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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.
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Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo, Mediaite and LewRockwell
New York Times:
In Leo, Trump Faces a Different Kind of Papal Opponent
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Palm Beach Post, Associated Press, Breitbart, The Philadelphia Inquirer and New York Sun
New York Times:
Trump's Attacks on Pope Leo Create Fresh Midterm Headaches for G.O.P.
Trump's Attacks on Pope Leo Create Fresh Midterm Headaches for G.O.P.
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New Republic, The Hill, New York Times, NPR, NewsMax.com, LGBTQ Nation, Catholic World Report and Washington Post
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
Trump won't back down from Pope Leo feud sparked by “60 Minutes” report, tells CBS News pontiff should stay out of politics
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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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Reuters:
Tankers Pass Strait Of Hormuz On First Day Of U.S. Blockade, Data Shows
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
More U.S.-Iran peace deal talks are in discussion, White House says
More U.S.-Iran peace deal talks are in discussion, White House says
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Politico:
Trump world vibe check: Meme edition
Trump world vibe check: Meme edition
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The Independent, Raw Story, The Hill and Mediaite
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Former Biden official says Trump's blockade ‘might be helpful’ in negotiations
Former Biden official says Trump's blockade ‘might be helpful’ in negotiations
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Bloomberg, Council on Foreign Relations, NewsMax.com, The Atlantic and New York Times
Javier Blas / Bloomberg:
The Hormuz Blockade Is as Much About China as Iran
The Hormuz Blockade Is as Much About China as Iran
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Foreign Policy, The Daily Signal, 19FortyFive, CNN, Semafor, NewsMax.com, The Chosun Daily and The Economist
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
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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 — A federal judge's nearly yearlong effort to investigate whether the Trump administration had violated his order had become a point of contention in the president's battles with the courts. — A federal appeals court on Tuesday put …
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Ace of Spades HQ and Associated Press
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
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The Hill and Straight Arrow News
Liz Bowie / The Banner:
Banner parent company to buy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, staving off newspaper's closure
Banner parent company to buy Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, staving off newspaper's closure
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KDFX-TV
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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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.
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The Independent, MS NOW and New Republic
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
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Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
Have These People Learned Nothing?
Have These People Learned Nothing?
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Christian Science Monitor and Althouse
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
Chuck Grassley floats Mike Lee or Ted Cruz as next Supreme Court justice
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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 …
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The Independent
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 …
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
US wholesale prices surged 4% last month after the war in Iran sent energy prices soaring
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Washington Examiner and NewsMax.com
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 …
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Comment is Freed and New York Times
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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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.”
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.
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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 …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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 …
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The Guardian
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 …
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New York Sun and CBS News
