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4:40 PM ET, April 10, 2026

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Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Promises Mass Pardons to Staff Before Leaving Office  —  In a recent meeting, the president said he would pardon those within 200 feet of the Oval Office, say people familiar with the remarks  —  President Trump has repeatedly promised his top administration officials pardons before he leaves office …
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump officials unveil designs for president's controversial 250-foot arch  —  The arch is intended to commemorate the United States' 250th anniversary.  Military veterans have sued to halt the project, saying it would alter key views of Arlington National Cemetery.
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Officials Release Design for 250-Foot Arch in Washington, as Trump Seeks Another Imprint  —  The president has proposed the arch, which would rise on a Washington roundabout across from the Lincoln Memorial, as a way to celebrate America's 250th anniversary.
Heather Richards / Politico:
L'Arc de Trump: Commission unveils plans for 250-foot arch
Discussion: CBS News
emptywheel:
Melania's Immigration Witness, Paolo Zampolli, Asked to Get His Baby Mama Deported  —  You've no doubt seen the Melania video in which she made some claims:  — I've never been friends with Epstein ... or his accomplice, Maxwell  — Donald and I were invited to the same parties as Epstein from time to time
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Shrai Popat / The Guardian:
Epstein survivors criticise Melania Trump after surprise statement - US politics live
Zeteo:
First Draft: 🙋‍♀️ Melania, Out of the Blue, Denies Ties to Epstein
Marcie Jones / Wonkette:
Melania Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Pedophile!
Discussion: Raw Story, NPR and CNBC
Colby Smith / New York Times:
Live Updates: Inflation Surges as Effects of the Iran War Show in Prices  —  The Consumer Price Index jumped 3.3 percent in the year through March, reflecting the rising costs for energy and other goods affected by disruptions in the Middle East.  —  What to know about the report.
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Consumer prices rose 3.3% in March, as energy prices spiked due to Iran conflict  —  Consumer prices spiked in March as the Iran war sent energy costs soaring and took the Federal Reserve further from its inflation target, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report Friday.
Lauren Aratani / The Guardian:
US inflation soars in March as war on Iran drives economy into uncertainty
Isaac Stanley-Becker / The Atlantic:
Viktor Orbán Could Actually Lose  —  Viktor Orbán is the closest thing in Europe to a prime minister for life.  He has served four consecutive terms since 2010, perpetuating his power with the ruthlessness of a royal.  But ruthlessness may not guarantee him reelection.
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Tom / The London Economic:
Hungary Election: Orban falls FURTHER behind in polls after Trump, Vance endorsements  —  In the past 12 months, anti-Trump sentiment in both Canada and Australia has been credited with preventing right-wing conservatives from winning general elections.  And, according to the latest polls coming …
Discussion: Reuters, The Hill, Semafor and France 24
Daily Mail:
Astonishing audio of Kristi Noem being humiliated by husband Bryon: His desire to gender transition and chosen girl name... damaging ICE messages... and worst insult imaginable for a wife  —  Kristi Noem's husband, Bryon, had an on-off secret online relationship with a left-wing dominatrix …
Time:
Calls to Impeach Trump Collide With Reluctant Democratic Leadership … That restraint has now ended amid the Iran War and in particular a social media post threatening to wipe out “a whole civilization.”  Dozens of Democrats this week called for a premature end to Trump's second term …
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Tirade at MAGA War Critics Accidentally Makes Surprise Admission  —  Donald Trump unleashed a raging Truth Social tirade on Friday attacking former MAGA allies who have turned on him over his threat to obliterate Iranian civilization.  This is making news mostly because it was unusually deranged …
The Bulwark:
Melania Throws Donald Under the Bus  —  And just like that, the Epstein files are back in the news.  —  With Hungary's parliamentary elections just days away, Donald Trump and his administration are leaving no stone unturned in their attempts to prop up the flagging fortunes of their favorite …
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Exclusive: How Roger Stone persuaded Trump not to fire Tulsi Gabbard  —  President Trump sounded ready to dismiss top intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard until he got an earful last week from one of his oldest friends and advisers, Roger Stone, Axios has learned.
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump tells The Post he's preparing military if Iran fails to comply in talks: 'We're loading up the ships'  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post on Friday that US warships are being reloaded with “the best ammunition” to resume strikes on Iran if peace talks in Pakistan fail.
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New York Times:
Vance Faces a High-Profile Test of His Negotiating Skills With Iran Talks
Politico:
Harris gives her clearest signal she is mounting a 2028 presidential bid … “I know what the job is and what it requires,” she told Sharpton.  —  Harris was the sixth possible 2028 contender to take the stage at the conference for a fireside chat with Sharpton, a tacit acknowledgement …
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Anne Bryson / CBS News:
Kamala Harris says she might run for president in 2028: “I'm thinking about it”
Margherita Stancati / Wall Street Journal:
Pope Leo Criticizes Religious Language Used by Trump on the War  —  The American pontiff has emerged as one of the most vocal critics of the Iran conflict  —  ROME—Pope Leo XIV appeared to take aim at religious language used by U.S. officials to justify the war in Iran …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and France 24
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Washington Post:
Cardinal's meeting at Pentagon was ‘unusual,’ Vatican official says
