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Jonah Kaplan / CBS News:
Army survivors of deadly attack in Kuwait dispute Pentagon's account, say unit “was unprepared” to defend itself — Add CBS News on Google — Survivors of the deadliest Iranian attack on U.S. forces since the war began have disputed the Pentagon's description of events and said their unit …
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New York Times:
White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project — ArcelorMittal, a European steel maker, is donating tens of millions of dollars of foreign steel for President Trump's new ballroom. — President Trump has championed the U.S. steel industry, promising to strengthen …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Iran Schools Trump in the Art of the Deal — What does an “open” Strait of Hormuz look like, in Iran's telling? This morning, we got some clarity. Iran is claiming that vessels can sail through as they wish—but that because they have heavily mined the main shipping channel …
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NBC News:
Republicans block effort to halt Trump's war with Iran after ‘civilization’ threat — House Democrats tried to force a vote on a war powers resolution during recess. Senate Democrats will launch a more serious attempt to rein in Trump when Congress returns next week.
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
An 11-Point Plan To Fascism-Proof America — Inside the mailbag: Iran ... Graham Platner ... Gavin Newsom — Sean: How should elected Democrats fight back against the epic levels of “sanewashing” we are seeing since the start of the Iran War, which reached yet another peak with shocking downplaying of Trump's profane Easter threats.
Daniel W. Drezner / Drezner's World:
The Beclowning of the Madman Theory — The tentative cease fire negotiated earlier this week is not —repeat, not — an example of the Madman Theory at work. — It looks like President Trump's threat to commit war crimes by destroying Iran's entire civilization will not, thankfully, be carried out in the short run.
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Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
CDC delays publishing report showing covid vaccine benefits — The acting CDC director cited concerns with the methodology, but the design has long been used to test vaccine effectiveness. — The acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has delayed publication …
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Asawin Suebsaeng / Zeteo:
First Draft: 👀 Furious Trump Launches Huge Hunt Over Iran Leaks — A looming blockbuster book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan of the New York Times has the president raging and demanding scalps, insiders tell Zeteo, even as the Iran ceasefire seems in doubt. — ∙ Paid
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Steve Hendrix / Washington Post:
After Trump pauses war, Iranians fly flags of victory, not surrender
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Max Rego / The Hill:
Trump warns of ‘bigger,’ ‘better,’ stronger' attacks if Iran deal is not reached
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Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Opens Investigation Into NFL — Government officials have raised questions about whether the league is engaging in anticompetitive tactics that harm consumers — The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether the National Football League has engaged …
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Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Supreme Court remade by Trump ushers in historic defeats for civil rights — The court is the first since at least the '50s to reject claims in a majority of cases involving women and minorities, an analysis conducted for The Post shows. — The sharply conservative Supreme Court …
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Bloomberg:
Rutte Says NATO Moving From Unhealthy Dependence on US — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said NATO was moving from an “unhealthy co-dependence” between Europe and the US and was becoming a “transatlantic alliance grounded in true partnership,” after President Donald Trump criticized the bloc over the Iran war.
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Milena Wälde / Politico:
Trump lashes NATO after ‘frank and open’ Rutte meeting
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Kenyatta Thomas / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
EFF is Leaving X — After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X. This isn't a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue. The math hasn't worked out for a while now. — The Numbers Aren't Working Out — We posted to Twitter (now known as X) five to ten times a day in 2018.
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
I.M.F. Says Iran War Will Drag Global Growth Lower — Kristalina Georgieva, the head of the International Monetary Fund, said the war in the Middle East could lead to another bout of inflation and higher interest rates. — The war in Iran has dealt a new blow to the world economy …
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Colby Smith / New York Times:
Fed's Inflation Woes Preceded the War With Iran
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Spencer Kimball / CNBC:
The Strait of Hormuz is not open as Iran controls access after ceasefire, UAE oil CEO says … The Strait of Hormuz has not opened to ship traffic after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, said the CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on Thursday.
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NOTUS:
U.S. Cadets Were Stuck in the Persian Gulf After Trump Bombed Iran — The Trump administration failed to warn vessels with close ties to the U.S. military ahead of the strikes, leaving them trapped in the region. — Copy — When the United States dropped its first bomb on Iran …
Politico:
Inside the battle to be Trump's next attorney general … GOP veteran with a key ally — At the center of the battle is Harmeet Dhillon, a media savvy veteran of Republican Party politics who has led DOJ's Civil Rights Division in the second Trump term. Dhillon's eponymous law firm spent years taking …
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Paul Krugman:
Job Growth on ICE — The employment slowdown: Causes and consequences — Armageddon may (or may not) be on hold for a little while, so let's talk about other issues, like the state of the economy — in particular, what's going on with job growth, where important things are happening.
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Automatic registration for US military draft to begin in December — Eligible men will automatically be registered into the military draft pool by December as part of an effort to streamline the previous process of self-registration and save money. — The Selective Service System (SSS) …
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David R. Lurie / Public Notice:
A regime of idiots: A complete inventory of Trump stooges — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠 — While the end point is unclear, Trump's would-be dictatorship is politically broken.
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Pentagon Threatened the Pope After He Criticized Trump — Relations between the United States and the Catholic Church have not been the same since January, when senior U.S. defense officials shared an abrasive message with a Vatican official. — Days after Pope Leo XIV delivered his State …
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Christopher Hale / Letters from Leo:
The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador With the Avignon Papacy
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Sharon Yoo / KING-TV:
UW graduate student deported through SEA as protesters demand answers — A union representing University of Washington graduate student workers says Kennedy Orwa's student visa was rescinded without explanation. … SEATAC, Wash. — A protest broke out at SEA International Airport on Wednesday …
Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:
What one campaign rally in Michigan reveals about young voters ahead of the midterm elections — As students banged on desks and stomped their feet inside a packed lecture hall at the University of Michigan, someone decades older stood in the back, quietly taking in the scene.
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Will Saletan / The Bulwark:
Trump Has a War Crimes Problem. It's His Mouth. — He can't stop freestyling about plunder and atrocities. — DONALD TRUMP IS A WAR CRIMINAL. He has used military force to extract oil from Venezuela. He has extorted Ukraine, tried to “own” Gaza, and demanded “right, title, and ownership” over Greenland.
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Max Rego / The Hill:
Sasse details cancer battle in new interview: ‘Death is something we should hate’ — Former Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) detailed his battle with cancer and reflected on his life during a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times's Ross Douthat. — The conversation, released Thursday as part of Douthat's …
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