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6:05 PM ET, April 8, 2026

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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
MAGA Dolt Hegseth Accidentally Reveals Big Hole in Trump Victory Claim  —  Now that Donald Trump has backed off his threat to obliterate a nation of 93 million people, his propagandists are already retconning it into proof of his Solomon-like foresight and wisdom.
Discussion: Off Message, The Hill and Reuters
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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!”
New York Times:
Once ‘Ultra MAGA’, Trump Supporters Fume About Iran on Truth Social  —  A growing chorus of disaffected Trump supporters is sounding off in the replies to his posts on the social media platform he founded.  —  The people logging into Truth Social each day tend to count themselves among …
Discussion: Forbes and The Daily Beast
Robert Jimison / New York Times:   As Trump Swings on Iran, Congress Is Absent and G.O.P. Leaders Mum
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Hegseth claims ‘historic and overwhelming victory’ after Iran ceasefire
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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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 …
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 …
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 …
Reuters:
Hezbollah pauses attacks under US-Iran ceasefire, sources close to group say
Associated Press:
Israel Says Deal Doesn't Extend to Fighting in Lebanon
Washington Post:
As Hegseth proclaims victory in Iran war, Caine takes cautious tone
Zen Reading / Reuters:
IDF Strikes Kill 8 in Lebanon After Netanyahu Says Deal Excludes Hezbollah
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Iran ceasefire clouded by confusion, contradictions
Associated Press:
More than 100 killed as Israel strikes central Beirut after saying Iran truce doesn't apply there
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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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Pam Bondi still on the hook for Epstein testimony, Oversight panel says … Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) issued a subpoena to Bondi last month after five Republican lawmakers on the panel joined with Democrats to compel her testimony.  The campaign to force Bondi to sit for questioning …
Discussion: Scripps News and Truthout
Adam Pack / Fox News:
Ousted AG Bondi declines Epstein deposition, but lawmakers say subpoena still holds
Discussion: NOTUS, IJR, Roll Call, NewsMax.com and Raw Story
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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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 …
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: Salt Lake Tribune and 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 …
Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Long Island architect Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murdering 7 women and admits he killed another  —  A Long Island architect who led a secret life as a serial killer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth in a string of long-unsolved crimes known as the Gilgo Beach killings.
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Trump appointee Ed Martin claims executive privilege in bid to evade misconduct charges  —  Ed Martin, the hardline MAGA Republican serving as President Donald Trump's pardon attorney, is attempting to claim executive privilege in a bid to evade misconduct charges from attorney ethics regulators in Washington, D.C.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Trump Just Fed America a Sh*t Sandwich  —  Understanding Trump's ceasefire/surrender—and what comes next.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Told You So  —  We have a bunch of contradictions to keep in our heads today and it's not going to be fun.  But first I want to underline the value proposition …
Anna Gielewska / VSquare.org:
Kremlin Hotline: How Hungary Coordinates With Russia Blocking Ukraine From the EU  — Budapest systematically weaponized the issue of Hungarian minority rights in Ukraine to stall EU accession negotiations.  — Péter Szijjártó offered Sergey Lavrov to send EU documents through the Hungarian Embassy in Moscow.
CBS News:
Trump administration personnel agency is asking for federal workers' medical records  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  The Trump administration is quietly seeking unprecedented access to medical records for millions of federal workers and retirees, and their families.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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The Harvard Crimson:
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