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7:45 AM ET, April 8, 2026

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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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Axios:
U.S. AGREES TO 2-WEEK CEASEFIRE WITH IRAN  —  The U.S. has agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran proposed by Pakistan, President Trump said Tuesday night. … - That two-week period would be used to negotiate a larger agreement to potentially end the war.
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Backs Down, but Questions Remain Over Iran and the Strait of Hormuz  —  President Trump's short-term intimidation may have worked, but the fundamental divides with Iran are as sharp as they were in February.  —  At 8:06 a.m. on Tuesday, President Trump delivered an apocalyptic threat to Iran …
Discussion: Washington Post and New York Sun
Associated Press:
Live updates: US, Iran say they have agreed to a two-week ceasefire  —  EDITED BY BRIDGET BROWN, LORIAN BELANGER, BRIAN P. D. HANNON, BERNARD MCGHEE, LUENA RODRIGUEZ-FEO VILEIRA, DREW CALLISTER, JIM ANDERSON AND NELL CLARK  —  Iran, Oman to charge for Strait of Hormuz passage
Jesse Johnson / The Japan Times:
Takaichi calls for ships' safe passage in Strait of Hormuz in talks with Iran president  —  Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spoke with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian over the phone on Wednesday, hours after Tehran agreed to a ceasefire in the war with the U.S. and Israel, with reopening the Strait of Hormuz topping the agenda.
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
25 Thoughts On The Humiliation Of Donald Trump  —  Where do we go to get back all the precious things this terrible loser has wasted?  —  ∙ Paid  — Donald Trump, and the many Republicans who backed him through this latest disgrace, have spent decades pretending to believe …
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Even as They Praise Iran Cease-Fire, World Leaders Are Whipsawed by Trump
Discussion: UPI
Financial Times:
The war to break Iran's economy
Discussion: Fox News and The Atlantic
Timothy Nerozzi / Washington Examiner:
Pakistan pleads with Trump to extend Iran ‘civilization’ deadline two weeks in return for Iran opening Strait of Hormuz
Mallory Wilson / The Hill:
Trump suspends attacks on Iran for 2 weeks amid negotiations
Greg Jaffe / New York Times:
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Struggles to Justify Trump's Threats
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Ally Says Attacking Civilian Targets Would Be ‘Huge Mistake’
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: RedState and The Hill
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Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:   ‘There Will Be No Genocide Tonight’: Conservatives Rip Media ‘Hysteria’ Over Trump Iran Threat
Kevin Frey / MS NOW:
Over 50 Democrats push 25th Amendment as Trump threatens to kill ‘a whole civilization’
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Trump uses the language of annihilation to threaten Iran ahead of deadline
NBC News:
Dozens of Democrats call for Trump's removal after his Iran threats
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Trump removal chatter erupts among Dems over Iran post
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, expanding liberals' majority  —  NBC News projects that Taylor defeated conservative Maria Lazar, marking four straight victories for Democratic-backed candidates in the battleground state's high court elections.  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE
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Andrew Howard / Politico:
‘A wow moment’: Democrats make big gains in key battlegrounds … “It's a wow moment in Wisconsin politics,” said former Republican strategist Brandon Scholz, who left the party in 2021.  “Republicans ought to be sitting down tonight and going, 'Okay, we just screwed up another race.
Discussion: The Hill and NBC News
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Georgia, Wisconsin Elections Show Declining Appetite for Republican Candidates  —  A Republican won Marjorie Taylor Greene's seat, but Democrats shifted the district 25 points to the left since the 2024 presidential race.  Conservative candidates lost in Wisconsin, too.
New York Times:
Democrats Pulled Off Their Biggest Shift Yet Among House Specials Since 2024
Discussion: Strength In Numbers
Owen Auston-Babcock / NBC News:
Republican Clay Fuller wins special election for Marjorie Taylor Greene's old seat in Congress
Reuters:
Exclusive: Intelligence report warned of Iran's ‘persistent threat’ to US as White House downplayed the risk  —  The FBI warned U.S. state and local law enforcement of an elevated threat posed by Iran's government to targets in the United States last month even as the White House sought …
Discussion: The Independent
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Reuters:
Iran war live: Trump announces two-week ceasefire as Iran says talks to begin
Washington Examiner:
US and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire after Trump accepts ‘workable’ 10-point plan
Zen Reading / Reuters:
IDF Strikes Kill 8 in Lebanon After Netanyahu Says Deal Excludes Hezbollah  —  Article printing is available to subscribers only  —  Print in a simple, ad-free format  —  Zen reading is available to subscribers only  —  Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format  —  Key Events
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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.
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Stung by Voters, Republican Legislators Move to Curb Citizen Initiatives  —  After citizens in Republican states used ballot measures to protect abortion, expand Medicaid and raise the minimum wage, statehouses are moving to make such initiatives much harder.
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Poll Shows Optimism in New York's Future With Mamdani as Mayor  —  A new Marist poll found that about half of New Yorkers approved of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's job performance, while a larger share of respondents believed the city was moving in the right direction.
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
The New York Times Got Played By A Telehealth Scam And Called It The Future Of AI  —  Since the New York Times published its semi-viral big profile of Medvi last week — the “AI-powered” telehealth startup that it breathlessly described as a “$1.8 billion company” supposedly run by just two brothers …
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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.
Politico:
Iranian hackers are targeting US energy and water sectors, federal agencies warn … Programmable logic controllers developed by software manufacturer Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley are actively being exploited, and PLCs from other companies are potentially being targeted as well, according to the advisory.
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Ari Natter / Bloomberg:
US Warns of Iran-Linked Cyber Hacks on Water, Energy Systems
 
 
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