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2:20 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.
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
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 …
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: New York Sun and TMZ.com
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 …
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
Pew Research Center:
Gas Prices Are Americans' Top Concern in Iran War
Discussion: The Independent and The Hill
Gursimrankaur Mehar / Reuters:
Pakistan seeks two-week ceasefire, extension to Trump's deadline on Iran
Scott Waldman / Politico:
4 ways Trump has suggested the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened — and why they're a tough lift
Discussion: 19FortyFive
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: Newsweek
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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: Advocate
Kevin Frey / MS NOW:
Over 50 Democrats push 25th Amendment as Trump threatens to kill ‘a whole civilization’  —  President Donald Trump's threat to wipe out “a whole civilization” in Iran has prompted growing calls from Democrats to remove him through a constitutional mechanism that has never been used to end a presidency: The 25th Amendment.
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Did Trump Just Threaten to Use Nuclear Weapons in Iran?  —  If such an order comes to pass, the military can and must refuse.  —  The president of the United States is losing his head, and that means the rest of us must keep ours.  At 8:06 a.m. eastern daylight time, Donald Trump posted this on his Truth Social site:
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
Trump uses the language of annihilation to threaten Iran ahead of deadline
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Trump removal chatter erupts among Dems over Iran post
Caitlin Doornbos / New York Post:
Trump tears into Tucker Carlson over Iran war claims: ‘Low-IQ person’
Aaron Blake / CNN:
What Tucker Carlson's big break with Trump means
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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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.
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.
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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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
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.”
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Peter S. Canellos / Politico:
Democrats' Colossal Missed Opportunity to Shape the Supreme Court … When President George W. Bush shocked the conservative legal movement by nominating his friend and White House Counsel Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, Ralph Neas celebrated.  Footage from his self-produced documentary shows …
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.'
Discussion: The Independent, IJR and Mercury News
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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Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Latest Cook Political Report Says Republicans Need to Win 76% of Toss-Up House Seats to Keep Majority
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Owen Auston-Babcock / NBC News:
Republican Clay Fuller wins special election for Marjorie Taylor Greene's old seat in Congress
NBC News:
NAACP calls for Trump to be removed from office through the 25th Amendment
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times and The Hill
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Iran war gives U.S. consumers the inflation jitters
Qassim Abdul-Zahra / Associated Press:
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Washington Post:
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Associated Press:
Russia and China veto watered-down UN resolution aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz
 Earlier Items: 
Vance Hopeful / Bloomberg:
Key Events  —  April 7, 2026Iran Ready for All Scenarios: Official  —  Apr 7 11:13Hard-Right Senator Denounces Trump Threats
Summer Lin / Los Angeles Times:
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Iran War Is Coming for Your Social Security
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The president speaks genocide
 

 
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Andy Greenberg / Wired:
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