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
America learns about “personalist regimes” the hard way  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  👑 Subscribe to PN 👑  —  Remember how there were endless fights over whether it was appropriate to say President Trump was a fascist?
Politico:
What Trump can't give Hilton  —  ‘NOT DETERMINATIVE’ — Donald Trump's endorsement of Steve Hilton may not be enough to win the California GOP's formal backing at the party's convention in San Diego this weekend.  —  But now that Hilton has the most powerful ally possible in GOP politics, the math has changed.
New York Times:
The Trump Administration Is in a Psychotic State  —  It has been clear for a long time that President Trump is a person with a disorganized mind and a disordered personality.  What the past few months and especially the past few weeks have brought into focus is how the president's pathologies …
Discussion: Raw Story
Paul Krugman:
Losing the World's Respect  —  The Iran War looks like a tipping point  —  All around the world, big, strong men with tears in their eyes are coming up to Donald Trump and saying, “Sir, you're a loser.”  —  Hi, I'm Paul Krugman.  A brief update on something that has palpably changed in the world in the last few days.
Politico:
James Blair considering temporary White House departure for Trump's political operation … It's the clearest sign yet the White House wants a unified approach to spending and strategy ahead of the midterms.  Blair, who was political director of the 2024 Trump campaign and has run …
Discussion: Bloomberg and NewsMax.com
Joe Gould / NOTUS:
Trump Plans to Request $98 Billion in Supplemental Funds for Iran War and More  —  The request is expected to include disaster aid and aviation funding.  — Copy  —  President Donald Trump is preparing a $98 billion supplemental spending request tied to U.S. military operations in Iran …
Rebecca F. Elliott / New York Times:
Iran War Drives Deeper Oil Shock Than Prices Reveal  —  The war with Iran is preventing huge amounts of oil from flowing out of the Persian Gulf, but the prices that many people track don't fully capture the scale of the disruption.  —  Google the price of oil, and you'll most likely find …
Discussion: Axios and Wall Street Journal
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Pete Hegseth's holy war: the militant Christian theology animating the US attack on Iran  —  The bible-thumping US defense secretary is overseeing another strategic disaster in the Middle East.  Is this a war or a crusade?  —  Nine months and six days before a Tomahawk missile tore through …
Discussion: Salon, ABC and MS NOW
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
The ceasefire President Donald J. Trump announced Tuesday night fell apart almost immediately.  Israel complained that it hadn't been consulted, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted Israel did not accept an end to its bombardment of southern Lebanon as a way to dislodge Iran-backed Hezbollah militants.
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
There Can Only Be One Reason for Melania Talking Epstein.  It's Not Good  —  YES, THAT ONE...  Why on earth would the first lady voluntarily raise her husband's worst scandal?  It seems crazy—but it shows how low he has fallen.  —  OPINION  —  President Donald Trump has apparently decided …
Media Matters for America:
Fox host asks if “we could build a canal through Oman” to avoid the Strait of Hormuz  —  Newsmax host says “no tangible end is in sight” of the Iran war  —  On Deadline: White House, Angelo Carusone discusses infighting in MAGA media and how it's splitting the Republican Party
Discussion: RedState
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Donald Trump's Plan To Steal Or Destroy Everything  —  Donald Trump now claims to own all of his presidential records.  To be more precise, his Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, which interprets law for the entire executive branch, recently opined that the Presidential Records Act …
Matt Friedman / Politico:
New Jerseyans begin to wonder if even Jeff Van Drew could be vulnerable in midterms … “Even Van Drew's race is going to be competitive,” said Chris Venis, a New Jersey Republican who just launched a super PAC, the National Policy Action Committee, that he says may work to boost Van Drew's reelection.
Discussion: Raw Story
Pablo Manríquez / Migrant Insider:
Her Name Was Nilufar Easmin.  —  Her name, according to the Bangladeshi press outlets that bothered to cover her murder, was Nilufar Easmin.  —  She had come to this country from Gorarbag village, in the Kushakhali Union of Lakshmipur District, in southeastern Bangladesh …
Discussion: The Guardian, NBC News and The US Sun
Jack W. Szostak / Home of the Brave:
I'm a Nobel Prize-winning immigrant.  I can no longer recognize this country.  —  Attacks on science and immigrants are destroying America.  —  Home of the Brave  —  I was born in London.  My family's ancestors came from England and Poland.  I was raised in Canada, and went to high school and college in Montreal.
 
 
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Scripps News:
Democratic lawmaker calls Alligator Alcatraz ‘inhumane’ after unannounced visit
Discussion: USA Today and Florida Politics
Andrew Solender / Axios:
On the campaign trail, every Democrat is a “fighter” now
Asawin Suebsaeng / Zeteo:
WATCH: Donald Trump's Siege of Minnesota Never Ended
Discussion: Washington Times
Patricia Sulbarán / New York Times:
Many Venezuelans Want to Go Home. But They Can't Get Passports.
Reuters:
Trump's peace board faces cash crunch, stalling Gaza plan, sources say
Discussion: Associated Press
 Earlier Items: 
Lydia DePillis / New York Times:
Consumer Spending, Engine of the U.S. Economy, Is Under Strain
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
Pete Hegseth is a disaster of a defense secretary. It's no surprise
Paul Krugman:
From Drill, Baby, Drill to Toll, Baby, Toll
Discussion: Raw Story and Financial Times
New York Times:
Iran's Schools and Hospitals in Ruins From U.S.-Israeli Strikes
Daniel Benaim / Financial Times:
Now would be a great time to send US ambassadors to the Middle East
Discussion: Bloomberg
 

 
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Dominic Preston / The Verge:
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
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