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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump's Latest Meltdown  —  Attacking the pope was only part of the president's disturbing night on Truth Social.  —  On many recent nights, Donald Trump has been posting obsessively on his Truth Social site into the wee hours.  The president, of course, has never been one for a solid night's sleep …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump's incredible shrinking tent  —  Donald Trump is torching the coalition that made him president, seemingly unaware — or simply unconcerned — with the depth of discontent permeating his movement. … - What Republicans celebrated as a once-in-a-generation coalition may turn out to be exactly that, never to be reassembled.
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Trump Is Facing an Increasingly Defiant World
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
Keith Sharman / CBS News:
Trump won't back down from Pope Leo feud sparked by “60 Minutes” report, tells CBS News pontiff should stay out of politics
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Vance Says Pope Leo Should Stay Out of U.S. Affairs
Nicole Norman / Politico:
New accuser alleges Swalwell sexually assaulted her … “I believe he drugged my drink,” she said. … In his announcement, he said, “I will fight the serious, false allegation made against me.  However, I must take responsibility and ownership for the past mistakes I did make.”
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Nancy Cordes / CBS News:
2 Swalwell accusers discuss his downfall and the fear of coming forward: “He thought he was untouchable”  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Two women who have accused Rep. Eric Swalwell of misconduct told CBS News that, while they feel “vindicated” now that he has dropped his bid …
Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner:
New Eric Swalwell accuser Lonna Drewes comes forward with rape allegation
Javier Blas / Bloomberg:
The Hormuz Blockade Is as Much About China as Iran  —  The black market for Iranian oil wouldn't exist without China.  Before the Iran war began, Beijing bought 95% of all the crude Tehran shipped via a network of sanctioned tankers, mysterious traders and shadowy financial links.
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Reuters:
Tankers Pass Strait Of Hormuz On First Day Of U.S. Blockade, Data Shows
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Appeals court orders judge to end contempt investigation of Trump administration deportation flights  —  A federal judge must end his “intrusive” contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to comply with an order turn around planes carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last year …
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
Appeals Court Ends Contempt Inquiry Into Deportation Flights
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces it has found a buyer to keep the newspaper open  —  Barely two weeks before it was due to shut down, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said Tuesday it had found a last-minute buyer — a successful nonprofit journalism operation that has agreed to keep the struggling newspaper open.
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Liz Bowie / The Banner:
Banner parent company to buy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, staving off newspaper's closure
Discussion: KDFX-TV
Kris B. Mamula / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to continue publishing after sale to nonprofit media group
Discussion: The Hill and Straight Arrow News
Vittoria Elliott / Wired:
Government Workers Say They're Getting Inundated With Religion  —  “This has never happened before,” one government employee tells WIRED.  “I have never gotten a message like this from anyone.”  —  On Easter Sunday, US Department of Agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins sent out an email titled “He has risen!” to the entire agency.
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Johnson says he's ‘looking into’ ongoing Cory Mills ethics probe  —  Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he would be “looking into” an ongoing House Ethics investigation into whether Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) is guilty of assault and benefiting from federal contracts while in office.
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NBC News:
Reps. Tony Gonzales and Eric Swalwell officially resign amid misconduct claims
Anna Venarchik / New York Times:
Virginia Governor Ends Tax Breaks for Confederate Groups  —  The new law signed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger is the culmination of a long, Democrat-led push to distance Virginia from its Confederate past.  —  Gov. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia has signed into law a bill to end tax exemptions …
Discussion: Raw Story and RedState
Kim Willsher / The Guardian:
French woman, 86, held by ICE after moving to US to marry 1950s sweetheart  —  The family of Marie-Thérèse, from Brittany, fear for her health after she was cuffed and placed in a detention centre  —  An 86-year-old French woman who moved to the US to marry her 1950s sweetheart …
Discussion: The Independent
Alicia Wallace / CNN:
Wholesale inflation rose in March to three year-high  —  Fast-rising oil prices sent US businesses' costs higher in March, lifting wholesale inflation to 4%, the highest annual rate in three years, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Tuesday.
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Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
US wholesale prices surged 4% last month after the war in Iran sent energy prices soaring
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Humiliation in Orbán Defeat Stunner Is Only Just Beginning  —  The extraordinary defeat of Viktor Orbán in Hungary has unleashed much mockery of JD Vance, and it's richly deserved.  The vice president's last-minute rally in Budapest cast the Hungarian election as a referendum …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Thune says Senate GOP ‘prepared’ to fill potential Supreme Court vacancy  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday that Republicans would quickly fill a Supreme Court vacancy if one opens up before the midterms.  “That's a contingency I think around here you always have to be prepared for.
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David Sivak / Washington Examiner:
Chuck Grassley floats Mike Lee or Ted Cruz as next Supreme Court justice
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Thomson Reuters Fired Worker For Speaking Out About ICE, Former Employee Says  —  “When I saw evidence that our products were being used to harm people and undermine the law, I did what anyone should do—I raised the alarm.  Thomson Reuters' response was to fire me.”
NBC News:
Todd Blanche says Americans should be ‘happy’ Trump is deeply involved in DOJ  —  The acting attorney general said in an interview with NBC News that he's not concerned when Trump “encourages or directs or expects the Department of Justice to do its job.”  —  Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche …
Politico:
Trump world vibe check: Meme edition  —  BREAKING: “House Ethics opens Eric Swalwell investigation,” by POLITICO's Hailey Fuchs: “The panel said it's looking at sexual misconduct allegations.”  —  A THOUSAND WORDS: President Donald Trump is blockading the Strait of Hormuz …
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
It's the prices, stupid  —  This week's Deep Dive is a follow-up article to my posts from Sunday and Friday.  You don't need to read them to understand this piece, but they might give you some more context for what I'm doing here and why.  —  My Tuesday Deep Dive is a weekly premium article …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Hannah Roberts / Politico:
Trump turns against ‘unacceptable’ Meloni  —  ROME — U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday branded Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as “unacceptable” and complained she was “no longer the same person,” a day after she criticized his attack on Pope Leo XIV.
NBC News:
Mark Meadows seeking reimbursement of legal fees from DOJ  —  Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is asking the Trump administration to reimburse him for legal fees in connection with former special counsel Jack Smith's investigations, which led to two separate criminal cases against the president …
Discussion: New York Sun and CBS News
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Trump's Corruption Is What's Tanking the Economy  —  It's the Corruption, Stupid  —  In the aftermath of Viktor Orbán's defeat in Hungary, a typically shallow conventional wisdom has already emerged that unless President Trump gets the economy turned around, Republicans are going to have hell …
Discussion: The Guardian
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
House GOP ramps up pressure on ActBlue  —  The Republican chairs of three House committees are ramping up their probe into whether ActBlue, the Democratic online fundraising platform, misled members of Congress about its vetting of potential illegal foreign donations.
 
 
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Court orders probe of DOGE's secret voter data deal after ‘alarming’ revelations
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Paul McLeary / Politico:
Hegseth again skipping Ukraine meeting, will send top lieutenant instead
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
JD Vance Would Make a Horrible Presidential Candidate
Discussion: Politico
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