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.

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.”

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

Here's How to Defeat Trumpism  —  Peter Magyar's landslide victory in Hungary this week offers inspiration to Americans hoping to overcome President Trump's corrupt, authoritarian approach to politics.  The key question is precisely how Mr. Magyar conducted such a successful opposition campaign.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.”

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 …

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.

JD Vance Would Make a Horrible Presidential Candidate  —  He's unpopular and unlikable.  No amount of Vancewashing in the news is going to change that.  —  I mentioned here in the shebeen on Monday that I suspected the elite political media was warming up to rehabilitate Vice President J. Divan Vance …

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 …

Tennessee's Charlie Kirk Act bans student walkouts, protects conservative speakers  —  College students who participate in walkouts could be suspended or expelled under a new measure passed by the Tennessee General Assembly on Monday.  —  The Charlie Kirk Act, named for the late conservative activist …

Middle East War Will Slow Global Economic Growth, I.M.F. Warns  —  The conflict could also fuel another bout of inflation, according to the International Monetary Fund.  —  War in the Middle East has upended the world economy, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday …

Court orders probe of DOGE's secret voter data deal after ‘alarming’ revelations  —  A federal judge Tuesday ordered a sweeping evidence-gathering process in a case over the Trump administration's access to Social Security data — a shift that could force the government to turn over records tied …

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.