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Garrett Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
Is Trump About To Nuke Iran? — The fact we can't say “no” for sure should terrify us. … Is Donald Trump set to nuke Iran tomorrow night, Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET? — The chances at this moment are, at least, non-zero. — The simple fact that we can't say “definitely no, absolutely not …
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Former NATO commander on Iran rejecting ceasefire proposal: ‘They still have cards to play’ — James Stavridis, a former NATO commander, on Monday said Iran hasn't accepted a ceasefire because they “still have cards” to play in the war. — Stavridis, during an appearance on CNN's …
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Los Angeles Times and NewsMax.com
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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Politico, Washington Examiner, Townhall, Raw Story, HuffPost, The Hill and New York Times
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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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
All the President's Bullshit (on Iran)
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New York Sun and Townhall
Nancy Cook / Bloomberg:
Trump Relies on ‘Good Instincts’ to Guide Iran War
Trump Relies on ‘Good Instincts’ to Guide Iran War
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Jewish Insider
Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters:
Trump seizes on rescue of downed airman to recast unpopular Iran war — President Donald Trump was on the verge of a crisis in the Iran war, faced with the rare instance of an American airman shot down and stranded deep inside enemy territory. — Then, the airman's daring Easter weekend rescue gave …
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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
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Hegseth Likens Easter Rescue of U.S. Airman to Resurrection of Jesus Christ
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New York Post:
Trump vows to catch ‘leaker’ who revealed US could not initially reach F-15 pilot in Iran: ‘Give it up or go to jail’
Trump vows to catch ‘leaker’ who revealed US could not initially reach F-15 pilot in Iran: ‘Give it up or go to jail’
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Torrie Herrington / NOTUS:
Trump Threatens to Jail Reporter Over Iran Rescue Mission ‘Leak’
Trump Threatens to Jail Reporter Over Iran Rescue Mission ‘Leak’
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused history — The Associated Press, one of the world's oldest and most influential news organizations, said Monday it is offering buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration away …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrat moves to impeach Hegseth over Iran war — A House Democrat announced Monday she will introduce articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over his handling of U.S. operations in Iran. … - Polls have shown Hegseth is among the least popular members of the Cabinet …
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Raw Story
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Impeachment As A Referendum On The Iran Fiasco
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Washington Times
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Impeach Him Again — It's a weird spot we're in when it comes to re-funding DHS …
Impeach Him Again — It's a weird spot we're in when it comes to re-funding DHS …
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Just Security
Amichai Stein / Jerusalem Post:
Russia provided Iran with list of Israeli energy targets, Ukrainian intelligence finds - exclusive — According to the findings, the targeted sites were divided into three categories based on their strategic importance. — Russian intelligence has provided Iran with a detailed list …
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France 24, NewsMax.com and Associated Press
Ryan Grenoble / HuffPost:
Trump Rambles About Autopen, Joe Biden To Table Full Of Kids At Easter Event — Random kid: “What?” — It's every kid's dream: Meet the president, maybe paint an Easter egg, hear all about a right-wing conspiracy that claims the past president's use of autopen invalidates his major policy achievements …
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Fox News, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, Daily Mail, twitchy.com and The Gateway Pundit
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Associated Press:
Photos of Trump's Monday, talking Iran at Easter Egg Roll and mimicking a sniper in the press room
Photos of Trump's Monday, talking Iran at Easter Egg Roll and mimicking a sniper in the press room
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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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Associated Press, WALV-TV, Axios, MPR News, Raw Story, NewsMax.com, Digby's Hullabaloo, New Republic and Talking Points Memo
Victor Nava / New York Post:
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin plans to ‘take a hard look’ at international airports in sanctuary cities — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin suggested Monday that the Trump administration could take action against international airports in sanctuary cities that refuse …
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Townhall, Fox News, The Post Millennial and The Guardian
Katrina Miller / New York Times:
Astronauts Dedicate Moon Crater to Carroll Wiseman, Wife of NASA Commander — The crew shared an emotional moment with mission control and the family of Reid Wiseman, whose wife, Carroll, died in 2020, on the ground in Houston. — As the astronauts of Artemis II traveled farther from Earth than any humans before them, they paused.
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Marcia Dunn / Associated Press:
Artemis II astronauts race to set a new distance record from Earth and behold the moon's far side
Artemis II astronauts race to set a new distance record from Earth and behold the moon's far side
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Annie Ma / Associated Press:
Trump administration terminates agreements to protect transgender students in several schools — The Education Department said Monday it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding rights and protections for transgender students.
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Associated Press, Reuters and Newsweek
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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
The Blaze Fires Reporter Behind Its Crazy Jan. 6th Pipe Bomber Story — And he's firing back, alleging the publication was “in the fetal position” over lawsuit threats. — ∙ Paid — Welcome back to False Flag! … Blaze Reporter Steaming Over Firing
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Trump proposes to cut 9,400 TSA workers, $1.5 billion from budget — The White House is proposing to cut more than 9,400 workers and just over $1.5 billion from the 60,000-employee Transportation Security Administration that handles airport security operations, according to budget documents.
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Jacobin, NewsMax.com and New Republic
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.
Holly Otterbein / Axios:
Scoop: Platner declares Mills nearly finished in Maine Senate primary — Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is making the case that his primary race against Gov. Janet Mills is all but over, a full two months ahead of their primary election on June 9.
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NOTUS, The Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News and Associated Press
Associated Press:
DeSantis signs Florida law to label groups as terrorists and expel student supporters — Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure into law Monday that gives him along with other Florida leaders the ability to label groups as domestic or foreign terrorist organizations and expel state university students who support them.
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Washington Examiner, Orlando Sentinel, NewsMax.com, New Republic and Florida Politics
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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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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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
New Hampshire GOP bans student IDs for voting, adds to growing restrictions — New Hampshire's new law eliminating student IDs as valid identification for voting marks the latest move in a broader GOP effort to restrict ballot access in the state. — Gov. Kelly Ayotte (R) signed House Bill 323 …
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Concord Monitor and Raw Story
Esther Fung / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon and U.S. Postal Service Reach Delivery Deal — The e-commerce giant would cut back the packages it ships through USPS by 20%, less than the proposal the sides had discussed earlier — Amazon.com and the U.S. Postal Service have reached a new package-handling agreement …
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The US Sun, NewsMax.com and Jacobin, more at Techmeme »
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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Fox News, HotAir, Breitbart, Daily Caller News Foundation, Blue Virginia, RedState, NewsMax.com, The Post Millennial, twitchy.com, Washington Examiner and Mediaite
New Yorker:
Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted? — New interviews and closely guarded documents shed light on the persistent doubts about the head of OpenAI. — In the fall of 2023, Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI's chief scientist, sent secret memos to three fellow-members of the organization's board of directors.
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The Hill, The Information, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, Ars Technica and Semafor, more at Techmeme »
CBS News:
Indianapolis councilman says his home was shot at over data center support — Indianapolis councilmember Ron Gibson says 13 rounds were fired at his home and a note was left under his doormat saying “no data centers” after he voted in favor of building one. Shanelle Kaul reports.
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New York Times, The Indianapolis Star, Washington Examiner, The Guardian and Newsweek
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
In latest attack on overseas voters, Republicans sue Virginia — A new lawsuit filed Monday by the Republican National Committee (RNC) seeks to strip voting access from a group of U.S. citizens living abroad. It's the GOP's latest move in its growing campaign against overseas voters.
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Breitbart and The American Spectator
