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10:30 AM ET, April 8, 2026

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Associated Press:
Live updates: Attacks resume in Iran and Gulf Arab countries, throwing ceasefire deal into question  —  President Donald Trump said late Tuesday he's pulling back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney)  —  EDITED BY BRIDGET BROWN, LORIAN BELANGER AND BRIAN P. D. HANNON
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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 …
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
TACO Tuesday's lasting hangover  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🌮 Subscribe to PN 🌮  —  Yesterday, the president threatened to commit genocide.  —  “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” …
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 …
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
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, HuffPost, RedState and The Hill
NBC News:
Dozens of Democrats call for Trump's removal after his Iran threats  —  The Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill backed steps like impeachment and removing the president via the 25th Amendment, even after Trump's ceasefire announcement.  —  Dozens of congressional Democrats called …
Politico:
‘Better TACO Tuesday than World War III’
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
The 25th Amendment Isn't Coming to Save Us
Discussion: Newsweek and New Republic
Jonathan Tamari / Bloomberg:   Trump's Ceasefire Leaves Unanswered Questions About What Was Gained
Michael Rubin / Washington Examiner:
No, Trump is not committing war crimes in Iran
Washington Post:
Halt in strikes mostly holds after Trump, Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Even as They Praise Iran Cease-Fire, World Leaders Are Whipsawed by Trump
Financial Times:
The war to break Iran's economy
Discussion: Fox News
Timothy Nerozzi / Washington Examiner:
Pakistan pleads with Trump to extend Iran ‘civilization’ deadline two weeks in return for Iran opening Strait of Hormuz
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
Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:
‘There Will Be No Genocide Tonight’: Conservatives Rip Media ‘Hysteria’ Over Trump Iran Threat
Associated Press:
Live updates: US, Iran say they have agreed to a two-week ceasefire
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.
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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
Alex Burness / Bolts:
Liberals Gain Seat on Wisconsin Supreme Court, Adding to Firewall in Voting Cases  —  Voters in Wisconsin ensured on Tuesday that the supreme court in one of the nation's premier swing states will be controlled by liberals through at least 2030.  —  Chris Taylor, a former Democratic state lawmaker …
New York Times:
Democrats Pulled Off Their Biggest Shift Yet Among House Specials Since 2024
Discussion: Strength In Numbers
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
GOP banking on Trump's wall of cash to stop Dems in midterms
Discussion: Raw Story
USA Today:
Republican Clay Fuller wins Georgia special election. Results
Financial Times:
Iran demands fees for ships passing Hormuz during ceasefire  —  Country's oil exporters' union says toll to be paid in cryptocurrency and vessels monitored for weapons  —  Iran will demand that shipping companies pay tolls in cryptocurrency for oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz …
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Mark Nevitt / Just Security:
Continuing Crisis in Strait of Hormuz: Why Iran's Hold is Illegal and U.S. Military Force Alone Fails  —  Over a month into the conflict between Israel, Iran, and the United States, Iran has shown no sign of losing its capacity to control the Strait of Hormuz.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Rebecca Feng / Wall Street Journal:
Iranian Navy Tells Ships They Still Need Permission to Transit Hormuz  —  The Iranian navy on Wednesday morning told ships anchored near the Strait of Hormuz that they still required Iran's permission to cross the strait.  “You must receive permission from Iranian Sepah navy for passing through the strait.
Discussion: New York Post and Reuters
Jesse Johnson / The Japan Times:
Takaichi calls for ships' safe passage in Strait of Hormuz in talks with Iran president
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
48% of New Yorkers Approve of Mamdani's Performance, Poll Says  —  The new poll from Marist also found that most New Yorkers believed the city was moving in the right direction under Mayor Zohran Mamdani.  —  Around half of New Yorkers approve of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's job performance …
Discussion: Newsweek
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Marist Poll:
Mayor Mamdani's First 100 Days, April 2026  —  Mamdani Off to a Good Start... Majority Say the City is Headed in the Right Direction  —  As New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani marks 100 days in office, he receives positive reviews on his job performance from New York City residents.
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.
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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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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Sarah Matusek / Christian Science Monitor:
Almost all US refugees are now from South Africa, as Trump focuses on Afrikaners
Mitch Smith / New York Times:
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Discussion: Newsweek
Washington Post:
Trump administration expected to slash Iran war funding request
Discussion: The Nation and NewsMax.com
Liam Knox / Bloomberg:
Trump Targets Top Medical Schools as Next Higher Ed Battleground
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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
Peter S. Canellos / Politico:
Democrats' Colossal Missed Opportunity to Shape the Supreme Court
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
Qassim Abdul-Zahra / Associated Press:
American journalist Shelly Kittleson has been released, Iraqi officials tell the AP
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
After clashes with Hegseth, Army secretary says he isn't going anywhere
Discussion: The Independent
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Vance's Trip to Trump Ally Hit by Humiliating Putin Call Leak
 

 
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
AP warns Lee Enterprises that Lee's attempt to end its deal with AP early, on April 26 instead of December 31, could lead to breach of contract consequences

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Times of London says cutting the number of stories it publishes by 25% as part of a “fewer, better stories” strategy led to three months of audience growth

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
CNN defends the authenticity of an Iranian “victory” statement, saying it came from “official Iranian spokespeople”, after criticism from Trump and Brendan Carr
 
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