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6:40 AM ET, April 16, 2026

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Julie Tsirkin / NBC News:
Tillis vows to keep blocking Fed nominee and says Trump should apologize for pope attacks  —  The North Carolina senator tries not to criticize the president directly, but has a lot of thoughts about those who are giving Donald Trump “bad advice.”  —  WASHINGTON — During an interview …
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Politico:
Tillis holds the cards in Trump Fed clash — and won't fold … Tillis is blocking Trump's Fed chair nominee, Kevin Warsh, until the Justice Department drops an investigation into Powell.  And the stalemate is leaving him in limbo with no clear off-ramp in sight.
Katie Rogers / New York Times:   Jesus Memes, Threats and a War in Iran: A Portrait of Trump Under Pressure
Victoria Guida / Politico:
How Trump Is Sabotaging Himself on the Federal Reserve
NBC News:
Justice Sonia Sotomayor issues unusual apology over ‘hurtful’ remarks about colleague Brett Kavanaugh  —  The liberal Supreme Court justice had criticized her conservative colleague while she was talking about an opinion he wrote last year in an immigration case.
Discussion: IJR and Breitbart
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James Romoser / Wall Street Journal:
Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Issues Public Apology to Kavanaugh  —  Liberal justice says she regrets sharply personal criticism over immigration ruling  —  WASHINGTON—Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor publicly apologized to Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday after suggesting …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Justice Sonia Sotomayor apologizes for swipe at Kavanaugh
Michael Gold / New York Times:
In the House, Republican Plans Go Awry Amid Party Divides  —  Fresh off a two-week break, lawmakers returned to turmoil in the House, where legislation to reopen the Department of Homeland Security is stalled and the G.O.P. is struggling to keep its agenda on track.
Discussion: Semafor, The Guardian, Fox News and Politico
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Kyla Guilfoil / NBC News:
House advances bill to shield Haitian immigrants in defiance of Trump
Discussion: Ayanna Pressley
Megan Mineiro / New York Times:
Senate Blocks Bid to Cancel Arms Sales to Israel as Iran War Deepens Democratic Divide
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Key Trump lawyer who tried to overturn 2020 election permanently disbarred  —  The California Supreme Court Wednesday permanently disbarred John Eastman — a key architect in President Donald Trump's failed attempt to overturn the 2020 election — delivering one of the most consequential …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
John Eastman loses his law license in California over 2020 election scheme … A judge on California's State Bar Court ordered Eastman's disbarment in 2024, but the decision was tied up in appeals ever since.  In the interim, however, Eastman was suspended from practicing law.
Pooja Salhotra / New York Times:
Lawyer John Eastman Disbarred for Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election
Discussion: The Hill
Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Former Trump attorney John Eastman disbarred in California over 2020 election interference efforts
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Raw Story
Brian Kaylor / A Public Witness:
Hegseth Borrows Violent Prayer from ‘Pulp Fiction’ to Bless Iran War at April Pentagon Worship Service  —  For the second month in a row, Pete Hegseth, who likes to call himself “secretary of war,” read a violent prayer — that echoes a scene in the Quentin Tarantino film Pulp Fiction …
Discussion: Axios
Miami Herald:
Amid quarrel with pope, Trump strips Miami charity of funding to house migrant kids  —  The Trump administration has abruptly canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone, ending a relationship between the Catholic Church …
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Kennedy's new podcast might satisfy MAHA, but it won't save ‘Republican bacon’  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new podcast stands to gratify his “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) base after recent letdowns, though whether it will be able to energize …
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Rachael Bedard / New York Times:   MAHA Propelled Kennedy to the White House. It May Become His Downfall.
New York Times:
Trump's ‘Triumphal Arch’ Draws Backlash, Even From an Expert Who Proposed It  —  The story of how President Trump quadrupled the size of the original proposal for the arch follows a now-familiar pattern.  —  During his first term, President Trump visited the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to attend …
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:   Trump's top arts commissioner says D.C. needs three arches, not one
New York Times:
Kennedy to Testify Before Congress for First Time This Year  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to defend staff and funding cuts at the Health and Human Services Department he oversees.  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify on Capitol Hill on Thursday to defend President Trump's plan …
Discussion: Politico
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Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas blasts progressivism as threat to America  —  He said values in the Declaration of Independence have “fallen out of favor.”  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Wednesday delivered a televised broadside against progressivism …
Discussion: Newsweek
Chris Nesi / New York Post:
RFK Jr. once chopped off a dead raccoon's penis to ‘study later’ while on a family road trip  —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an avid animal genitalia researcher in his spare time, once pulled the family sedan to the side of the road after spying a dead raccoon and swiftly cut off its sex organs so he could “study them later.”
Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story and The Independent
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TMZ.com:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Cut Penis off Raccoon
Discussion: Daily Mail
New York Times:
Ahead of 2028, Vance Collects Cash, Chits and Contacts … Vice President JD Vance's unusual second job as the finance chair of the Republican National Committee is exactly the kind of role an ambitious presidential aspirant might dream up.  —  He's been able to do some good for the party …
Discussion: Axios
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Renee DiResta / Agents of Influence:
I Was Falsely Accused of “Censorship” in The Free Press.  Then Their Editors Censored The Truth.  —  I prefer to keep drama off main in this newsletter, so I would rather not have to publish a post like this.  But one of the things I've been meaning to write about is the way that partisan media ecosystems protect their own.
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump tests loyalty of Christian supporters as erratic behavior escalates  —  The president maintains his hold on the Christian right, but his bluster, fight with the pope and portrayal of himself as a Jesus-like figure strain that bond.  —  Summary  —  The willingness of his supporters …
Discussion: NPR, Forbes and The Independent
The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard Asks Donors to Endow $10 Million Professorships for ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Initiative  —  Harvard is quietly asking donors for $10 million gifts to establish new endowed professorships in a sweeping bid to reshape its faculty under the banner of “viewpoint diversity,” according to two people familiar with the initiative.
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Scoop: Trump discussed “Jesus” meme with Bill Pulte before posting it, sources say  —  Before President Trump posted an image of him as a Christ-like healer, he discussed the meme with his controversial housing finance chief Bill Pulte, Axios has learned.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
ODNI sends criminal referrals to DOJ for ex-IG, whistleblower tied to Trump impeachment  —  The criminal referrals come after DNI Gabbard said newly-declassified records reveal a ‘coordinated effort’ to advance 2019 Trump impeachment  —  EXCLUSIVE: The Office of the Director …
NBC News:
New Jersey voters head to the polls for a special election to fill Gov. Mikie Sherrill's House seat  —  Progressive activist Analilia Mejia and Republican Joe Hathaway are competing in New Jersey's 11th District, which Democrats carried by 9 points in the 2024 presidential election.
Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
Labor Dept. Investigates Texts Among Secretary's Family and Staff  —  Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer asked staff members to bring wine to her hotel room, and to keep in touch with her husband and father.  —  The Labor Department's inspector general is reviewing material showing …
Discussion: New York Post, RedState and Mediaite
Washington Post:
Largely secret donors pour millions into election that could tip Congress  —  Most of the almost $100 million raised to influence the vote, heavily favoring Democrats, comes from nonprofits that don't have to disclose their donors.  —  Summary  —  Massive amounts of money are flowing …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Roll Call
Axios:
Religious resurgence stirs Gen Z  —  New polling shows an uptick in religious fervor among young men, even as overall U.S. levels remain near historic lows.  —  Why it matters: Gen Z still has the highest share of religiously unaffiliated adults in modern history.
Discussion: New York Times, Gallup, Throughline and RNS
 
 
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Israel hits a low point with Democrats in Congress
Dasha Burns / Politico:
Republicans worry White House ‘nonsense’ is hurting midterm prospects
Discussion: Raw Story
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Done and Dusted? Trump's Portrayal of the War in Iran Collides With Reality.
Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
The Nation's Emergency Cell Network Failed in Emergencies. Lawmakers Want Change.
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Politico:
White House calls oil CEOs as energy prices squeeze voters
Matt Burgess / Wired:
The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought
Discussion: Townhall and MacRumors
Damian Carrington / The Guardian:
Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought
Discussion: The Hill
Marc Rod / Jewish Insider:
‘I dig it’: Graham Platner praised Hamas tactics in 2014 graphic video of murders of Israeli soldiers
Associated Press:
Jury finds that Ticketmaster and Live Nation had an anticompetitive monopoly over big concert venues
David Folkenflik / NPR:
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NBC News:
In group chats and meetings, Republicans are privately petrified the Iran war could cost them the midterms
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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