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11:00 AM ET, April 3, 2026

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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 …
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.
Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
Pam Bondi's firing won't have the effect Trump desires  —  If the idea was to try to shed some of the liabilities of the Epstein scandal by firing Bondi, the move seems likely to backfire  —  It was only a matter of time.  The writing has been on the wall for months for Pam Bondi …
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 …
Adam Wren / Politico:
The Kamala flex  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray  —  Happy Friday.  This is Adam Wren.  Get in touch.  —  FRIDAY LISTEN: With the Artemis II mission in full swing, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman sat down with Dasha for this week's episode of …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Ousts Attorney General Pam Bondi
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: Mediaite and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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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 …
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 …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Hegseth's War on America's Military
Discussion: The Nation and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Hegseth forces out Army's top general, two other senior officers
CBS News:
Hegseth says he will let troops take personal firearms onto military bases
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 …
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Politico:
Trump asks Congress to supersize military budget, slash domestic programs … While calling for a historic increase in the military's budget, the White House is also seeking a 10 percent cut to nondefense spending, with a proposed reduction of $73 billion from federal programs outside the military.
Associated Press:
Live updates: Iran launches missiles at Israel and Gulf states as explosions heard around Tehran  —  EDITED BY VERDA SUBZWARI, BRIAN P. D. HANNON AND HRVOJE HRANJSKI  —  Israel says it will occupy new positions inside Lebanon in coming days  —  Israel's military said Friday it will soon …
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Associated Press:
Affiliate of Iranian state TV claims a US pilot ejected from their aircraft over southwestern Iran  —  A local channel of Iranian state television claimed Friday that a U.S. fighter pilot ejected from their aircraft over southwestern Iran.  The U.S. did not respond immediately to requests for comment.
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Control Over Strait of Hormuz Will Determine Who Wins the War
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Always Stuck in the 1950s, Trump Courts His Own Suez
Discussion: Agence France-Presse
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 … Demand Justice, a liberal organization, has mounted robust efforts to block President Trump's appointees to the Supreme Court in the past, but never before a vacancy existed.  —  For now, none of the nine Supreme Court justices …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. fighter jet shot down in Iran, search underway for crew  —  Iran has shot down a U.S. fighter jet, per Iranian media and a source familiar with the incident, and a search and rescue effort is underway to locate two crew. … - The U.S. military and the White House didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Phil Stewart / Reuters:
US fighter jet shot down over Iran, search underway for crew, US official says
Discussion: WNYW-TV and The Gateway Pundit
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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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Trump offers murky path forward for Republicans as Iran war clouds midterm elections
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Reeling from war in the Middle East, Trump reaches for a reset
Discussion: New York Times
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 …
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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
Punchbowl News:
4/3/26☀️ AM: … GOP lawmakers held a nearly three-hour call Thursday, during which Speaker Mike Johnson pitched them on passing the Senate's Department of Homeland Security minus ICE and CBP funding bill.  That's the same bill that Johnson called a “joke” a week ago.
Discussion: Axios, Raw Story and Breitbart
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Johnson Wavers on Ending the Shutdown, Reflecting His Weak Hold on Power
Discussion: MS NOW and New York Magazine
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
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
The six big events that have dragged down Donald Trump's approval rating  —  Note: This article is free to read, but it was not free to produce.  To help grow this newsletter business (doing so incurs costs like paying for polling data and modeling infrastructure, experimenting on biz dev …
Discussion: New Republic and Slate
Washington Post:
Poll shows mixed signs for Democratic push to gain seats in Congress  —  A slight majority of Virginia voters supports giving Democrats a temporary edge in congressional maps, but opponents are more motivated in new Post-Schar School poll.  —  A slim majority of Virginia voters favors …
Discussion: Newsweek, Blue Virginia and NBC News
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Federal judge demolishes legal “basis” for Trump's ballroom  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🏛️ Subscribe to PN 🏛️  —  A federal judge just told President Trump he has to stop building his tacky, enormous ballroom until he gets congressional approval.
 
 
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Garrett Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
The Mythology of Pete Hegseth
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
The bizarre reason Hegseth's right-hand man is spreading damaging rumors about the Secretary of War
Chris Stirewalt / The Hill:
Whole Hog Politics: Bondi beached
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
Myra Adams / The Hill:
The Vance versus Rubio 2028 nomination fight through the lens of chaos
Discussion: Raw Story
Claire Wilmot / New York Times:
The Epstein Emails Show #MeToo Never Stood a Chance
Ashley Gold / Axios:
California cements its role as the national testing ground for AI rules
Discussion: CT Mirror and Gizmodo
Paul Krugman:
In Batteries We Trust  —  A break for some good news  —  The war goes on, and so does the global energy crisis.
 Earlier Items: 
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
What to Know About the ‘Massive’ Military Bunker Beneath Trump's Ballroom
Bob Herman / STAT:
Medicare Advantage plans win extra $18.6 billion as feds cut star ratings measures
Discussion: Roll Call
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Rival Nations Seize On Choke Points to Counter Trump
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Trump signs order imposing 100 percent tariff on brand name drugs
CNBC:
Brent oil spot price for actual cargo soars to $141, highest level since 2008 financial crisis
Discussion: Financial Times and Robin J Brooks
 

 
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