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2:30 PM ET, April 8, 2026

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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
It's Not a TACO.  It's a Surrender.  —  Iran 1, Trump 0  —  William Kristol, Andrew Egger, and Jim Swift  —  Well, that was all pretty dumb, wasn't it?  Happy Wednesday.  —  Trump Surrenders  —  I'm old enough to remember when President Trump assured us, “There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!”
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Associated Press:
Live updates: US, Israel and Iran agree to a tentative ceasefire, even as the terms remain unclear  —  Israel's attacks came hours after a ceasefire was announced in the US-Israeli war with Iran.  Israel has said the agreement does not extend to Lebanon, although mediator Pakistan said it does …
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 …
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 …
Politico:
‘Better TACO Tuesday than World War III’  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray  —  Good Wednesday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard, still slowly exhaling.  It's Day One of the ceasefire in Iran.  Get in touch.  —  In today's Playbook ...  — The war in Iran is on hold for now.
Wall Street Journal:
Iran Tightens Its Grip on Hormuz Despite Cease-Fire  —  Trump demanded opening the strait.  Tehran's Revolutionary Guard is limiting ship traffic and charging tolls  —  Iran told mediators it would limit the number of ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz to around a dozen a day and charge tolls under …
Discussion: The Independent and NewsMax.com
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Gulf States Fear an Emboldened Iran after Trump's Cease-Fire  —  U.S. allies in the region are concerned that Tehran has emerged from the battle with control of the Strait of Hormuz  —  DUBAI—The Iranian government hailed the cease-fire with the U.S. by posting images on social media …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Reuters
Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Middle East ceasefire in serious doubt as Israel assaults Lebanon and Iran blocks oil tankers  —  Inclusion of Lebanon is significant difference in interpretation of truce agreed at 11th hour on Tuesday  —  The fate of the two-week ceasefire in the Iran conflict looked uncertain on Wednesday …
Phillips P. OBrien / Phillips's Newsletter:
Midweek Update #5; This Is No TACO: This Is Complete US Strategic Failure  —  Will this be the last of these?  Maybe not, but there is a real chance.  Donald Trump yesterday showed how few cards the USA had to play in his war of choice, when he went from threatening to destroy Iranian people …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Iran ceasefire clouded by confusion, contradictions
Zen Reading / Reuters:
IDF Strikes Kill 8 in Lebanon After Netanyahu Says Deal Excludes Hezbollah
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump tells The Post in-person Iran talks will happen ‘very soon’ — but says JD Vance might stay away over security concerns
Discussion: Politico, Bloomberg and NewsMax.com
Summer Said / Wall Street Journal:
Iran Tells Mediators Islamabad Meeting Is Conditional on a Cease-Fire in Lebanon
David Strom / HotAir:
Then: Trump Is INSANE and Will Drop Nukes! Now: Trump Is a Coward for Not Nuking Iran!!
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
Jonathan Yerushalmy / The Guardian:
Explainer: What is in Iran's 10-point ceasefire plan and will the US agree to it?
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Hegseth claims ‘historic and overwhelming victory’ after Iran ceasefire
Associated Press:
More than 100 killed as Israel strikes central Beirut after saying Iran truce doesn't apply there
Michael Rubin / Washington Examiner:
No, Trump is not committing war crimes in Iran
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
“Just following orders” is not a defense for war crimes
Discussion: Time
Mike Sheen / CNBC:
Trump threatens tariffs of 50% on countries ‘supplying military weapons to Iran’
HuffPost:
Pam Bondi Backs Out Of Deposition On Jeffrey Epstein  —  DOJ claims the former U.S. attorney general can just ignore a House committee's subpoena because she's not in the job anymore.  —  WASHINGTON — Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is backing out of a deposition scheduled for later …
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Scripps News:
Pam Bondi to skip scheduled House Oversight deposition in Epstein probe  —  Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear next week for a scheduled deposition before the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, Scripps News has confirmed.
Andrew Howard / Politico:
‘A wow moment’: Democrats' election hot streak goes scorching … “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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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.
Discussion: Raw Story
Catherine Belton / Washington Post:
After pager attack on Hezbollah, Hungary offered help to Iran  —  Revelations about a 2024 call offering aid raise questions about Hungary's ties to Iran as the Trump administration is supporting Prime Minister Viktor Orban for reelection.  —  Soon after the deadly Israeli attack …
Discussion: Politico, Reuters and New York Sun
Paul Krugman:
Ignorance and Ignominy  —  So the world's greatest military power went to war with a poor, medievalist theocracy.  It was an incredibly uneven match.  Here's are the GDPs of Iran and the United States in 2024:  —  Yet Iran won.  The Iranian regime has emerged far stronger than it was before …
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
MAGA's favorite strongman might be on the brink of defeat  —  We're about to find out whether an authoritarian can lose at the ballot box. … Under normal circumstances, an election in Hungary — a landlocked Central European country of less than 10 million — would not be a major world event.
Discussion: Bloomberg, Deutsche Welle and Politico
The Harvard Crimson:
Judge Rules U.S. Unlawfully Canceled Harvard Medical School Researcher's Visa  —  A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the government unlawfully canceled the visa of Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova, arguing that Customs and Border Protections overstepped their jurisdiction.
Discussion: Associated Press
 
 
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