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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.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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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 …
New York Times:
Hegseth Fires Army Chief Amid Battle With Its Leaders  —  Senior Army officers reacted with anger and frustration to news of Gen. Randy George's dismissal, characterizing it as the latest blow to the service.  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired Gen. Randy George, the Army's chief of staff …
Discussion: The Atlantic
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 …
Adam Wren / Politico:   The Kamala flex  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray  —  Happy Friday.
Konstantin Toropin / Associated Press:
Hegseth asks the Army's top uniformed officer to step down while US wages war against Iran
CBS News:
Hegseth says he will let troops take personal firearms onto military bases
New York Times:
Pam Bondi Wanted a Graceful Exit.  But Trump Wanted Her Gone.  —  Pam Bondi had a feeling her days as attorney general were numbered.  But she didn't expect President Trump to drop the curtain quite so soon.  —  Attorney General Pam Bondi had a pretty good idea her days were numbered.
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Wall Street Journal:
'I Think It's Time': The Inside Story of Pam Bondi's Ouster  —  The attorney general was always on the ropes but thought she was finally on safer footing.  She wasn't.  —  WASHINGTON—On Wednesday morning, Attorney General Pam Bondi descended the sun-splashed steps of the White House with President Trump …
Dasha Burns / Politico:
Trump weighs more Cabinet changes after Bondi ouster … No final decisions have been made on Chavez-DeRemer and Lutnick — and Trump has contemplated firing people and then backed off before.  —  Should Trump proceed with a larger set of Cabinet changes, it could represent a major attempted reset …
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.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Lawmakers vow to force Pam Bondi to testify despite ouster
Daily Mail:
Pam Bondi begged Trump not to fire her during dramatic White House showdown as insider reveals his final straw
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Control Over Strait of Hormuz Will Determine Who Wins the War  —  Iran seeks permanent leverage over the Middle East with new rules for the strategic waterway  —  AL JEER, United Arab Emirates—Oil tankers, container ships and bulk carriers shimmer all over the horizon to the left …
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Associated Press:
Affiliate of Iranian state TV claims a US pilot ejected from their aircraft over southwestern Iran
Discussion: WTOP News
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Always Stuck in the 1950s, Trump Courts His Own Suez
Discussion: Agence France-Presse
Yeganeh Torbati / New York Times:
Iran Says It Will Oversee Strait of Hormuz Traffic, Even in Peacetime
Discussion: CNBC, MS NOW and CBS News
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 …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. bombs Iran's civilian infrastructure for first time after “Stone Ages” threat
New York Times:
Trump Hails Strike on Iranian Bridge, Warning ‘More to Follow’
New York Times:
Is It Legal to Bully the Supreme Court?  —  Emily Bazelon: Hi David.  I should start on a light and friendly note, I know, but I confess that the birthright citizenship case is making me feel trolled.  President Trump began his term with an executive order professing to end the right …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:   Liberal Group Warns That Trump Could Have Two More Supreme Court Picks
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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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Trump offers murky path forward for Republicans as Iran war clouds midterm elections
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
U.S. payrolls rose by 178,000 in March, more than expected; unemployment at 4.3% … The U.S. labor market bounced back in March, with job creation much stronger than expected though the broader picture of a slow-growth labor market held intact.  —  Nonfarm payrolls rose …
Discussion: Washington Post, Axios and NewsMax.com
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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 …
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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
Tony Romm / New York Times:
White House Seeks $1.5 Trillion for Defense in New Budget Request  —  The massive, proposed increase would be offset in part by steep cuts to domestic programs, some of which the administration describes as wasteful.  —  With the United States at war with Iran and embroiled in conflicts around the world …
Discussion: New Republic
Nicole Charky-Chami / Raw Story:
Tiger Woods called Trump between car flip and DUI arrest: report  —  Golf legend Tiger Woods called President Donald Trump after he flipped his Land Rover, according to body camera footage released by authorities in Jupiter Island, Florida, on Thursday.  —  In the video, a deputy …
Discussion: Page Six
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TMZ.com:
Tiger Woods Called President Donald Trump From Scene After Flipping Car
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Johnson Wavers on Ending the Shutdown, Reflecting His Weak Hold on Power  —  The House speaker first panned, then endorsed, then punted on, then pitched and now is delaying a bill to reopen the Homeland Security Department, showing his vulnerability in the face of party rifts.
Discussion: MS NOW and New York Magazine
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New York Times:
Wealthy Donors Are Hiding Political Money in Secretive Nonprofits  —  Using philanthropy for campaign donations is illegal.  But an exception for some nonprofits has allowed Democratic billionaires like Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg to remain anonymous when they want to play politics.
Discussion: Magnolia Tribune
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Theodore Schleifer / New York Times:   How Democrats Are Embracing Dark Money
Jamie Smyth / Financial Times:
Oil cargo prices surge as fears of supply shortage grip market  —  Address by Trump signalling possible escalation of Iran conflict raises prospect of prolonged closure of Strait of Hormuz  —  The price of crude cargoes for immediate delivery has soared to its highest level since 2008 …
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CNBC:
Brent oil spot price for actual cargo soars to $141, highest level since 2008 financial crisis
Discussion: Robin J Brooks
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 …
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 …
 
 
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