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Trump's war crime campaign, explained by an expert  —  “People have long memories when it comes to atrocity crimes.”  —  ∙ Paid  —  PN is entirely supported by paid subscribers.  Click the button to sign up ⬇️  —  During his dystopian primetime address to the nation on Wednesday …
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Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
The Next Coup Attempt  —  And How to Stop It  —  We are seven months away from the most consequential midterm election in the history of the United States.  Meanwhile, we are fighting a war.  These are the structural conditions for a coup attempt in which a president tries to nullify elections and take permanent power as a dictator.
Steven Poole / The Guardian:
Forget euphemism, Trump is using unabashed viciousness in his language against Iran  —  The Trump administration takes pleasure in deploying dysphemism to describe the killing of Iranians  —  On 23 March, Donald Trump said that if things didn't go to his liking in Iran, “we just keep bombing our little hearts out”.
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Hegseth's firing of a top general is the latest sign of Pentagon turmoil  —  The defense secretary is better at waging culture wars than the Iran war.  —  In the early morning hours of Feb. 28, President Donald Trump announced the biggest U.S. war in more than two decades.
Greg Jaffe / New York Times:
Trump Pledged a Quick End to the Iran War, but He Hasn't Explained How
Discussion: New Yorker
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Tony Romm / New York Times:
White House Seeks $1.5 Trillion for Defense in New Budget Request  —  The huge proposed increase would be partly offset by steep cuts to domestic programs, some of which the Trump administration describes as wasteful.  —  With the United States at war with Iran and embroiled in conflicts around the world …
Joseph J. Schatz / Politico:   ‘Paradigm shift:’ How Trump's budget request will keep everyone guessing
Ben Johansen / Politico:
Trump plans spending $377M on executive residence renovations - plus $174M more
Shane Galvin / New York Post:
Niece, grandniece of slain notorious Iranian Gen. Soleimani arrested by ICE while enjoying lavish lifestyles in LA  —  The niece and grandniece of slain Iranian mastermind Gen. Qasem Soleimani were arrested by US officials, the State Department announced Saturday.
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United States Department of State:
Secretary Rubio Revokes Green Cards of Foreign Nationals with Ties to Iranian Terror Regime  —  Last night, the niece and grand niece of deceased Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Major General Qasem Soleimani were arrested by federal agents following Secretary of State Marco Rubio's termination …
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Trump administration detains relatives of killed Iranian general Soleimani
Discussion: Israpundit and Forbes
John R. Bolton / New York Times:
Finish the Job: How Trump Can Still Win in Iran  —  The war the United States and Israel are fighting is for much higher stakes than what could well be simply a temporary reopening of Persian Gulf maritime traffic.  The entire geopolitical shape of the Middle East is now at issue …
Discussion: Townhall
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David J. Lynch / Washington Post:   Americans are feeling the Iran war's economic pain with hints of worse ahead
Bianca Quilantan / Politico:
Judge blocks Trump's college admissions data push in 17 states … Massachusetts District Court Judge Dennis Saylor, a George W. Bush appointee, wrote in a late Friday order the survey was created in a “rushed and chaotic manner” and problems with it are being “compounded” …
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Reuters:
Trump weighs broader cabinet shake-up as Iran war pressure grows  —  U.S. President Donald Trump is considering a broader cabinet shake-up in the wake of Attorney General Pam Bondi's removal this week, as he grows increasingly frustrated with the political fallout from the war with Iran …
Discussion: Raw Story and WNYW-TV
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NBC News:
Trump is considering more changes to his Cabinet in the coming weeks
Discussion: The Hill, HuffPost and Raw Story
Natalie Fertig / Politico:
Republicans are losing clout in statehouses in another possible sign of midterm trouble … “I think he puts Republicans on the defensive with his actions,” said Dick Wadhams, a longtime consultant and a former state GOP chair in Colorado.  “They can't stand it anymore.”
Gerry Doyle / Bloomberg:
US Deploys Bulk of Stealthy Long-Range Missile for Iran War  —  The next steps in the US military campaign against Iran will commit nearly its entire inventory of stealthy JASSM-ER cruise missiles, drawing them from stockpiles devoted to other regions.  —  The order to pull the $1.5 million weapon …
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New York Times:
Trump's Relentless, ‘Utterly Incoherent’ Battles  —  From Tehran to the Supreme Court, a look at Trump's relentless battles.  —  President Trump claims America is “winning bigger than ever before,” but his battles abroad and in American courtrooms drag on.
Anupreeta Das / New York Times:
Epstein Presented Himself to Indian Tycoon as a Trump White House Insider  —  The convicted sex offender gave Anil Ambani information on appointments and foreign policy.  Some seemed prescient, though there was no evidence he was close to the administration.
Discussion: Raw Story
Arden Farhi / CBS News:
Did President Trump have a hand in writing the latest White House East Wing court filing?  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Government lawyers for President Trump asked an appeals court late Friday for an emergency ruling to allow construction of the White House East Wing to resume after a lower court judge halted it earlier this week.
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
RFK Jr. launches midterm travel push to shore up ‘MAHA’ support … The Trump White House is leaning on Kennedy's popularity to boost its messaging.  A senior White House official, granted anonymity to discuss the secretary, called him “one of our most requested surrogates and the Cabinet official …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Pam and Kristi, Kicked to the Curb  —  My friend has a perfect pitch for a reality show for Paramount+: “Pam and Kristi's Spring Break Barf-fest.” … Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem may be crying in their margaritas somewhere, wondering where it all went wrong.
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Europe's Options in the Strait of Hormuz: Few, and Risky  —  European leaders and other officials have ideas for bringing shipping back to the strait once the Iran war ends.  But none of them are sure bets.  —  When senior officials from 40 countries met virtually this week to discuss …
Yeganeh Torbati / New York Times:
Missing Airman Raises Concerns That Iran Could Gain Leverage Over the U.S.  —  Since 1979, Iran has repeatedly used Americans and Europeans detained on its territory to win concessions over more powerful adversaries.  —  The downing of a U.S. fighter jet over Iranian territory and the intense search …
New York Times:
New Attorney General, Same Albatross: Trump's Quest for Retribution  —  The name atop the Justice Department's organizational chart matters less than the presence of a president whose demands for revenge have become so extreme that even his most obsequious appointees have fallen short.
 
 
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Washington Post:
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Cuba releasing 2,010 prisoners as the US pressures the island's government
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FBI records detail potential witnesses of SC Epstein victim. They aren't public.
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Wall Street Journal:
Iranian Strike on U.S. Embassy Caused More Damage Than Disclosed
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Tami Luhby / CNN:
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