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6:10 PM ET, April 7, 2026

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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
New polling: Trump is underwater in 135 GOP House and Senate seats  —  On Tuesday morning, April 7, 2026, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social: “A whole civilization will die tonight.”  Trump gave Iran until 8 p.m. Tuesday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face the “complete demolition” …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Newsweek
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Paul Krugman:
Our Darkest Hour  —  The civilization we destroy may be our own  —  This is America's darkest hour.  —  Hi, Paul Krugman with an update Tuesday morning.  Earlier today, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, … Not going to be a problem if we ever do get the war crimes trial that all of this deserves.
Discussion: Raw Story and Blue Virginia
Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:
‘There Will Be No Genocide Tonight’: Conservatives Rip Media ‘Hysteria’ Over Trump Iran Threat  —  A number of conservatives downplayed President Donald Trump's latest threat against Iran on Tuesday, arguing that it was just the latest example of the president using hyperbolic bluster as a negotiating tactic.
Discussion: MeidasTouch News
Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump warns a ‘whole civilization will die tonight’ but says Iran could still capitulate  —  EDITED BY BRIDGET BROWN, LORIAN BELANGER AND BRIAN P. D. HANNON  —  President Trump warns a ‘whole civilization’ could die but adds Iran still has time to capitulate
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Trump removal chatter erupts among Dems over Iran post  —  Calls for President Trump's removal from office reached a fever pitch among congressional Democrats on Tuesday after he threatened that “a whole civilization will die tonight” in a post about Iran.
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Other Thing Trump's Dying to Break  —  Today, the president tells us, is judgment day in Iran.  “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” Trump posted this morning.  “I don't want that to happen, but it probably will.”  If his threats are to be believed …
Discussion: Fox News and New York Times
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
If Trump Bombs Iran's Power Plants, Unthinkable Horrors Will Follow  —  Donald Trump is threatening to bomb Iran's power plants in order to send that country “back to the stone ages,” as he has put it.  Trump's tendency to wrap sociopathic expressions of sadism and bloodlust in such cartoonish language …
Kevin Frey / MS NOW:
Over 50 Democrats push 25th Amendment as Trump threatens to kill ‘a whole civilization’
Ali Walker / Politico:
‘Vile on every level’: Tucker Carlson rips Donald Trump over Easter Sunday ‘f-word’ post
Aaron Blake / CNN:
What Tucker Carlson's big break with Trump means
Discussion: The Daily Sceptic and Mediaite
Associated Press:
Pope says Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization is ‘truly unacceptable’
Politico:
Pentagon's new plans in Iran give Trump a way out of war crime accusations
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Trump says ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ ahead of deadline for Iran
Associated Press:
Iran calls for human chains to protect power plants as Trump's deadline nears
Washington Post:
U.S. strikes Iran's Kharg Island as Trump warns ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’
New York Times:
How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran … The black S.U.V. carrying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at the White House just before 11 a.m. on Feb. 11.  The Israeli leader, who had been pressing for months for the United States to agree to a major assault on Iran …
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Washington Post:
Hegseth's boastful claims about Iran war contradict reality, officials say  —  The defense secretary's portrayal of U.S. success in the conflict risks misinforming the public and the president, observers worry.  —  President Donald Trump has continued to describe the war against Iran …
Discussion: New Republic and The Independent
Axios:
Iran talks show glimmer of progress as Trump deadline looms  —  Progress has been made in the past 24 hours in the negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, though reaching a ceasefire deal by President Trump's 8pm ET deadline still looks like a long shot, according to a U.S. official …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Warns Iran ‘Whole Civilization Will Die’
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Vance's Trip to Trump Ally Hit by Humiliating Putin Call Leak  —  BAD CALL  —  The vice president is in Europe to show support for a far-right leader.  —  JD Vance's trip to Hungary to help boost its pro-Trump leader's election hopes has been marred by the leak of a phone call showing the right-winger sucking up to Vladimir Putin.
