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9:35 AM ET, April 11, 2026

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San Francisco Chronicle:
Ex-staffer says Eric Swalwell, candidate for California governor, sexually assaulted her  —  A woman who worked for nearly two years for Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading candidate for California governor, said she had sexual encounters with him while he was her boss and alleged he twice sexually assaulted …
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CNN:
Exclusive: Four women describe sexual misconduct by Rep. Eric Swalwell, including a former staffer who says he raped her  —  A former staffer of Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, says that the congressman raped her when she was heavily intoxicated …
Politico:
Swalwell campaign imploding after new sexual assault allegation … The resignations came just before the San Francisco Chronicle published a report Friday afternoon reporting that a former staffer claims Swalwell had sexual encounters with her while working for him, and that he sexually assaulted …
Associated Press:
California Rep. Swalwell denies assault allegations as rivals urge him to exit governor's race  —  In a stunning political reversal, prominent supporters of Rep. Eric Swalwell's campaign for California governor withdrew their support Friday after the congressmember denied allegations …
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 …
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Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Trump, sounding like Biden, says he deserves more credit  —  America's last two presidents have spent years as political foils.  Both feel the American public does not give them enough credit.  —  Summary  —  In full damage control mode after receiving the worst inflation report of his second term …
Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Iran Unable to Find Mines It Planted in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Says  —  The lost mines have prevented Iran from quickly complying with President Trump's demand to allow more ships to pass through the waterway.  —  Iran has been unable to open the Strait of Hormuz to more shipping traffic …
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Wall Street Journal:
Iran Has Thousands of Missiles and Could Retrieve Launchers, U.S. Intelligence Finds  —  White House says devastating attacks on Iran have strengthened its hand in coming talks, but some officials say Iran could still field more missiles  —  Iran still has thousands of ballistic missiles …
Discussion: The Times of Israel and Raw Story
Jon R. Lindsay / New York Times:
Iran Is Losing the Cyberwar, Not the Real War  —  The Iranian hacker group Handala last month breached the networks of Stryker, a medical technology company based in Michigan, wiping data and disabling thousands of devices, including some used by emergency workers.
Patrick Sykes / Bloomberg:
The New Iran-US Talks Look a Lot Like the Old Iran-US Talks
Discussion: Breitbart
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 …
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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Wall Street Journal:
How Vance Became the Point Man to End a War He Didn't Want
Discussion: The Times of Israel and Raw Story
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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Heather Richards / Politico:
L'Arc de Trump: Commission unveils plans for 250-foot arch
Discussion: CNBC and Blaze Media
Washington Post:
Another round of layoffs hits Kennedy Center ahead of two-year closure  —  Programming was impacted in the cuts, people familiar with the matter said.  It's unclear how many departments were affected or how many people were terminated.  —  Summary  —  The Kennedy Center's layoffs continued Friday …
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
The Era of Free Seas Is Unraveling—and Now Everyone's Going to Pay  —  America led a maritime system that enriched the world for decades.  Iran's “toll booth” shattered it.  —  In just six weeks, the Iran War has shattered a system of global trade that has enriched people and nations …
Discussion: Politico
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
Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
‘God does not bless any conflict’: pope issues new rebuke over Iran war  —  Social media post names no names but criticizes attempts to use religion to glorify US war in Middle East  —  Pope Leo XIV on Friday offered a new criticism of war, in a social media post that named no names …
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Margherita Stancati / Wall Street Journal:
Pope Leo Criticizes Religious Language Used by Trump on the War
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Marcia Dunn / Associated Press:
Artemis II's grand moon finale is almost here with a Pacific splashdown to cap NASA's lunar comeback  —  Artemis II's astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity's first lunar voyage in more than a half-century.
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 …
Mother Jones:
Senators Demand Bill Pulte Explain Allegations From Mother Jones Story  —  Our reporting uncovered a strange donation made by Pulte's charity.  —  On Friday, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden sent a letter to Bill Pulte, the embattled director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency …
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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NPR:
There's growing disquiet in the military. The Iran war made it worse
Discussion: The Independent
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Americans' Tax Views Remain Negative
Discussion: The Hill and Semafor
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Raskin demands Trump cognitive test in 25th Amendment push
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Trump looms large over Republican congressional primaries
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Harris gives her clearest signal she is mounting a 2028 presidential bid
Fox News:
Anti-Israel agitator Mahmoud Khalil one step closer to deportation with immigration board ruling
 

 
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Kelcee Griffis / Bloomberg:
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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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