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12:15 PM ET, April 5, 2026

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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
In New Threats, Trump Seems Emboldened by a Successful Rescue  —  In an expletive-filled social media post, Mr. Trump said Iran should open the Strait of Hormuz or he will bomb bridges and power plants.  —  After celebrating the recovery of a lost airman from the mountains in Iran on Saturday night …
Discussion: HuffPost
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Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
Trump, 79, Drops F-Bomb in Unhinged Easter Morning Threat  —  HE HAS RISEN  —  The president started off the holiest Sunday with profanity.  —  Donald Trump began the holiest day on the Christian calendar with a profanity-filled Truth Social tirade in which he praised Allah.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump to Axios: Iran deal possible by Tues., otherwise “I am blowing up everything”  —  President Trump claimed in an interview with Axios that the U.S. is “in deep negotiations” with Iran and that a deal can be reached before his deadline expires on Tuesday.
Associated Press:
US aviator missing after Iran shot down fighter jet has been rescued  —  The United States said Sunday it rescued a service member missing behind enemy lines since Iran downed a fighter jet, as President Donald Trump escalated pressure on Tehran with a new looming deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Daniel W. Drezner / Drezner's World:
The Strategic Defeat of the United States  —  Congratulations, Trump administration, you played yourself — and America.  —  To understand the strategic disaster that is unfolding in the Persian Gulf, let's take a gander at the last two columns of one of the war's initial optimists: New York Times columnist Bret Stephens.
Washington Post:
U.S. rescues missing crew member in Iran after fighter jet shot down  —  The successful return of the missing airman came after an intense search-and-rescue mission, and all personnel involved in the rescue have returned safely, according to a U.S. official.
Wall Street Journal:
Top Aides Advise Trump Blasting Iran's Infrastructure Is Fair Game
Discussion: CBS News and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Satellite image company restricts Mideast content, citing a U.S. government request.
Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
Polymarket apologizes for allowing wagers on fate of U.S. pilots downed in Iran
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump threatens Iran with “hell” if Hormuz strait isn't open in 48 hours
Reuters:
Israel preparing for attacks on Iranian energy sites, awaits US green light, official says
Discussion: Mediaite and Al Jazeera
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Why Democrats are suddenly winning back the left — and the “double-haters”  —  This is my weekly Sunday roundup of new political data published over the last seven days.  It is free to read, but if you want to support independent data-driven political journalism, become a paying subscriber.
Discussion: Breitbart
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
This Was the Moment Donald Trump Lost His Mojo  —  DONALD TRUMP LAST WEEK gave an unexpectedly candid riff on his governing priorities—and, in the process, revealed that he's losing one of his most important political skills.  —  It happened on Wednesday, during a private Easter luncheon at the White House.
Discussion: Raw Story
Nicholas Kulish / New York Times:
Interceptor Missiles Save Lives, but Stockpiles Are Dwindling  —  Defense systems that shoot projectiles out of the sky have become one of the most important components of warfare, so much so that militaries face a diminishing supply.  —  Since the start of the war in the Middle East …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Bloomberg
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Eulogy for the CIA Factbook: The free standard for world facts, long an educational staple, is gone  —  If you attended school any time after the Nixon administration, then you likely beheld at some point the CIA World Factbook, a map and reference manual of Planet Earth and its inhabitants upon which nearly everyone could agree.
Rebecca Feng / Wall Street Journal:
Life and Death Aboard Ships Stranded Near the Strait of Hormuz  —  Hundreds of seafarers are calling for help to get home as food and fresh water start to run low after more than a month in limbo  —  On the 19th day that the oil tanker ASP Avana was stuck in the Persian Gulf, its 47-year-old captain, Rakesh Ranjan Singh, died.
Paul Krugman:
Living in Hell  —  War crimes coming: A horrifying update  —  America as we knew it may end Tuesday.  —  Hi, I'm Paul Krugman.  Sunday morning update.  Yesterday, I talked about how awful Trump's message about glory to God and all of that was, but it's looking much, much worse today.
Paul Krugman:
Private Credit and the New World of Financial Risk  —  There's a whiff of 2008 in the air  —  On July 15, 2007, the New York Times published an article titled “The richest of the rich, proud of a new Gilded Age.”  The article was centered on a profile of Sanford Weill, CEO of Citigroup …
Discussion: Raw Story
Elvia Limon / The Hill:
Senate Democrat says Trump ‘needs a lot of prayer’  —  Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) said in an interview that aired on Easter Sunday that he prays for President Trump, adding that he “needs a lot of prayer.”  —  The Georgia senator, a Baptist pastor, confirmed to Jake Tapper on CNN's State …
Discussion: Washington Times
Washington Post:
Trump files emergency appeal to keep building White House ballroom  —  “Time is of the essence!”  Justice Department lawyers wrote, saying a ruling to pause construction puts the president at risk.  —  The Trump administration has appealed a federal judge's order to halt the construction …
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