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Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
Trump Humiliates Vance by Leaving Him to Learn of Bombings From Reporter  —  AWKWARD  —  The jet setting vice president was caught off guard as he stood on the world stage alongside Hungary's right-wing leader Victor Orban.  —  JD Vance was advised to check his phone for updates …
Washington Post:
JD Vance campaigns for far-right nationalist Viktor Orban in Hungary  —  The vice president traveled to Budapest as Trump's deadline for an Iran deal loomed Tuesday, backing the administration's closest ideological ally in Europe.  —  BUDAPEST — As the hours ticked down to the Tuesday deadline …
New York Times:
Justice Dept.'s Civil Rights Division Is Investigating Star Witness Against Trump  —  It was a highly unusual move by Justice Department leadership to direct a case that appears to involve accusations of lying to Congress to a division that normally focuses on civil rights abuses.
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
Laura Silver / Pew Research Center:
Negative views of Israel, Netanyahu continue to rise among Americans - especially young people  —  Americans have increasingly negative views of Israel and its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.  —  About this research
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Pew Research Center:
Gas Prices Are Americans' Top Concern in Iran War
Discussion: The Hill
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
After clashes with Hegseth, Army secretary says he isn't going anywhere  —  Dan Driscoll, praised by the White House for his efforts during the Iran war, said in a statement to The Washington Post that “I have no plans to depart or resign as the Secretary of the Army.”
Summer Lin / Los Angeles Times:
Teen who went to photograph L.A. ‘No Kings’ rally shot, blinded by Homeland Security agent, attorney says  — 4 min Click here to listen to this article  —  A USC freshman who went to photograph a recent “No Kings” protest in downtown Los Angeles was allegedly shot with a less-lethal projectile …
Vance Hopeful / Bloomberg:
Key Events  —  April 7, 2026Iran Ready for All Scenarios: Official  —  Apr 7 11:13Hard-Right Senator Denounces Trump Threats  —  Apr 7 10:43Iran Releases Two French Nationals Apr 7 09:51Catch Up on the Latest  —  Thank you for joining us.  Here are the key takeaways from today's blog.
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
As War Escalates, Senator Says Military Officers ‘Know Their Duty’ To Refuse Illegal Orders  —  Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said a video she made last year to remind service members of their oath to the Constitution was made for “moments like these.”  —  WASHINGTON — As President Donald …
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Wire
New York Times:
American Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq Is Freed  —  The journalist, Shelly Kittleson, was abducted by a militia allied with Iran and held for a week.  Iraqi officials say she was freed in exchange for the release of militia members.  —  An American journalist who was abducted in Baghdad …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Iran War Is Coming for Your Social Security  —  A story about petrodollars, the gold standard, and the greatest trick Uncle Sam ever played.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Petrodollars  —  The Iran war is a dagger aimed at the heart of the petrodollar system.
Daily Mail:
Kristi Noem's husband Bryon paid obscene sum to model he begged to MARRY him: Read all their lewd messages... and his pink thong confession  —  A Barbie doll fetish model has revealed how breast-obsessed Bryon Noem promised to marry her during an online romance - insisting: 'You're the one I love.'
Laszlo Gendler / The UnPopulist:
If Orbán Loses Hungary's Election, It Will Dispel the Air of Invincibility Around Strongmen  —  This would prove that consolidating power does not protect authoritarians from self-destructing, especially when a smart opposition exploits their vulnerabilities  —  There is an irony buried in Hungarian political history.
Wall Street Journal:
The White House Is Keeping Kristi Noem's $70 Million Jet  —  The first lady will be among those who would have access to the plane, officials familiar with the matter say  —  President Trump has ousted Kristi Noem from the Department of Homeland Security, but his administration is hanging onto …
Discussion: Newsweek
John Sexton / HotAir:
Virginia Voters Discover Gov. Spanberger Is Not a Moderate  —  Just two months into her term of office, Gov. Spanberger's approval polling is barely above water.  Her win last year was supposed to be the victory of pragmatic moderation over the voices of the far left, but since …
 
 
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