Birthright Citizenship.  The Question Is Whether the Court Will Be.  —  Sometimes showing up is a mistake.  —  Donald Trump made that mistake today, becoming the first president to sit in on an oral argument before the United States Supreme Court …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Amy Coney Barrett Unraveled the Case Against Birthright Citizenship With One Question
Fox News:
Constitution is on Trump's side in Supreme Court birthright citizenship case
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
April 1, 2026  —  Today, for the first time in U.S. history, a sitting president attended oral arguments …
New York Times:
House Takes No Action on Homeland Security Funding, Prolonging Shutdown  —  Even after Speaker Mike Johnson agreed to a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security without immigration enforcement money, the House failed to take it up amid hard-right opposition.
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NBC News:
Trump administration live updates: Senate sends DHS spending bill back to House
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.
NBC News:
Trump says it's ‘not possible’ for the U.S. to pay for Medicaid, Medicare and daycare: 'We're fighting wars'  —  Trump urged states to fund benefits programs instead because “we have to take care of one thing: military protection.”  —  President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it's …
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Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
A Foolish NATO Was a Big Loser in the Iran War … NATO members are not legally required to join any member's military operations that are not formally sanctioned by the alliance or not aimed at protecting the homelands of the membership.  —  But they often do just that.
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Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Every Trump Threat to Abandon NATO Hollows It Out
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 …
Associated Press:
Read the complete transcript of Trump's address to the nation  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's address to the nation on the war against Iran, delivered Wednesday, April 1, 2026, as transcribed by The Associated Press:  —  ___  —  My fellow Americans, good evening.
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 …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Pluribus News
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
Bloomberg:
Trump Budget to Focus Midterms Messaging on Defense Boost  —  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.
 
 
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Just Security:
Over 100 International Law Experts Warn: U.S. Strikes on Iran Violate UN Charter and May Be War Crimes
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Trump Betrayed His Own National Security Strategy
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NPR:
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