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8:15 PM ET, April 14, 2026

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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.
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:   Today in Politics, Bulletin 349. 4/14/26
Liz Goodwin / Washington Post:
Woman accuses Eric Swalwell of rape in 2018, says she will report it to authorities  —  Her attorney said at a news conference that she will not present evidence to the media.  —  Summary  —  A woman accused former congressman Eric Swalwell (D-California) of raping her in a West Hollywood hotel in 2018 …
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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.”
NBC News:
Woman says Eric Swalwell drugged, raped and choked her: ‘I thought I died’
New York Times:
A New Accuser Says Eric Swalwell Sexually Assaulted Her
NBC News:
Reps. Tony Gonzales and Eric Swalwell officially resign amid misconduct claims
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Another pardoned Jan. 6 rioter to admit guilt in child sexual abuse case  —  David Daniel has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors after a judge ruled that President Donald Trump's pardons in the Capitol attack did not apply to child exploitation.
Discussion: MS NOW
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Associated Press:
Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys  —  The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms …
Washington Post:
DOJ moves to undo Jan. 6 rioters' convictions for seditious conspiracy
Discussion: NBC News and ABC News
New York Times:
Trump's Fed Pick Discloses Vast Wealth Ahead of Confirmation Hearing  —  Kevin M. Warsh vowed to divest a substantial amount of his more than $100 million in assets as he faces a complicated path to becoming the next chair of the Federal Reserve.  —  The Senate will hold a hearing next week …
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C. Ryan Barber / Wall Street Journal:
Jeanine Pirro's Prosecutors Make Surprise Visit to Fed Headquarters  —  A pair of Pirro's deputies were turned away after showing up at the construction site for central-bank renovation project  —  WASHINGTON—Prosecutors from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office showed up unannounced Tuesday …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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NBC News:
Todd Blanche says it was ‘horrible’ Epstein victims' details were made public
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and New Republic
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Trump DOJ accuses Biden admin of ‘weaponization’ of abortion clinic law
Just Security:
Separating Fact from Fiction in FACE Act Enforcement
Discussion: The Hill and IJR
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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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
Liz Bowie / The Banner:
Banner parent company to buy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, staving off newspaper's closure
Discussion: KRDO
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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Bloomberg Law:
Grassley Wants Lee or Cruz for Supreme Court if Vacancy Arises
David Sivak / Washington Examiner:
Chuck Grassley floats Mike Lee or Ted Cruz as next Supreme Court justice
Discussion: Deseret News and NewsMax.com
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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Tara Copp / Washington Post:
U.S. blockade has turned back six merchant ships leaving Strait of Hormuz  —  More than a dozen American warships positioned in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea are acting as a “net,” officials said.  None of the encounters with the merchant vessels has required escalation.  —  Summary
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Ben Meiselas / Meidas+:   Tuesday Afternoon News Updates: The “Blockade” That Never Was — 4/14/26
Reuters:
Tankers Pass Strait Of Hormuz On First Day Of U.S. Blockade, Data Shows
Mychael Schnell / MS NOW:
Raskin offers bill setting up 25th Amendment process to remove Trump from office  —  Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, introduced a bill on Tuesday that seeks to kick-start the removal of President Donald Trump through the 25th Amendment …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Dems file long-shot 25th Amendment bill targeting Trump
Discussion: Mediaite, Deseret News and NewsMax.com
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: The Hill, RedState and Raw Story
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
Politico:
Johnson says he told Trump to take down image of president-as-Jesus  —  Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Tuesday he asked that President Donald Trump take down an AI-generated image he'd posted on social media depicting himself as Jesus.  “I did ask him to delete it,” Johnson said.
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.
Alex Gangitano / Politico:
Trump summons FISA holdouts to the White House … He is expected to convey that the reauthorization is a short 18 months, that FISA needs to get “off the plate so that we can focus on getting immigration enforcement money and ICE done” and that the program is different from the 2018 authorization …
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Signal
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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.”
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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
 
 
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Ruth Igielnik / New York Times:
51 Percent of Americans Think the War in Iran Has Not Been Worthwhile.
 Earlier Items: 
NBC News:
Mark Meadows seeking reimbursement of legal fees from DOJ
Discussion: CBS News and New York Sun
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Court orders probe of DOGE's secret voter data deal after ‘alarming’ revelations
Discussion: MS NOW and One First
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
JD Vance Would Make a Horrible Presidential Candidate
Discussion: Politico
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Johnson says he's ‘looking into’ ongoing Cory Mills ethics probe
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Middle East War Will Slow Global Economic Growth, I.M.F. Warns
New York Times:
Here's How to Defeat Trumpism
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
It's the prices, stupid
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Baltimore Banner parent The Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism acquires the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from Block Communications to run it as a nonprofit

Rob Maaddi / Associated Press:
NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic after photos of her with New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel prompted an internal investigation

Patrick Wintour / The Guardian:
Kuwait arrested journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin on March 3; many Gulf states are using anti-terror laws to restrict coverage of infrastructure attacks
 
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