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11:30 PM ET, April 5, 2026

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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.
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Trump Revels in Threats to Commit War Crimes in Iran  —  The president said he would bomb Iran “back to the Stone Ages.”  Until this administration, American leaders had insisted they were trying to follow international law in war.  —  Power plants, desalination stations, oil wells, roads, bridges and other infrastructure.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
Trump Skips Easter Church to Take Self-Worship Tour of D.C.  —  SACRED SKIP  —  Rather than attend Easter services, the president spent the day roaming D.C. and visiting his golf course.  —  Donald Trump, a Christian, opted to skip Easter service and instead went on a bizarre tour of Washington, D.C.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Iran mediators make last-ditch push for 45-day ceasefire  —  The U.S., Iran and a group of regional mediators are discussing the terms for a potential 45-day ceasefire that could lead to a permanent end to the war, according to four U.S., Israeli and regional sources with knowledge of the talks.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Raw Story
Axios:
Exclusive: Trump says U.S. feared Iran trap during F-15 crew rescue  —  President Trump told Axios the U.S. initially worried that a message from the stranded crew member of an F-15 downed by Iran was a trick by the Iranians to lure U.S. forces into a trap.
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.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
There's Another Big Reason Trump Is Stuck in the Gulf  —  You've certainly seen or heard about President Trump's morning threat to destroy Iran's civil energy and bridge infrastructure if the country doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz by Tuesday.  To quote him: “Open the Fuckin' Strait …
Meridith McGraw / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Warns Iran He Could Strike ‘Every Power Plant,’ in WSJ Interview
Lauren Edmonds / Business Insider:   Oil prices rise again as the war enters its 6th week and Trump threatens to strike Iran's power plants
Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
Trump, 79, Drops F-Bomb in Unhinged Easter Morning Threat
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
ICE Agents Detain Newlywed Spouse of Soldier Training to Deploy  —  The 22-year-old wife of an Army staff sergeant came to the U.S. as a toddler.  She was taken from a military base where the couple planned to live.  —  A U.S. Army staff sergeant and his wife arrived at his base in Louisiana last week …
Discussion: Raw Story
Irie Sentner / Politico:
‘Proactively fall in line’: Holocaust Memorial Museum quietly changed content after Trump returned to office … “It seems like they were trying to proactively fall in line as to not then be forced to change,” one of the people said.  —  The museum pulled from its website a page called …
Anthony Faiola / Washington Post:
On Easter, Pope Leo delivers commanding message of peace to a world at war  —  “Let those who have weapons lay them down!” the first American pope declared.  The White House's war in Iran and nativist agenda at home are testing the Vatican.  —  ROME — Pope Leo XIV used his first Easter speech Sunday …
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Washington Post:
Trump threatens Iran with ‘Hell’ over Strait of Hormuz in profane post
Natalie Korach / Status:
WHCD's Trump-Era Accessories … On a Saturday evening in late April, the ballroom of the Washington Hilton will feature the annual tradition of reporters dressing up in tuxedos and gowns to mingle, network, and celebrate their profession. … The First Amendment merchandise is part of a campaign …
Axios:
Dems weighing 2028 campaigns run from 2020 positions … - Many Democrats believe they lost to Donald Trump in 2024 because voters didn't like some of their left-leaning policies, not just how they were communicated. … - Last year Newsom said that “not one person ever in my office …
Richard Stengel / The Guardian:
I was the US soft power czar.  Our reputation may never recover from this  —  Trump's venal persona and his war on Iran will do untold damage to America's ability to make a positive difference in the world  —  Early one Sunday morning in the summer of 2003, I drove into the center …
Discussion: Raw Story
Gnaneshwar Rajan / Reuters:
US, Iran and mediators make push for 45-day ceasefire, Axios reports  —  The U.S., Iran and a group of regional mediators are discussing the terms for a potential 45-day ceasefire that could lead to a permanent end to the war, Axios reported on Sunday, citing four U.S., Israeli and regional sources with knowledge of the talks.
Discussion: Reuters
Raw Story:
Trump White House pushed satellite firm to withhold all images of Iran war  —  The satellite firm Planet Labs told customers, including major news outlets, that it was acting on the Trump administration's request as it announced it was implementing “an indefinite withhold of imagery” …
Mohamad El Chamaa / Washington Post:
American universities in Middle East brace for Iranian retaliation  —  After the U.S.-Israeli campaign struck Iranian universities, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps called American schools in the Middle East “legitimate targets.”  —  BEIRUT — The American University of Beirut restricted access to all but essential personnel.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Daniel Miller / Politico:
Politicians are debuting holograms at airports.  It's either innovation or the ‘height of inauthenticity.’ … LOS ANGELES — They called it “Holo-Donna.”  —  It was a holographic version of Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan, and she — it? — welcomed travelers making their way through Jacksonville International Airport.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Axios:
Dems eyeing 2028 want huge tax cuts — but big hikes for the rich  —  Some Democrats eyeing runs for the White House have rolled out a provocative new economic policy: massive tax cuts for the working and middle classes — and big hikes for the wealthy.
 
 
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New York Times:
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Natasha Korecki / NBC News:
Sen. Ruben Gallego considers a 2028 presidential run: ‘We have to look at it’
NBC News:
Second airman in F-15E that was shot down over Iran rescued safely, U.S. officials say
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Sen. Tim Kaine says Congress will ‘have a hard time’ reviewing Trump's military budget request
Discussion: Washington Times and HuffPost
Tom Bartlett / The Atlantic:
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Discussion: Raw Story
Elvia Limon / The Hill:
Senate Democrat says Trump ‘needs a lot of prayer’
Discussion: Washington Times and Fox News
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
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Discussion: Raw Story
Rebecca Feng / Wall Street Journal:
Life and Death Aboard Ships Stranded Near the Strait of Hormuz
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Why Democrats are suddenly winning back the left — and the “double-haters”
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