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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Reps. Swalwell and Gonzales set to face expulsion votes — Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) plans to force a vote to expel Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) next week over sexual assault and misconduct allegations, Axios has learned. Swalwell denies the allegations.
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Michael Williams / CNN:
Manhattan DA launches investigation into sexual assault allegation against Eric Swalwell — The Manhattan District Attorney's Office said on Saturday it is investigating an allegation of sexual assault against Rep. Eric Swalwell, a day after CNN reported that a former staffer for the congressman accused …
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Washington Post:
Swalwell staffers stand with accusers as Manhattan DA confirms investigation — The California Democratic gubernatorial candidate is facing growing pressure to withdraw from the race after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct. — Summary — Senior staff of California …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. warships cross Strait of Hormuz for first time since Iran war began — Several U.S. Navy ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, a U.S. official told Axios. … It is the first time U.S. warships crossed the strait since the beginning of the war.
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Al Jazeera:
US says two naval ships ‘transited’ Strait of Hormuz for mine-clearing — Negotiations are ongoing between US-Iranian delegations in Islamabad, with control of the strait remaining a key sticking point. — Add Al Jazeera on Google — The United States military command that oversees the Middle East …
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Ben Meiselas / Meidas+:
Saturday Afternoon News Updates: The Islamabad Talks Are Collapsing — 4/11/26
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Sophie Brams / The Hill:
Kelly rips Witkoff, Kushner role in Iran talks: Can't send ‘two real estate developers’ to negotiate peace
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Wall Street Journal:
Two U.S. Warships Transit Strait of Hormuz in First Since War Began
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Iran Unable to Find Mines It Planted in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says
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New York Times:
U.S. Intelligence Shows China Taking a More Active Role in Iran War — China may have shipped missiles to Iran, and Beijing is allowing some companies to sell Tehran supplies that can be used in military production, American officials said. — American intelligence agencies have obtained information …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Era of Free Seas Is Unraveling—and Now Everyone's Going to Pay
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
He Was ‘Trump Before Trump.’ Now He's in Trouble. — The Danube Institute, located in a refurbished villa in Budapest's wealthy castle district, is one of several government-supported think tanks and foundations in Hungary that cater to foreign conservatives.
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United States Department of State:
Secretary Rubio Terminates Green Cards of Foreign Nationals Tied to Infamous Iranian Regime Propagandist — This week, three Iranian nationals with ties to the Iranian regime were arrested by federal agents following Secretary of State Marco Rubio's termination of their lawful permanent resident (LPR) statuses.
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Geoff Earle / New York Post:
3 more Iranian nationals with ties to Islamic regime arrested while living lavishly in LA
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Norman Eisen / The Contrarian:
Revelations About a Trump-Witkoff Business Raise Troubling Questions — When I was the Obama White House ethics czar during the Great Recession, I would not even allow the president to refinance his modest family home in Chicago. He was regulating the banks in a time of crisis, and it wouldn't have looked right.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
It feels like something shifted in the United States this week after President Donald J. Trump threatened on Tuesday that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” As professor of human rights, global affairs, and philosophy Mathias Risse of Harvard University's …
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Paul Krugman:
Talking with Lisa Graves — On the corruption of our politics — and the Supreme Court — Lisa Graves is a legal activist and the author of a remarkable and terrifying book, Without Precedent, that documents the assault on democracy via the story of John Roberts.
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Vance, who wasn't keen on Iran war, now tasked with trying to end it — The weekend's peace talks in Islamabad mark Vance's highest-profile assignment as vice president, with concomitant political risk. — Summary — Six weeks after President Donald Trump started a war in Iran …
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Daniel Desrochers / Politico:
‘The plan is working’: Trump's trade chief brushes off economic fears in Rust Belt tour … Rather than the gloomy new economic indicators, Trump's trade adviser preferred to focus on the work happening at a Whirlpool factory in Clyde, Ohio producing hundreds of washing machines …
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Kelly Hooper / Politico:
Trump is still trying to DOGE the NIH. Republicans are tired. … The health research agency's director, Jay Bhattacharya, is expected to defend the budget to Congress, but it's unclear whether he stands behind cuts to his agency any more than Congress does.
Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
As Election Looms, Washington Wonders if Trump Will Get a New Supreme Court Pick — Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. is the subject of intense speculation about whether he will retire in the coming months and give President Trump a fourth nominee. — Late last month, more than a hundred people gathered …
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Adam Sella / New York Times:
The Postal Service Is in Trouble. Here's How It Could Affect Your Mail. — Despite numerous attempts to reform the Postal Service, the agency's business model has not changed significantly since 1970. Officials are proposing to decrease service and increase prices.
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