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4:40 PM ET, April 11, 2026

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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 …
Washington Post:
Manhattan DA investigating sexual assault claim against Rep. Eric Swalwell  —  The California Democratic gubernatorial candidate is facing growing pressure to withdraw from the race after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct.  —  Summary  —  The Manhattan district attorney's …
Sarah Davis / The Hill:
Luna moves to oust Swalwell from House over assault allegations
CNN:
Exclusive: Four women describe sexual misconduct by Rep. Eric Swalwell, including a former staffer who says he raped her
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 …
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Iran Unable to Find Mines It Planted in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says
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
Discussion: Politico
Kari Soo Lindberg / Bloomberg:   US Intelligence Shows China Set to Supply Iran Arms, CNN Reports
Wall Street Journal:
Iran Has Thousands of Missiles and Could Retrieve Launchers, U.S. Intelligence Finds
Discussion: The Times of Israel and Raw Story
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Paul Krugman:
Delusions of Grandeur, Hungary Edition
Discussion: Asia Times
Sophie Brams / The Hill:
Kelly rips Witkoff, Kushner role in Iran talks: Can't send ‘two real estate developers’ to negotiate peace  —  Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) on Saturday criticized the involvement of special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner in Middle East diplomacy …
Discussion: Raw Story, Foreign Policy and CBS News
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Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Vance, who wasn't keen on Iran war, now tasked with trying to end it
Reuters:
Iran wanted to negotiate with Vance. They got their wish
Wall Street Journal:
How Vance Became the Point Man to End a War He Didn't Want
Discussion: Raw Story and The London Economic
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
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 …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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.
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 …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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 …
Discussion: The Atlantic
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.
Discussion: The US Sun and Washington Examiner
 
 
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Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech
Discussion: Tom's Hardware
Alex Nguyen / Mother Jones:
Trump: Buy American, Unless It's for My Ballroom
Discussion: MS NOW, Reason and New York Times
Colby Smith / New York Times:
U.S. Inflation Surged in March as Iran War Pushed Up Prices
Cassandra Dumay / Politico:
AI use in housing is booming. The rules to keep it fair are shrinking.
Dasha Burns / Politico:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Predicts a GOP Bloodbath in the Midterms
Discussion: Newsweek and Raw Story
Parisa Hafezi / Reuters:
Exclusive: Iranian source says US has agreed to unfreeze Iranian funds, Washington denies it
 Earlier Items: 
Tracy Simmons / RNS:
Hegseth mentor Doug Wilson's vision for a Christian nation means married women can't vote
Discussion: People For
Politico:
Republicans wanted Trump to sell the economy. He's been talking war instead.
Amanda Chu / Politico:
RFK Jr. has turned corporate America's name to mud, POLITICO Poll finds
Washington Post:
Another round of layoffs hits Kennedy Center ahead of two-year closure
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
Jon R. Lindsay / New York Times:
Iran Is Losing the Cyberwar, Not the Real War
Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Trump, sounding like Biden, says he deserves more credit
 

 
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Financial Times:
Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey drops his £79M libel lawsuit against the Financial Times, after FT said 15 women were willing to testify in court against him

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Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Source: The Athletic is investigating reporter Dianna Russini's explanation about photos of her with NFL coach Mike Vrabel and “reviewing her coverage”
 
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