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NBC News:
Trump threatens to jail journalists in hunt to find leaker of Iran fighter jet story — In a news conference with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine, Trump touted the rescue of two U.S. airmen whose jet was shot down over Iran. — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE
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Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
You Can Smell It Now: The Trump Presidency Is in Total Free Fall — The presidency of Donald Trump is now officially in collapse. His war is ... not exactly a disaster, but it sure isn't the cakewalk he envisioned when he sprang it on the American people and the world with no notice on February 28.
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Torrie Herrington / NOTUS:
Trump Threatens to Jail Reporter Over Iran Rescue Mission ‘Leak’ — Trump has one message for the reporter who broke the story about a U.S. airman stranded in Iran: Give up your source or “go to jail.” — Copy — President Donald Trump said Monday that his administration is on the hunt …
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Alex Gangitano / Politico:
Trump says he would ‘take the oil’ in Iran — except that Americans want the war to end
Lucy Campbell / The Guardian:
Middle East crisis live: Trump says military action helping people of Iran because ‘they want to hear bombs because they want to be free’
Middle East crisis live: Trump says military action helping people of Iran because ‘they want to hear bombs because they want to be free’
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
At 8:03 this morning, Easter Sunday, President Donald J. Trump's social media account posted …
At 8:03 this morning, Easter Sunday, President Donald J. Trump's social media account posted …
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Associated Press:
Airstrikes on Iran kill more than 25 as new ceasefire proposal is shared — Israel and the United States carried out a wave of attacks on Iran on Monday, killing more than 25 people and hitting the South Pars natural gas field, and Iran responded with missile fire on Israel and its Gulf Arab neighbors.
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Politico:
Trump on Iran: ‘Entire country could be taken out’ — WAR REPORT: President Donald Trump and his top military leaders are currently at the White House podium, where their immediate focus is celebrating the successful rescue of airmen who went down in Iran — which he called “one of the largest …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Iran mediators make last-ditch push for 45-day ceasefire
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New York Times:
Newly Obtained Video of Minneapolis Shooting Undermines ICE Account … Almost immediately after an immigration agent shot and wounded a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis this winter, the federal government cast the injured man as an attempted murderer and the agent as the victim of a brutal beating.
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Steve Bannon wins Supreme Court order likely to lead to dismissal of contempt of Congress conviction — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, on Monday won a Supreme Court order that is expected to lead to the dismissal of his criminal conviction for refusing to testify to Congress.
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Julian Mark / Washington Post:
Supreme Court sides with Steve Bannon in bid to dismiss Jan. 6 conviction
Supreme Court sides with Steve Bannon in bid to dismiss Jan. 6 conviction
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Just Security:
When War Crimes Rhetoric Becomes Battlefield Reality: The Slippery Slope to Total War on Iran — “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!!” posted President Donald Trump on Easter Sunday.
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Impeachment As A Referendum On The Iran Fiasco — Getting caught trying to stop Trump will do much more for Democrats' public image than fighting internally over whether to blacklist a podcaster. And, at some point, it might work. — ∙ Paid — With the House of Representatives …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Impeach Him Again — It's a weird spot we're in when it comes to re-funding DHS: Even though leaders in both chambers and President Trump have backed a plan to fund the whole Department with the exception of ICE and the Border Patrol, which Republicans plan to instead fund through party-line …
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Republicans Unveil a $342 Million Battle Plan to Keep the Senate … The leading super PAC for Senate Republicans is unveiling a nearly $350 million plan to preserve control of the Senate, aiming tens of millions of dollars at red-leaning states including Alaska, Iowa and Ohio as the midterm elections grow more competitive.
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Finya Swai / Politico:
Republican super PAC's multi-hundred-million dollar ad buy shows a Senate GOP on defense
Republican super PAC's multi-hundred-million dollar ad buy shows a Senate GOP on defense
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Tax cuts are the hot new idea for Democrats — New tax cut plans from 2028 presidential prospects and major Democratic candidates for governor have spurred a “wonk revolt” from liberal and moderate policy experts. — WASHINGTON — Tax cuts are becoming the hottest new idea in Democratic politics …
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Axios
Marcia Dunn / Associated Press:
Artemis II astronauts race to set a new distance record from Earth and behold the moon's far side — Watch NASA's live coverage as four Artemis II astronauts — Americans Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Jeremy Hansen — are set to become Earth's farthest emissaries …
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Daniel Ruetenik / CBS News:
New details about Epstein's lenient plea deal and jail term emerge from DOJ files — Add CBS News on Google — Jeffrey Epstein's controversial 2008 plea deal for charges including soliciting a minor for prostitution has long drawn scrutiny, and newly released details are raising further questions …
Sarah Atwood / The Detroit News:
UM Chinese researcher dies after alleged questioning by feds — Chinese officials are calling on the United States to investigate the death of a University of Michigan researcher after undergoing what they labeled “hostile questioning” by federal law enforcement.
Washington Post:
Virginians deeply divided on Spanberger months after her landslide win — A Washington Post-Schar School poll finds that Virginia voters are highly polarized over Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D), who ran as a unifying centrist. — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger's approval rating stands …
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David Gilbert / Wired:
The DOJ Misled a Judge About How It's Using Voter Roll Data — The acting head of the DOJ's voting section told a judge last week that the agency had not touched the nonpublic voter roll data it has collected. That wasn't true. — Last week in Rhode Island, in a hearing …
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Paul Krugman:
The Terrorist in Chief — It's time for us to face up to the ugly reality — Terrorism, according to ICE — yes, that ICE — “involves violence or the threat of violence against people or property to further a particular ideology.” The official website goes on to declare that …
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Blake Jones / Politico:
Trump endorses Steve Hilton in California governor's race … The endorsement may also spare Democrats from having to spend heavily to boost one of the Republican candidates themselves — a strategy they have employed in several races in the past. — “Trump's endorsement of Steve Hilton likely frees …
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Liza Rozovsky / Haaretz:
Diplomatic Source: IRGC Chief Calling Shots on Iran War, Believes Tehran Is Winning — According to a diplomatic source who spoke with Haaretz, Saudi Arabia demands hefty limitations on Iran's ballistic missile program to reach a cease-fire, while Egypt and Turkey support an immediate end to the war
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Jim Jordan's dream might not be deferred much longer … “I've seen a concerted effort now for him to work with everybody and to travel the country,” said Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.), a fellow Judiciary member. Should Jordan make another run, he said, “I think his base of appeal will be stronger and bigger.”
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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Trump Administration Pulls Out of Civil Rights Settlements Backing Trans Students — The Education Department said there was no precedent for the federal government terminating settlements stemming from civil rights investigations into schools. — The Trump administration …
NBC News:
U.S. marshals waived training rules for Musk's armed DOGE security, emails say — The U.S. Marshals Service allowed some members of Musk's security team to sidestep experience and training requirements, according to emails. — Members of Elon Musk's private security team were deputized …
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