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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.
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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.
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.
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Wall Street Journal:
Top Aides Advise Trump Blasting Iran's Infrastructure Is Fair Game — Officials say hitting power plants and roadways is necessary to cripple Iran's weapons programs — WASHINGTON—Top aides have privately made the case to President Trump in recent days that Iran's power-generating facilities …
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Associated Press:
Satellite image company restricts Mideast content, citing a U.S. government request. — President Trump said time was “running out” on his ultimatum to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and Israel struck a major petrochemical complex in Iran's southwest. — Tehran — Saida, Lebanon
Matt Lavietes / NBC News:
Polymarket apologizes for allowing wagers on fate of U.S. pilots downed in Iran — “This is DISGUSTING,” Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts wrote of the now deleted market. — Prediction market platform Polymarket issued an apology for allowing users to place bets on the fate …
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The Independent, New York Post and Raw Story
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.
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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.
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Nick Arama / RedState:
Libs Go Wild About Rumor on Trump's Health - Then He Nukes the Story With Important Post — It's Easter weekend, and most people are with their families. — But I guess for some folks on the Left, they couldn't even leave their obsession with President Donald Trump for even a moment.
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The US Sun, The Gateway Pundit, MS NOW, Washington Examiner and Mediaite
Jonathan Cohn / The Bulwark:
This Was the Moment Donald Trump Lost His Mojo — He's forgotten the thing that first got him elected. — 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.
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Raw Story
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 …
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Raw Story
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.
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emptywheel and The American Conservative
Associated Press:
Secret Service investigates reports of gunfire near Lafayette Park across from the White House — The U.S. Secret Service said Sunday it was investigating reports of overnight gunfire near Lafayette Park, which is across the street from the White House. No injuries were reported and no suspect …
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Paul Krugman:
Donald Trump isn't sounding like himself, and that's terrifying. Hi, Paul Krugman here with a brief update on Saturday afternoon. — Not my usual thing. No economics, no analytics, just I felt I needed to say something. On Wednesday, Trump gave a speech, which was... pretty depressing.
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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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Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
Trump administration asks appeals court to pause order halting White House ballroom construction
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Los Angeles Times, RedState, Al Jazeera, Mediaite and Washington Times
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Wisconsin judicial race spotlights state GOP's struggles — Wisconsin Republicans are bracing for a lopsided state Supreme Court race next week, as liberals are all but expected to expand their majority. It underscores how the state GOP has struggled to compete in critical elections over nearly the last decade.
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